Systems and methods for analyzing trading strategies

• US 8,751,365 B2
• Filed: 04/09/2012
• Issued: 06/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Glen Larson
• Original Assignee: Glen Larson
• Inventors: Golden, Kris, Larson, Glen
• Primary Examiner(s): HAMILTON, SARA CHANDLER
• Application Number:
  US13/442,376
• Publication Number:
  US 20130097062A1
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• Field of Search: 705/35, 705/36.R, 705/37
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

The present analysis systems and methods provide a dynamic graphical user interface through which a user can view and modify a trading strategy. The various parts of the strategy may be graphically displayed to the user, and any modification to the strategy made by the user may be dynamically integrated into feedback of the graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium that stores instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, effectuate a method comprising:

receiving historical data related to pricing of a tradeable asset;

receiving an indication of an initial transaction strategy associated with the tradeable asset;

responsive to receiving the indication of the initial transaction strategy associated with the tradeable asset;

displaying a line graph representing the initial transaction strategy associated with the tradeable asset, the initial transaction strategy comprising two or more legs, each leg representing a transaction associated with the initial transaction strategy;

calculating, based on the historical data, expected transaction strategy results associated with applying the initial transaction strategy to the first tradeable asset; and

displaying an indication of the expected transaction strategy results;

receiving an indication of a user customization to the initial transaction strategy, the user customization comprising an adjustment to a portion of the line graph corresponding to at least one leg of the initial transaction strategy; and

responsive to receiving the indication of the user customization;

automatically updating, based on the user customization, the line graph to represent a modified transaction strategy;

calculating, based on the historical data, updated expected transaction strategy results associated with applying the modified transaction strategy to the first tradeable asset; and

displaying an indication of the updated expected transaction strategy results.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, the tradeable asset being a stock, and the initial transaction strategy being a trading strategy.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, the tradeable asset being a stock, and the two or more legs of the initial transaction strategy being options to trade the stock.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, the method further comprising:

responsive to receiving an indication of a filtering command, determining one more tradeable assets associated with trading opportunities having expected transaction strategy results that, based on applying the modified transaction strategy to a respective tradeable asset, satisfy predetermined criteria; and

displaying an indication of the tradeable assets having expected transaction strategy results that satisfy the predetermined criteria.

5. The computer program product of claim 4, the set of predetermined criteria including an expected profit value.

6. The computer program product of claim 4, the set of predetermined criteria including an expected trade cost.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, the method further comprising:

displaying a plurality of line graphs, each line graph representing a respective leg of the two or more legs of the initial transaction strategy, and displaying an indication that the first line graph reflects a combination of the plurality of line graphs.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, the expected transactions strategy results displayed as numerical data.

9. A method comprising:

receiving historical data related to pricing of a tradeable asset;

receiving an indication of an initial transaction strategy associated with the tradeable asset;

responsive to receiving the indication of the initial transaction strategy associated with the tradeable asset;

displaying a line graph representing the initial transaction strategy associated with the tradeable asset, the initial transaction strategy comprising two or more legs, each leg representing a transaction associated with the initial transaction strategy;

calculating, by a processor and based on the historical data, expected transaction strategy results associated with applying the initial transaction strategy to the first tradeable asset; and

displaying an indication of the expected transaction strategy results;

receiving an indication of a user customization to the initial transaction strategy, the user customization comprising an adjustment to a portion of the line graph corresponding to at least one leg of the initial transaction strategy; and

responsive to receiving the indication of the user customization;

automatically updating, based on the user customization, the line graph to represent a modified transaction strategy;

calculating, by the processor and based on the historical data, updated expected transaction strategy results associated with applying the modified transaction strategy to the first tradeable asset; and

displaying an indication of the updated expected transaction strategy results.

10. The method of claim 9, the tradeable asset being a stock, and the initial transaction strategy being a trading strategy.

11. The method of claim 9, the tradeable asset being a stock, and the two or more legs of the initial transaction strategy being options to trade the stock.

12. The method of claim 9, the method further comprising:

responsive to receiving an indication of a filtering command, determining one more tradeable assets associated with trading opportunities having expected transaction strategy results that, based on applying the modified transaction strategy to a respective tradeable asset, satisfy predetermined criteria; and

displaying an indication of the tradeable assets having expected transaction strategy results that satisfy the predetermined criteria.

13. The method of claim 12, the set of predetermined criteria including an expected profit value.

14. The method of claim 12, the set of predetermined criteria including an expected trade cost.

15. The method of claim 9, the method further comprising:

displaying a plurality of line graphs, each line graph representing a respective leg of the two or more legs of the initial transaction strategy, and displaying an indication that the first line graph reflects a combination of the plurality of line graphs.

16. The method of claim 9, the expected transactions strategy results displayed as numerical data.

17. A system comprising:

a processor;

at least one memory operatively coupled to the processor and configured for storing data and instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising;

receiving historical data related to pricing of a tradeable asset;

receiving an indication of an initial transaction strategy associated with the tradeable asset;

responsive to receiving the indication of the initial transaction strategy associated with the tradeable asset;

displaying a line graph representing the initial transaction strategy associated with the tradeable asset, the initial transaction strategy comprising two or more legs, each leg representing a transaction associated with the initial transaction strategy;

calculating, based on the historical data, expected transaction strategy results associated with applying the initial transaction strategy to the first tradeable asset; and

displaying an indication of the expected transaction strategy results;

receiving an indication of a user customization to the initial transaction strategy, the user customization comprising an adjustment to a portion of the line graph corresponding to at least one leg of the initial transaction strategy; and

responsive to receiving the indication of the user customization;

automatically updating, based on the user customization, the line graph to represent a modified transaction strategy;

calculating, based on the historical data, updated expected transaction strategy results associated with applying the modified transaction strategy to the first tradeable asset; and

displaying an indication of the updated expected transaction strategy results.

18. The system of claim 17, the tradeable asset being a stock, and the initial transaction strategy being a trading strategy.

19. The system of claim 17, the tradeable asset being a stock, and the two or more legs of the initial transaction strategy being options to trade the stock.

20. The system of claim 17, the expected transactions strategy results displayed as numerical data.