Apparatuses, methods and systems for a high density financial asset information display

Abstract

The disclosure details the implementation of an APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A HIGH DENSITY FINANCIAL ASSET INFORMATION DISPLAY. The disclosure teaches a High Density Financial Asset Information Display which provides a high density, straightforward, unified, compact, dynamic and comprehensive display interface that presents users with a high volume of easy to understand financial asset information including the current buy and sell prices, the current price direction, the amount of time the asset pair is traded at each price, and the change in price over multiple time frames. The High Density Financial Asset Information Display is dynamically updated with the latest financial information and is formatted to convey relevant changes in the information of interest in a way that is easily understood by users.

1 . In memory, an interaction interface that is invokable by a processor, comprising:
 instructions in the memory, wherein the instructions are issuable by the processor to provide:   a first asset selection interface element for providing selection of an initial financial asset class;   a second asset selection interface element for providing a set of financial asset selections complementary to the first asset selection interface and selection made thereof, whereby the set of complementary financial asset selections are determined by checking a list of available asset pairs;   a display area showing asset pair information from interaction selections made to the first and second asset selection interface elements, wherein the asset pair information comprises:
 an opening price of the asset pair for the day; 
 a current price of the asset pair; 
 a high price of the asset pair for the day; 
 a low price of the asset pair for the day; 
 a price range of the asset pair for the day, wherein the price range of the asset pair for the day is the range between the low price of the asset pair for the day and the high price of the asset pair for the day; 
 a high price of the asset pair for the past ten minutes; 
 a low price of the asset pair for the past ten minutes; and 
 a price range of the asset pair for the past ten minutes, wherein the price range of the asset pair is the range between the low price of the asset pair for the past ten minutes and the high price of the asset pair for the past ten minutes; 
   an asset pair current buy and sell price indicator element responsive to the asset pair information;   an asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element responsive to the asset pair information;   the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element having an intensity trail, wherein the intensity trail includes a place for the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element in a position corresponding to the current price of the asset pair, a region allowing the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element to move within the price range of the asset pair for the day, a region indicating the price range of the asset pair for the past ten minutes lower than the current price with one color, and another region indicating the price range of the asset pair for the past ten minutes higher than the current price with a different color;   the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element having a directionality, wherein the directionality is determined by using a median price of the asset pair for the day and an exponential moving average of the price of the asset pair over the past ten minutes;   an asset pair trade selection interface element engageable to effect a trade on the asset pair;   the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element pulsing to indicate a sudden spike in the asset pair price;   a time histogram indicator element for indicating the amount of time the asset pair is traded at each price;   a daily price change indicator element for providing a percentage change of the price of the asset pair on the day, wherein the percentage change of the price of the asset pair on the day is determined by subtracting the opening price from the current price of the asset pair, and then dividing by the opening price of the asset pair; and   the daily price change indicator element displayed as a title bar that is colored according to the percentage change of the price of asset pair on the day.   
   
   
       2 . In memory, an interaction interface that is invokable by a processor, comprising:
 instructions in the memory, wherein the instructions are issuable by the processor to provide:
 a first asset selection interface element for providing selection of an initial financial asset class; 
 a second asset selection interface element for providing a set of financial asset selections complementary to the first asset selection interface and selection made thereof, whereby the set of complementary financial asset selections are determined by checking a list of available asset pairs; 
 a display area showing asset pair information from interaction selections made to the first and second asset selection interface elements, wherein the asset pair information comprises:
 an opening price of the asset pair for a deployment relevant time span; 
 a current price of the asset pair; 
 a high price of the asset pair for the deployment relevant time span; 
 a low price of the asset pair for the deployment relevant time span; 
 a price range of the asset pair for the deployment relevant time span, wherein the price range of the asset pair for the deployment relevant time span is the range between the low price of the asset pair for the deployment relevant time span and the high price of the asset pair for the deployment relevant time span; 
 a high price of the asset pair for a secondary relevant time span; 
 a low price of the asset pair for the secondary relevant time span; and 
 a price range of the asset pair for the secondary relevant time span, wherein the price range of the asset pair for the secondary relevant time span is the range between the low price of the asset pair for the secondary relevant time span and the high price of the asset pair for the secondary relevant time span; 
 
 an asset pair current buy and sell price indicator element responsive to the asset pair information; 
 an asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element responsive to the asset pair information; 
   the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element having an intensity trail, wherein the intensity trail includes a place for the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element in a position corresponding to the current price of the asset pair, a region allowing the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element to move within the price range of the asset pair for the last deployment relevant time span, a region indicating the price range of the asset pair for the last secondary relevant time span lower than the current price with one color, and another region indicating the price range of the asset pair for the last secondary relevant time span higher than the current price with a different color; and
 the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element having a directionality, wherein the directionality is determined by using a median price of the asset pair over the last deployment relevant time span and an exponential moving average of the price of the asset pair over the last secondary relevant time span. 
   
