Activity based electrical computer system request processing architecture

An apparatus comprising:

• a memory for storing requests received from a plurality of client computers via a network, and
• the apparatus being configured to:
• calculate, dynamically, a post trade time interval based on a count of received unique requests;
• match any complementary requests from the plurality of client computers stored in the memory and upon a match, count a number of unmatched requests corresponding to any of the matched complementary requests that are stored in the memory and were received during the calculated post trade time interval subsequent to the match, and output the counted number of unmatched requests as an indication of activity;
• and
• execute a transaction between the matched complementary requests at a value computed based on the counted number of unmatched requests.

A computer implemented method comprising:

• receiving, by a sever, requests via a computer network from a plurality of client computers coupled therewith;
• storing, by the server, the received requests in a memory coupled therewith;
• calculating, dynamically by the server, a post trade time interval based on a count of unique requests received by the server;
• matching any complementary requests received from the plurality of client computers which are stored in the memory;
• counting, by the server upon a match, a number of unmatched requests corresponding to any of the matched complementary requests stored in the memory which were received during the calculated post trade time interval subsequent to the match;
• outputting, by the server, the counted number of unmatched requests as an indication of activity;
• and
• executing, by the server, a transaction between the matched complementary requests at a value computed based on the counted number of unmatched requests.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executable by a processor which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

• receive requests from a plurality of client computers over a computer network via which each of the client computers is configured to provide requests;
• store the requests provided by the plurality of client computers in a memory;
• calculate, dynamically, a post trade time interval based on a count of received unique requests;
• match any complementary requests received from the plurality of client computers stored in the memory;
• upon a match of any complementary requests, count unmatched requests corresponding to any of the matched complementary requests that are stored in the memory and were received during the calculated post trade time interval subsequent to the match;
• output the counted number of unmatched requests as an indication of activity;
• and
• execute a transaction between the matched complementary requests at a value computed based on the counted number of unmatched requests.