Patent ID: 7877312
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for determining and displaying trading trends comprising the steps of: obtaining market information for an investment underlying one or more options for a time period, wherein the market information comprises at least (a) a first set of market data for the underlying investment based on a series of consecutive first time intervals within the time period comprising a first opening price and a first closing price for each consecutive first time interval, (b) a second set of market data for the underlying investment based on a series of consecutive second time intervals within the time period comprising a second opening price and a second closing price for each consecutive second time interval, and (c) the first time interval is not equal to the second time interval; calculating a first opening price trend for the first time intervals using a market trend indicator and the first opening prices for the underlying investment, and a second opening price trend for the second time intervals using the market trend indicator and the second opening prices for the underlying investment; calculating a first closing price trend for the first time intervals using the market trend indicator and the first closing prices for the underlying investment, and a second closing price trend for the second time intervals using the market trend indicator and the second closing prices for the underlying investment; simultaneously displaying in real-time at least a first visual favorable/unfavorable trade indicator for the first time intervals and a second visual favorable/unfavorable trade indicator for the second time intervals, wherein the first time intervals are not equal to the second time intervals; wherein the first visual favorable/unfavorable trade indicator for the first time intervals is based on a comparison of the first opening price trend to the first closing price trend for the underlying investment, wherein the first visual favorable/unfavorable trade indicator is a first color whenever the first closing price trend is greater than the first opening price trend and the first visual favorable/unfavorable trade indicator is a second color whenever the first closing price trend is lower than the first opening price trend; wherein the second visual favorable/unfavorable trade indicator for the second time intervals is based on a comparison of the second opening price trend to the second closing price trend for the underlying investment, wherein the second visual favorable/unfavorable trade indicator is the first color whenever the second closing price trend is greater than the second opening price trend and the second visual favorable/unfavorable trade indicator is the second color whenever the second closing price trend is lower than the second opening price trend; wherein the first and second visual favorable/unfavorable trade indicators signal whether it will be favorable or unfavorable to execute a trade involving one of the options for the underlying investment for the respective time intervals; and wherein the forgoing steps are executed by a computer.