   
   
       3 . The interaction interface of  claim 2 , further comprising an asset pair trade selection interface element engageable to effect a trade on the asset pair. 
   
   
       4 . The interaction interface of  claim 2 , wherein the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element can start pulsing to indicate a spike in the asset pair price. 
   
   
       5 . The interaction interface of  claim 2 , further comprising a time histogram indicator element for indicating the amount of time the asset pair is traded at each price. 
   
   
       6 . The interaction interface of  claim 2 , further comprising a price change indicator element for the deployment relevant time span for providing a percentage change of the price of the asset pair on the deployment relevant time span, wherein the percentage change of the price of the asset pair on the deployment relevant time span is determined by subtracting the opening price from the current price of the asset pair and then dividing by the opening price of the asset pair. 
   
   
       7 . The interaction interface of  claim 6 , wherein the price change indicator element for the deployment relevant time span is displayed as a title bar that is colored according to the percentage change of price of the asset pair on the deployment relevant time span. 
   
   
       8 . The interaction interface of  claim 2 , wherein the deployment relevant time span is one day. 
   
   
       9 . The interaction interface of  claim 2 , wherein the secondary relevant time span is ten minutes. 
   
   
       10 . The interaction interface of  claim 2 , wherein the first asset and second asset selection interface elements are engaged more than once to provide selection for multiple asset pairs. 
   
   
       11 . The interaction interface of  claim 10 , further comprising a group creation interface element for creating groups that are comprised of subsets of the selected asset pairs. 
   
   
       12 . The interaction interface of  claim 10 , further comprising a display view selection interface element for selecting a first subset of the selected asset pairs to be presented on the display area using a grid format, and a second subset of the selected asset pairs to be presented on the display area using a list format. 
   
   
       13 . The interaction interface of  claim 2 , further comprising a key level selector indicator element for providing key price levels for the asset pair including high and low price levels for different time periods, various day-moving-averages, and asset pair price forecasts. 
   
   
       14 . A processor-implemented method to provide a high density financial asset information display, comprising:
 receiving a user's initial financial asset class selection;   providing a set of second financial asset selections complementary to the user's initial asset class selection;   receiving a user's second financial asset class selection;   retrieving historical asset pair information associated with the user's first and second asset selections;   monitoring current asset pair information associated with the user's first and second asset selections;   determining display element values from current and historical asset pair information;   creating a high density information display using the determined display element values;   presenting the high density information display to the user; and   updating the high density information display based on changes in the determined display element values.   
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the determined display element values include a current buy and sell price of said financial asset pair, and an asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element having an intensity trail, wherein the trail includes a place for the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element in a position corresponding to the current price of the asset pair, a region allowing the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element to move within the price range of the asset pair for a deployment relevant time span, a region indicating the price range of the asset pair for a last secondary relevant time span lower than the current price with one color, and another region indicating the price range of the asset pair for the last secondary relevant time span higher than the current price with a different color. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the determined display element values include a coloring of a title bar according to the percentage change of the price of the asset pair for the last deployment relevant time span. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the determined display element values include a directionality for the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element according to a median price of the price of the asset pair over the last deployment relevant time span and an exponential moving average of the price of the asset pair over the past secondary relevant time span. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising receiving a user's asset pair trade selection. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein historical information comprises of historical prices for the asset pair, historical volumes for the asset pair, historical analyses for the asset pair, and wherein current information comprises of a current price for the asset pair, a current traded volume of the asset pair, a current direction of the price of the asset, and up-to-date analyses for the asset pair. 
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the deployment relevant time span is 1 day. 
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the secondary relevant time span is 10 minutes. 
   
