Automated options trading system that generates a flattened trading spread

A system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that, upon execution, cause the at least one processor to:
• provide one or more narrative questions;
• receive one or more inputs in response to the one or more narrative questions, wherein the one or more inputs indicate criteria for a potential trade including:
• a stock, a predicted direction for the stock, a predicted duration for the predicted direction, a tolerable probability of success, and a tolerable percentage of potential loss from an account;
• transform the one or more inputs into a set of criteria formatted into a query syntax or a structured query language;
• execute a scan on the stock within the predicted duration against a database containing real-time quotes and associated trading data to generate a plurality of results;
• obtain a list of a plurality of descriptions of trading strategies;
• filter the list of the plurality of descriptions of trading strategies using the set of criteria resulting in one or more filtered strategies;
• determine whether each result of the plurality of results accords with the one or more filtered strategies;
• for each result that accords with the one or more filtered strategies, calculate, based on the criteria, a probability of success, a measure of return, and a measure of risk;
• generate a flattened spread reflecting the probability of success, the measure of return, and the measure of risk;
• display the flattened spread on a user interface;
• generate one or more links based on the displayed flattened spread;
• and
• provide the one or more links on the user interface, wherein, for each link of the one or more links, selection of the link by a user launches audio or visual explanations of the flattened spread.

A non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

• providing one or more narrative questions;
• receiving one or more inputs in response to the one or more narrative questions, wherein the one or more inputs indicate criteria for a potential trade including:
• a stock, a predicted direction for the stock, a predicted duration for the predicted direction, a tolerable probability of success, and a tolerable percentage of potential loss from an account;
• transforming the one or more inputs into a set of criteria formatted into a query syntax or a structured query language;
• executing a scan on the stock within the predicted duration against a database containing real-time quotes and associated trading data to generate a plurality of results;
• obtaining a list of a plurality of descriptions of trading strategies;
• filtering the list of the plurality of descriptions of trading strategies using the set of criteria resulting in one or more filtered strategies;
• determining whether each result of the plurality of results accords with the one or more filtered strategies;
• for each result that accords with the one or more filtered strategies, calculating, based on the criteria, a probability of success, a measure of return, and a measure of risk;
• generating a flattened spread reflecting the probability of success, the measure of return, and the measure of risk;
• displaying the flattened spread on a user interface;
• generating one or more links based on the displayed flattened spread;
• and
• providing the one or more links on the user interface, wherein, for each link of the one or more links, selection of the link by a user launches audio or visual explanations of the flattened spread.