SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AUTOMATIC SPREAD TRADING

• US 20140258077A1
• Filed: 05/22/2014
• Published: 09/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pablo, LLC
• Original Assignee: Pablo, LLC
• Inventors: Kemp, Gary Allan II, Schluetter, Jens-Uwe, Burns, Michael J., Singer, Scott F., Monroe, Fred, Brumfield, Harris C., Babulak, David
• Granted Patent: US 9,972,049 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

The present embodiments are provided to facilitate the automatic trading of spreads in a fast and accurate manner. One or more market data feeds that contain market information for tradable objects are received at an exchange. A spread data feed is generated in response to the market data feeds and from one or more spread setting parameters, which can be entered by a user. The spread data feed is preferably displayed in a spread window as bid and ask quantities associated with an axis or scale of prices. The user can enter orders in the spread window and the legs will be automatically worked to achieve, or attempt to achieve, the spread. In addition, other tools disclosed herein may be utilized to assist the user in making such trades.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A trading device comprising:

a user input configured to receive a request to trade a spread between a plurality of tradable objects at a spread price, the spread comprising a first leg for a first tradable object and a second leg for a second tradable object;

an electronic processor coupled with the user input device and configured to;

cause a first order for the first tradable object to be submitted to an electronic exchange at a price, where the price is determined based on the spread price for the spread and market information for the second tradable object,

compare a price condition for a working price for the spread to a spread limit; and

cause a new order for the first tradable object to be submitted to the electronic exchange at a new price in response to a comparison of the price condition for the working price for the spread to the spread limit.

3. The trading device of claim 2 where the spread price comprises the working price.

4. The trading device of claim 2 where the electronic processor is further configured to determine the price based on the spread price and market information for the second tradable object at a first time.

5. The trading device of claim 4 where the electronic processor is further configured to determine the working price based on market information for the second tradable object of the plurality of tradable objects at a second time.

6. The trading device of claim 5 where the electronic processor is further configured to determine the new price based on the spread price and market information for the second tradable object at a third time.

7. The trading device of claim 2 where the user input is further configured to receive a selection for the spread price of the spread.

8. The trading device of claim 2 where the electronic processor is further configured to cause the first order to be cancelled in response to submitting the new order.

9. The trading device of claim 2 where the spread limit comprises at least one of an inside price limit, and an outside price limit.

10. The trading device of claim 2 where the electronic processor is further configured to cause a second order for the second tradable object to be submitted to an exchange associated with the second tradable object in response to execution of the first order.

11. The trading device of claim 2 where the comparison of the price condition for the working price for the spread to the spread limit comprises determining whether the working price is outside the spread limit.

12. The trading device of claim 2 where the comparison of the price condition for the working price for the spread to the spread limit comprises determining whether the working price is within the spread limit.