Patent ID: 8046290
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for routing indications of interest using a server system, including one or more computers each having at least one processor and an associated memory, wherein the server system is capable of communication with a dealer computer and a client computer, the method comprising: receiving, at the server system, information from the dealer computer related to a potential order for a stock; transmitting, from the server system, an indication of interest (IOI) using the information received from the dealer computer which comprises a set of transaction terms, including a stock identifier, a price, and a quantity; receiving, at the server system, a selection of a control feature associated with the IOI; and automatically initiating an online negotiation process at the server system based upon the information in the IOI, in response to the selection of the control feature associated with the IOI.