# US 2014/0207639 A1 · Variable-Based Increment Adjustment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0207639 A1 - Document ID: US20140207639A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/746,877 - Filed: 2013-01-22 - Published: 2014-07-24 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-22 - Assignees: Trading Technologies International, Inc. - Applicants: Trading Technologies International, Inc. - Inventors: Michael Unetich - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140207639A1 ## CPC - G06Q 40/04: Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Example methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed to provide variable-based increment adjustment. An example method includes determining, using a computing device, whether to automatically adjust a first trading increment implemented in a trading interface to a second trading increment by monitoring for a condition related to activity in a trading market. The condition is defined in an increment adjustment rule by a user. The first trading increment and the second trading increment are associated with prices in the trading market. The example method includes adjusting, using the computing device, the first trading increment to the second trading increment implemented in the trading interface during the condition according to the increment adjustment rule. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: determining, using a computing device, whether to automatically adjust a first trading increment implemented in a trading interface to a second trading increment by monitoring for a condition related to activity in a trading market, the condition being defined in an increment adjustment rule by a user, the first trading increment and the second trading increment associated with trading prices in the trading market; and adjusting, using the computing device, the first trading increment to the second trading increment implemented in the trading interface during the condition according to the increment adjustment rule. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the increment adjustment rule includes at least one of a logic expression or parameter to define the condition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the condition includes at least one of market volatility, order size, or position size. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein monitoring for the condition defined in the increment adjustment rule includes collecting at least one of market condition data or trading data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the trading interface is used to execute trades in the trading market according to the trading prices. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting a trading strategy used to execute trades in the trading market based on the second trading increment. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising executing the trading strategy using the second trading increment. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising broadcasting the second trading increment from an exchange to a trading device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising processing orders at an exchange using the second trading increment. ### Claim 10 A system comprising: an adjustment comparator device to determine whether to automatically adjust a first trading increment implemented in a trading interface to a second trading increment by monitoring for a condition related to activity in a trading market, the condition being defined in an increment adjustment rule by a user, the first trading increment and the second trading increment associated with trading prices in the trading market; and an increment adjustor module device to adjust the first trading increment to the second trading increment implemented in the trading interface during the condition according to the increment adjustment rule. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the trading interface is used to execute trades in the trading market according to the trading prices. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the increment adjustor module device is to adjust a trading strategy used to execute trades in the trading market based on the second trading increment. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, further comprising a strategy executing module device to execute the trading strategy using the second trading increment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the increment adjustor module device is to broadcast the second trading increment from an exchange to a trading device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the increment adjustor module device is to process orders at an exchange using the second trading increment. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a computing device to carry out acts comprising: determining whether to automatically adjust a first trading increment implemented in a trading interface to a second trading increment by monitoring for a condition related to activity in a trading market, the condition being defined in an increment adjustment rule by a user, the first trading increment and the second trading increment associated with trading prices in the trading market; and adjusting the first trading increment to the second trading increment implemented in the trading interface during the condition according to the increment adjustment rule. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the trading interface is used to execute trades in the trading market. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 where the acts further comprise adjusting a trading strategy used to execute trades in the trading market according to the trading prices. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 where the acts further comprise executing the trading strategy using the second trading increment. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 where the acts further comprise broadcasting the second trading increment from an exchange to a trading device. ### Claim 21 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 where the acts further comprise processing orders at an exchange using the second trading increment.