Patent ID: 11869085
Assignee: CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A computer implemented method comprising:
receiving, at a first time from a first hardware processor by a second hardware processor coupled with the first hardware processor and a hardware device external to and remote from the first hardware processor and through which electronic messages are communicated to a communications network, the hardware device including computer executable instructions which, when executed by the second hardware processor, cause the second hardware processor to facilitate communication of electronic messages via the communications network, an electronic response message, for communication via the communications network to a particular market participant of a plurality of market participants, indicative of a response by an electronic marketplace to a request for a financial transaction previously received from the particular market participant;
receiving, at a second time by the second hardware processor from a third hardware processor coupled therewith and remote from the hardware device, a corresponding electronic financial data message, comprising data indicative of a change in state in the electronic marketplace based on the response to the received request by the electronic market place, for communication via the communications network to all of the plurality of market participants; and
storing, in a memory by the second hardware processor, and not transmitting the received electronic response message when the received electronic response message is received prior to receipt of the electronic financial data message;
transmitting, by the second hardware processor upon receipt, the received electronic financial data message to all of the plurality of market participants via the communications network and storing, in the memory, data indicative thereof when the received electronic financial data message is received prior to receipt of the electronic response message, wherein upon subsequent or contemporaneous receipt of the received electronic response message, transmitting the received electronic response message to the particular market participant based on the stored data indicative of the received electronic financial message; and further
wherein the received electronic response message is prevented from being transmitted to the particular market participant prior to transmission of the received electronic financial message to all of the plurality of market participants.