   
       23 . A computer readable medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method, performed by a computer, for providing a high density financial asset information display, the method comprising:
 receiving a user's initial financial asset class selection;   providing a set of second financial asset selections complementary to the user's initial asset class selection;   receiving a user's second financial asset class selection;   retrieving historical asset pair information associated with the user's first and second asset selections;   monitoring current asset pair information associated with the user's first and second asset selections;   determining display element values from current and historical asset pair information;   creating a high density information display using the determined display element values;   presenting the high density information display to the user; and   updating the high density information display based on changes in the determined display element values.   
   
   
       24 . The computer readable medium of  claim 23 , wherein the processing instructions are configured so that the determined display element values include a current buy and sell price of said financial asset pair, and an asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element having an intensity trail, wherein the trail includes a place for the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element in a position corresponding to the current price of the asset pair, a region allowing the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element to move within the price range of the asset pair for a deployment relevant time span, a region indicating the price range of the asset pair for a last secondary relevant time span lower than the current price with one color, and another region indicating the price range of the asset pair for the last secondary relevant time span higher than the current price with a different color. 
   
   
       25 . The computer readable medium of  claim 23 , wherein the processing instructions are configured so that the determined display element values include a coloring of a title bar according to the percentage change of the price of the asset pair for the last deployment relevant time span. 
   
   
       26 . The computer readable medium of  claim 23 , wherein the processing instructions are configured so that the determined display element values include a directionality for the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element according to a median price of the price of the asset pair over the last deployment relevant time span and an exponential moving average of the price of the asset pair over the past secondary relevant time span. 
   
   
       27 . The computer readable medium of  claim 23 , wherein the processing instructions are configured so that the processing instructions are further configured for receiving a user's asset pair trade selection. 
   
   
       28 . The computer readable medium of  claim 23 , wherein the processing instructions are configured so that historical information comprises of historical prices for the asset pair, historical volumes for the asset pair, historical analyses for the asset pair, and wherein current information comprises of a current price for the asset pair, a current traded volume of the asset pair, a current direction of the price of the asset, and up-to-date analyses for the asset pair. 
   
   
       29 . The computer readable medium of  claim 23 , wherein the processing instructions are configured so that the deployment relevant time span is 1 day. 
   
   
       30 . The computer readable medium of  claim 23 , wherein the processing instructions are configured so that the secondary relevant time span is 10 minutes. 
   
   
       31 . An apparatus for a high density financial asset information display, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory in communication with the processor, the memory for storing a plurality of processing instructions directing the processor to:
 receive a user's initial financial asset class selection; 
 provide a set of second financial asset selections complementary to the user's initial asset class selection; 
 receive a user's second financial asset class selection; 
 retrieve historical asset pair information associated with the user's first and second asset selections; 
 monitor current asset pair information associated with the user's first and second asset selections; 
 determine display element values from current and historical asset pair information; 
 create a high density information display using the determined display element values; 
 present the high density information display to the user; and 
 update the high density information display based on changes in the determined display element values. 
   
   
   
       32 . The apparatus of  claim 31 , wherein the determined display element values include a current buy and sell price of said financial asset pair, and an asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element having an intensity trail, wherein the trail includes a place for the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element in a position corresponding to the current price of the asset pair, a region allowing the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element to move within the price range of the asset pair for a deployment relevant time span, a region indicating the price range of the asset pair for a last secondary relevant time span lower than the current price with one color, and another region indicating the price range of the asset pair for the last secondary relevant time span higher than the current price with a different color. 
   
   
       33 . The apparatus  claim 31 , wherein the determined display element values include a coloring of a title bar according to the percentage change of the price of the asset pair for the last deployment relevant time span. 
   
   
       34 . The apparatus of  claim 31 , wherein the determined display element values include a directionality for the asset pair sparkline velocity indicator element according to a median price of the price of the asset pair over the last deployment relevant time span and an exponential moving average of the price of the asset pair over the past secondary relevant time span. 
   
   
       35 . The apparatus of  claim 31 , further comprising receiving a user's asset pair trade selection. 
   
   
       36 . The apparatus of  claim 31 , wherein historical information comprises of historical prices for the asset pair, historical volumes for the asset pair, historical analyses for the asset pair, and wherein current information comprises of a current price for the asset pair, a current traded volume of the asset pair, a current direction of the price of the asset, and up-to-date analyses for the asset pair. 
   
   
       37 . The apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the deployment relevant time span is 1 day. 
   
   
       38 . The apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the secondary relevant time span is 10 minutes.