System and Method for Displaying Profit Related Information in an Electronic Trading Environment

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed cause a processor to carry out acts comprising:

• receiving, by a client device having a processor from an electronic exchange, streaming market data including market updates for a tradeable object;
• displaying, by a display for the client device, a profit information area defined by a profit axis having a range of profit levels, and a net position axis being substantially orthogonal to the profit axis and having a range of net positions;
• displaying, by the display, a first indicator at a first location along the profit axis representing a net position for the tradeable object according to a height of the first indicator relative to the net position axis, where the location of the first indicator represents a profit or loss incurred if the net position was closed and is based on the streaming market data and on a price level of getting into the net position;
• receiving, by a user input of the client device, a user selection of a location of the profit information area;
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• in response to receiving the user selection, submitting, by the client device an order to the electronic exchange.