Patent ID: 7861185
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for managing risk by dynamically computing an order quantity to associate with an order to be placed at an electronic exchange comprising: receiving a selection of a first order icon associated with a first risk parameter forming a predefined basis for determining a quantity for an order based on a selected price; displaying a screen region on a graphical interface comprising a plurality of locations, each location corresponding to one of a plurality of price levels positioned along a price axis; moving the first order icon in accordance with a command received via a user input device to a first location of the plurality of locations corresponding to a price level along the price axis; in response to moving the first order icon, electronically and dynamically computing a first order quantity based on the first risk parameter and based on the price level corresponding to the first location that the first order icon has been moved to; and sending a first order associated with the first order icon to an electronic exchange, wherein the first order has a plurality of order parameters comprising the dynamically computed first order quantity and the price corresponding to the first location.