Dynamically Activating and Deactivating One or More Elements of a Trading Tool

A system including:

• a trading device
• display a trading screen including a trading ladder, wherein the trading ladder includes a plurality of order entry cells, wherein each order entry cell of the plurality of order entry cells is associated with a price for a tradeable object;
• determine whether each order entry cell of the plurality of order entry cells should be active or inactive based on risk management data and market data received from an electronic exchange, wherein each order entry cell of the plurality of order entry cells, when active, is operable to perform the at least one trade action and, when inactive, is inoperable to perform the at least one trade action;
• dynamically activate an order entry cell of the plurality of order entry cells in response to determining that the order entry cell should be active;
• dynamically deactivate an order entry cell of the plurality of order entry cells in response to determining that the order entry cell should be inactive;
• and
• change the display of each order entry cell of the plurality of order entry cells to indicate whether the order entry cell is active or inactive.