Activity based electrical computer system request processing architecture

A server forming part of an electrical computer system request processing architecture, the server for providing an indication of activity in the computer system, the server comprising:

• a store for storing requests received from a plurality of client computers via a network, and
• the server being configured to:
• calculate, dynamically, a post trade time interval based on a count of unique requests received by the server;
• match complementary requests from the plurality of client computers stored in the store, following matching of complementary requests, count unmatched requests corresponding to one or other of the complementary requests in the store received over the calculated post trade time interval, and output the counted number of unmatched requests to provide the indication of activity in the computer system;
• and
• execute a transaction between the matched complementary requests at a value computer based on the counted number of unmatched requests.

A computerized method for providing an indication of activity in a computer system for processing requests, the computerized method comprising:

• a server of the computer system receiving requests via a computer network from a plurality of client computers coupled therewith;
• the server storing the received requests in a store;
• the server calculating, dynamically, a post trade time interval based on a count of unique requests received by the server;
• the server matching complementary requests from the plurality of client computers stored in the store;
• following matching of complementary requests, the server counting unmatched requests corresponding to one or other of the complementary requests in the store received during the calculated post trade time interval;
• outputting the counted number of unmatched requests to provide the indication of activity in the computer system;
• and
• executing 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 for carrying a method on a server for providing an indication of activity in a computer system for processing requests, the computerized method comprising:

• receiving requests from a plurality of client computers connected to the server by a computer network, each of the client computers being configured to provide requests to the server;
• the server storing the requests provided by the plurality of client computers in a store;
• the server calculating, dynamically, a post trade time interval based on a count of unique requests received by the server;
• the server matching complementary requests from the plurality of client computers stored in the store;
• following matching of complementary requests, the server counting unmatched requests corresponding to one or other of the complementary requests in the store received during the calculated post trade time interval;
• outputting the counted number of unmatched requests to provide the indication of activity in the computer system;
• and
• executing a transaction between the matched complementary requests at a value computed based on the counted number of unmatched requests.