Patent ID: 9280790
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method for displaying market data comprising: receiving market data via a computing device from an electronic exchange, the market data including market updates for at least a pending best bid having a best bid price for a tradeable object and for a pending best ask having a best ask price for the tradeable object; displaying a price axis for the tradeable object via an output device associated with the computing device, the price axis having a first plurality of price levels derived from the market data defined by a highest price level and a lowest price level; displaying via the output device a first indicator along the price axis at a first price level corresponding to the best bid price; displaying via the output device a second indicator along the price axis at a second price level corresponding to the best ask price; displaying via the computing device a market movement indicator along the price axis at a user-selected price level; determining via the computing device that at least one of the first indicator displayed along the price axis at the first price level and the second indicator displayed along the price axis at the second price level is displayed at a location being outside a range defined by a reference point of the output device; in response to determining that the at least one of the first indicator and the second indicator is displayed at the location outside a range defined by the reference point, calculating via the computing device a number of price levels by which to adjust the price axis to a new plurality of price levels; and in response to calculating, adjusting via the computing device the display of the price axis by the calculated number of price levels, such that subsequent to adjusting the display of the price axis, the at least one of the first indicator and the second indicator is displayed within the range defined by the reference point, the market movement indicator is moved to a new location representing the movement of the market, and the price axis has a second plurality of price levels defined by a new highest price level and a new lowest price level.