Patent ID: 8321324
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and computer-readable medium electronically coupled to the at least one processor, the computer-readable medium comprising software that when executed by the at least one processor, directs the at least one processor to: receive from a trading platform electronic data on trading orders that have been placed on a trading exchange, wherein the data includes prices associated with the trading orders, wherein the trading orders are associated with respective ones of a plurality of trading order stacks, and wherein the apparatus is operable to communicate with the trading platform via a communications network; determine that a price of a particular trading order differs from at least one comparison price by more than a threshold value, wherein the particular trading order is associated with a first of the plurality of trading order stacks; provide to a trader a display of the trading orders within their respective trading order stacks; and based at least in part on determining that the price of the particular trading order differs from the at least one comparison price by more than the threshold value, at least temporarily prevent within the display a promotion of the particular trading order to a top of the first trading order stack.