US 6,772,132 B1
Click based trading with intuitive grid display of market depthGeneral
US 6,772,132 B1
Click based trading with intuitive grid display of market depth
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Richard Weisberger
Art Unit:
3624 Business Methods — Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing
Agent:
Inventors:
Gary Allan Kemp; Jens-Uwe Schluetter; Harris Brumfield
Assignee:
HARRIS BRUMFIELD, AS TRUSTEE OF THE ASCENT TRUST
Priority:
03/02/00
Filed:
06/09/00
Granted:
08/03/04
Expiration:
02/09/21
Abstract
A method and system for reducing the time it takes for a trader to place a trade when electronically trading on an exchange, thus increasing the likelihood that the trader will have orders filled at desirable prices and quantities. The “Mercury” display and trading method of the present invention ensure fast and accurate execution of trades by displaying market depth on a vertical or horizontal plane, which fluctuates logically up or down, left or right across the plane as the market prices fluctuates. This allows the trader to trade quickly and efficiently.