Method and system for the electronic negotiation and execution of equity block trades for institutional investors

A computer system for trading financial instruments comprising:

• a storage device configured to store trading alerts;
• a communications device;
• and
• a server configured to receive via said communications device a plurality of said trading alerts, said trading alerts being stored in said storage device, said server further configured to evaluate said plurality of trading alerts for possible trading opportunities;
• said server further configured to receive via said communications device approvals to proceed with at least one of said possible trading opportunities;
• said server further configured to execute orders generated by said approvals;
• and said server further configured to transmit information regarding each of said executed orders.

A method for trading financial instruments comprising:

• means for receiving a plurality of trading alerts;
• means for evaluating said plurality of trading alerts for possible trading opportunities;
• means for receiving approvals to proceed with at least one of said possible trading opportunities;
• means for executing orders generated by said approvals;
• and
• means for transmitting information regarding each of said executed orders.