Method and Interface for Consolidating Price Levels on a Trading Screen

Abstract

A trading screen may display price and quantity information for price levels in a static axis of prices. The static axis of prices may be divided into two or more different regions. The price and quantity information for one or more of the regions may be consolidated from price and quantity information from plurality of un-consolidated price levels.

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         2 . A computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a processor, including instructions executable to:
 display a trading screen in a graphical user interface, wherein the trading screen is able to display in a viewable area of the trading screen a first range of price levels for a tradeable object along a price axis based on a tick size for the tradeable object, wherein the first range of price levels includes a first number of price levels;   generate a first consolidated price level, wherein the first consolidated price level represents a second range of price levels for a tradeable object, wherein the second range of price levels represented by the first consolidated price level includes a first subset of the first range of price levels and a price level not in the first range of price levels, wherein the second range of price levels includes a second number of price levels;   generate a first consolidated quantity indicator, wherein the first consolidated quantity indicator is based on a plurality of quantities at the price levels in the second range of price levels;   generate a plurality of unconsolidated quantity indicators, wherein the each of the plurality of unconsolidated quantity indicators is based on a corresponding one of a plurality of quantities at the price levels in a third range of price levels for the tradeable object, wherein the third range or price levels is a second subset of the first range of price levels, wherein the third range of price levels includes a third number of price levels;   display in the viewable area of the trading screen the first consolidated quantity indicator in association with the first consolidated price level along the price axis for the tradeable object, wherein the first consolidated price level is displayed along the price axis in place of the second range of price levels;   display in the viewable area of the trading screen the each of the plurality of unconsolidated quantity indicators in association with the corresponding price level of the third range of price levels along the price axis for the tradeable object;   display an adjustable feature in the trading screen;   receive a command through the adjustable feature of the trading screen; and   dynamically alter, in response to receiving the command through the adjustable feature of the trading screen, at least one of the second number of price levels in the second range of price levels and the third number of price levels in the third range of price levels based on the command.   
     
     
         3 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the second number of price levels in the second range of price levels is configurable by a user, wherein the third number of price levels in the third range of price levels is configurable by the user. 
     
     
         4 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the second range of price levels is adjacent to the third range of price levels. 
     
     
         5 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the second range of price levels includes at least one of a best bid price and a best ask price for the tradeable object. 
     
     
         6 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the third range of price levels includes at least one of a best bid price and a best ask price for the tradeable object. 
     
     
         7 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the third range of price levels includes both a best bid price and a best ask price for the tradeable object. 
     
     
         8 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the second range of price levels corresponds to price levels on a buy side for the tradeable object, wherein the third range of price levels corresponds to price levels on a sell side for the tradeable object. 
     
     
         9 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the second range of price levels corresponds to price levels on a sell side for the tradeable object, wherein the third range of price levels corresponds to price levels on a buy side for the tradeable object. 
     
     
         10 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the second range of price levels and the third range of price levels change dynamically based on changes in at least one of a best bid price and a best ask price for the tradeable object. 
     
     
         11 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the price axis is a static price axis. 
     
     
         12 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the price axis is a dynamic price axis. 
     
     
         13 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the price axis is a column of price levels. 
     
     
         14 . The computer readable medium of  claim 2 , further including instructions executable to:
 generate a first consolidated working order indicator, wherein the first consolidated working order indicator is based on one or more working orders at the price levels in the second range of price levels; and   display in the viewable area of the trading screen the first consolidated working order indicator in association with the first consolidated price level along the price axis for the tradeable object.