Patent ID: 7519555
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: displaying to at least a first trader via a first workstation and to a second trader via a second workstation an interface that allows the respective first trader and second trader to specify how the respective first trader and second trader wants a trading system to process pending trades that cause warning limits to be exceeded, the interface comprising a plurality of options including: receiving from the first trader a selection of one of the plurality of options; receiving from the second trader a selection of one of the plurality of options; in addition to the selection of the first trader, receiving from the first trader a first warning limit specified against the second trader; in addition to the selection of the second trader, receiving from the second trader a second warning limit specified against the first trader; after receiving the selection of the first trader, the selection of the second trader, the first warning limit, and the second warning limit: determining that execution of the pending trade between the first trader and the second trader causes at least one of the first warning limit and the second warning limit to be exceeded; and based at least in part on determining that execution of the pending trade between the first trader and the second trader causes at least one of the first warning limit and the second warning limit to be exceeded, processing the pending trade between the first trader and the second trader based at least in part on the selection of the first trader and the selection of the second trader, in which processing the pending trade comprises at least one of: