Method and System for Displaying a Cursor on a Trading Screen
AssigneeTrading Technologies International, Inc.
InventorsJens-Uwe Schluetter, Robert A. West
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program products are provided for updating the location of a cursor in a display window on a trading screen when certain events occurs. In a preferred embodiment, as market conditions change, the market information may be rearranged on a screen. To reduce the chances of missing a market opportunity by sending orders or managing them, the cursor moves in association with the market information such that the cursor appears fixed to the market information until a user moves the pointer device.
Claims19
(canceled)
A method comprising:
- in response to receiving a user input specifying a cursor position adjacent to a value axis displayed in a user interface, determining a relative position between the cursor position associated with the user input device and a first location in the user interface defined along the value axis;
- initiating a trade order with a price corresponding to the first location defined along the value axis;
- in response to receiving a market update from an electronic exchange in communication with the user interface, updating the value axis to reflect the received market update, wherein the price is dynamically repositioned from the first location to a second location along the value axis;
- repositioning within the user interface the cursor position adjacent to the value axis displayed in the user interface to reflect the movement of the price to the second location, wherein the relative position between the cursor position associated with the user input device and the second location defined along the value axis is maintained;
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- receiving a second user input to submit the trade order with the price to the electronic exchange.
A computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a processor, including instructions executable to:
- in response to receiving a user input specifying a cursor position adjacent to a value axis displayed in a user interface, determine a relative position between the cursor position associated with the user input device and a first location in the user interface defined along the value axis;
- initiate a trade order with a price corresponding to the first location defined along the value axis;
- in response to receiving a market update from an electronic exchange in communication with the user interface, update the value axis to reflect the received market update, wherein the price is dynamically repositioned from the first location to a second location along the value axis;
- reposition within the user interface the cursor position adjacent to the value axis displayed in the user interface to reflect the movement of the price to the second location, wherein the relative position between the cursor position associated with the user input device and the second location defined along the value axis is maintained;
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- receive a second user input to submit the trade order with the price to the electronic exchange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.