Systems and methods for quoting a two-sided trading orders

An apparatus comprising:

• a display device;
• at least one processor to:
• render on the display device a bid size, a bid price, an offer size and an offer price for an instrument;
• detect selection of the bid price or the offer price for the instrument;
• render a dialog window on the display device with a bid button, an offer button, a bid size field pre-populated with the bid size, a bid price field pre-populated with the bid price, an offer size field pre-populated with the offer size, and an offer price field pre-populated with the offer price;
• automatically reposition a pointer immediately above the bid button of the dialog window, in response to determining that the bid price was selected;
• automatically reposition a pointer immediately above the offer button of the dialog window, in response to determining that the offer price was selected;
• detecting entry of another bid price or offer price;
• automatically populating the bid price field with a new bid price in response to detecting the entry, the new bid price being based on a pre-set spread amount and the entered offer price;
• and
• automatically populating the offer price field with a new offer price in response to detecting the entry, the new offer price being based on the pre-set spread amount and the entered bid price;
• detect a selection of the bid button or the offer button;
• and generate a bid command and an offer command for the instrument simultaneously, in response to the selection of the bid button or the offer button.

A method comprising:

• rendering, by at least one processor, on a display device a bid size, a bid price, an offer size, and an offer price for an instrument;
• detecting, by the at least one processor, a selection of the bid price or the offer price for the instrument;
• rendering, by the at least one processor, a dialog window on the display device with a bid button, an offer button, a bid size field pre-populated with the bid size, a bid price field pre-populated with the bid price, an offer size field pre-populated with the offer size, and an offer price field pre-populated with the offer price;
• automatically repositioning, by the at least one processor, a pointer immediately above the bid button of the dialog window, in response to determining that the bid price was selected;
• and
• automatically repositioning, by the at least one processor, a pointer immediately above the offer button of the dialog window, in response to determining that the offer price was selected;
• detecting entry of another bid price or offer price;
• automatically populating the bid price field with a new bid price in response to detecting the entry, the new bid price being based on a pre-set spread amount and the entered offer price;
• and
• automatically populating the offer price field with a new offer price in response to detecting the entry, the new offer price being based on the pre-set spread amount and the entered bid price;
• detecting, by the at least one processor, a selection of the bid button or the offer button;
• and generating, by the at least one processor, a bid command and an offer command for the instrument simultaneously, in response to the selection of the bid button or the offer button.