User Action for Continued Participation in Markets

A method for submitting a trade order to an electronic exchange, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a trading device, a first user action on a first portion of a graphical user interface, wherein the first user action results in the submission of the trade order to the electronic exchange;
• sending, to an action manager, the trade order submitted to the electronic exchange in response to the first user action detected at the first portion of the graphical user interface;
• receiving, by the trading device, a second user action on a second portion of the graphical user interface;
• defining, by the action manager, a first order state, wherein the first order state is established in response to the second user action associated with the trade order working at the electronic exchange;
• receiving, by the trading device, a third user action on the second portion of the graphical user interface;
• defining, by the action manager, a second order state, wherein the second order state is established in response to the third user action associated with the trade order working at the electronic exchange;
• generating, by the action manager, an order update to the trade order working at the electronic exchange;
• and
• sending, by the action manager, the order update to the electronic exchange.