Virtual trading floor system and method

A method for displaying data representing the operation of an exchange having a trading area including a plurality of trading posts whereat selected securities are traded, comprising:

• at a centralized location, providing a visual display of trading exchange activity including systems activity and trading activity to a trading exchange supervisor or manager;
• and
• providing an interactive decision support interface coupled to the visual display of trading exchange activity,
• wherein providing the visual display of trading exchange activity comprises:
• maintaining data representing a three-dimensional model of said exchange trading area, said model including model portions representing said trading posts;
• receiving and maintaining in a computer memory data representing trading of said securities;
• and
• generating a two dimensional display representing an aspect view of said three dimensional model selected via the interactive decision support interface, said selected aspect view including one or more of said model portions representing said trading posts, said model portions having selectable parts being selectable and operative when selected to display further data from said computer memory correlated to said selected parts.

A system for managing trading and system activity in a trading exchange, the system comprising:

• at a centralized location, a visual display of trading exchange activity including systems activity and trading activity;
• an interactive decision support interface coupled to the visual display of trading exchange activity;
• and
• a computer system, configured and programmed to:
• (a) maintain data representing a three dimensional model of said exchange trading area, said model including surfaces;
• (b) receive data from at least one data source;
• (c) format and normalize said data to provide formatted data of a predetermined format;
• (d) store and update said formatted data in at least one memory area;
• (e) generate a two dimensional display image of a three dimensional model from an aspect view of said three dimensional model selected via the interactive decision support interface, said display image having perspective views of at least some of said surfaces of said model;
• (f) generate alphanumeric images of selected data;
• (g) map said alphanumeric images onto selected ones of said perspective views;
• and
• (h) receive commands designating said aspect view and for retrieving further data and updating said display image.

A system for displaying data representing the operation of a trading exchange having a trading area including a plurality of trading posts whereat selected securities are traded, the system comprising:

• a visual display of trading exchange activity including systems activity and trading activity,
• an interactive decision support interface coupled to the visual display of trading exchange activity;
• and
• a computer system, configured and programmed to:
• maintain data representing a three-dimensional model of said trading area, said model including model portions representing said trading posts;
• receive and maintain in a computer memory data representing trading of said securities;
• generate a two dimensional display representing an aspect view of said three dimensional model selected via the interactive decision support interface, said selected aspect view including one or more of said model portions representing said trading posts, said model portions having selectable parts being selectable and operative when selected to display further data from said computer memory correlated to said selected parts.