Cover-OCO For Legged Order

Abstract

A position associated with a synthetic spread order may be managed where a status of a synthetic spread order is identified as legged. The synthetic spread order may have at least one child hedge order pending at an electronic exchange and in response, a bracket order is submitted to an electronic exchange for the tradeable object associated with a filled leg of the synthetic spread. In response to execution of the bracket order, the child hedge order may be cancelled.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A method comprising:
 monitoring via a trading device an inside market corresponding to a market for a tradeable object;   identifying a synthetic spread order having a filled leg and an unfilled leg; and   in response to determining that the inside market has moved a predetermined amount and identifying the synthetic spread order, submitting via the trading device a bracket order to the electronic exchange for the tradeable object.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  where the unfilled leg comprises at least one child hedge order for a tradeable object. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3  where the at least one child hedge order comprises at least a partial quantity pending execution at an electronic exchange. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  further comprising submitting an order message via the trading device to cancel the at least one child hedge order in response to execution of the bracket order. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2  where the bracket order comprises any one of a cover order and an order-cancels-order. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2  where a price for the bracket order is determined according to a position associated with the filled leg. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  where the position associated with the filled leg is an open position. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7  where the price is further determined according to a user selection. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 2  where the bracket order is submitted further in response to determining that the inside market has moved a predetermined amount after identifying the synthetic spread order. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 2  where determining and submitting are performed according to a defined parent-child relationship for the synthetic spread order. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 2  where the bracket order is submitted a predetermined amount of time after determining that the synthetic spread order includes a filled leg and an unfilled leg. 
     
     
         13 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a processor cause the processor to carry out acts comprising:
 monitoring via a trading device an inside market corresponding to a market for a tradeable object;   identifying a synthetic spread order having a filled leg and an unfilled leg; and   in response to determining that the inside market has moved a predetermined amount and identifying the synthetic spread order, submitting via the trading device a bracket order to the electronic exchange for the tradeable object.   
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 13  where the unfilled leg comprises at least one child hedge order for a tradeable object. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 14  where the at least one child hedge order comprises at least a partial quantity pending execution at an electronic exchange. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15  where the acts further comprise submitting an order message via the trading device to cancel the at least one child hedge order in response to execution of the bracket order. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 13  where the bracket order comprises any one of a cover order and an order-cancels-order. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 13  where a price for the bracket order is determined according to a position associated with the filled leg. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 18  where the position associated with the filled leg is an open position. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 18  where the price is further determined according to a user selection. 
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 13  where the bracket order is submitted further in response to determining that the inside market has moved a predetermined amount after identifying the synthetic spread order. 
     
     
         22 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 13  where determining and submitting are performed according to a defined parent-child relationship for the synthetic spread order. 
     
     
         23 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 13  where the bracket order is submitted a predetermined amount of time after determining that the synthetic spread order includes a filled leg and an unfilled leg.