Patent ID: 8290837
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: displaying, by a processor of a computing device, a financial performance data configurations window, in which the financial performance data configurations window has a first view, a second view, and a third view, in which each of the first, second, and third views of the financial performance data configurations window show a market tab, a select data tab, and a format tab, and in which the first view is displayed upon selection of the market tab, the second view is displayed upon selection of the select data tab, and the third view is displayed upon selection of the format tab; receiving, by the processor, a user selection of the market tab; displaying, by the processor, the first view of the financial performance data configurations window in response to the user selection of the market tab, in which the first view shows a plurality of market categories and a first plurality of selection boxes, in which each market category of the plurality of market categories corresponds to a respective selection box of the first plurality of selection boxes; receiving, by the processor, a user selection of a first selection box of the first plurality of selection boxes, in which the first selection box of the first plurality of selection boxes corresponds to a market category of the plurality of market categories; determining, by the processor and in response to the user selection of the first selection box of the first plurality of selection boxes, a plurality of financial performance criteria available to be selected by a user; receiving, by the processor, a user selection of the select data tab; displaying, by the processor, the second view of the financial performance data configurations window in response to the user selection of the select data tab, in which the second view shows the plurality of financial performance criteria and a second plurality of selection boxes, in which each financial performance criterion of the plurality of financial performance criteria corresponds to a respective selection box of the second plurality of selection boxes; receiving, by the processor, a user selection of at least a first selection box of the second plurality of selection boxes and a second selection box of the second plurality of selection boxes, in which the first selection box of the second plurality of selection boxes corresponds to a first financial performance criterion of the plurality of financial performance criteria and the second selection box of the second plurality of selection boxes corresponds to a second financial performance criterion of the plurality of financial performance criteria; receiving, by the processor, a user selection of the format tab; displaying, by the processor, the third view of the financial performance data configurations window in response to the user selection of the format tab and in accordance with the user selection of at least the first selection box of the second plurality of selection boxes and the second selection box of the second plurality of selection boxes, in which the third view shows a data item corresponding to the first financial performance criterion and a performance graph corresponding to the second financial performance criterion, in which the third view shows the data item at a first location and the third view shows the performance graph at a second location; moving, by the processor, the data item from the first location to a third location in the third view of the financial performance data configurations window in response to receiving a first user input; moving, by the processor, the performance graph from the second location to a fourth location in the third view of the financial performance data configurations window in response to receiving a second user input; saving, by the processor, the third location of the data item and the fourth location of the performance graph; receiving, by the processor, a user selection of a financial instrument, in which the user selection of the financial instrument is input by the user at a financial instrument listings window; displaying, by the processor and in response to receiving the user selection of the financial instrument, the data item as text, a first data value of the data item as a number, the performance graph, and graphics in the performance graph, in which the data item is displayed at the third location and the performance graph is displayed at the fourth location, in which the first data value indicates performance of the financial instrument and the graphics indicate performance of the financial instrument over a period of time, and in which displaying the data item, the first data value, the performance graph, and the graphics comprises displaying the data item, the first data value, the performance graph, and the graphics in a data window that is displayed concurrently with the financial instrument listings window; and displaying information relating to a trade of the financial instrument in a trade window that is displayed concurrently with the financial instrument listings window and the data window.