Patent ID: 8762257
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for coalescing market data at a client device, the system including: a client device, wherein the client device is configured to receive a first market data update from an electronic exchange; wherein the client device is configured to store the first market data update in a data structure; wherein the client device is configured to notify a graphical user interface of the first market data update; wherein the client device is configured to receive a second market data update from the electronic exchange after notifying the graphical user interface of the first market data update, but before the graphical user interface retrieves the first market data update; wherein the client device is configured to update the data structure based on the second market update by coalescing the first market data update with the second market data update into a coalesced market update, wherein coalescing the first market data update with the second market data update includes replacing data related to a market data parameter from the first market data update with data related to the market data parameter from the second market data update; wherein the client device is configured to retrieve a market data update responsive to the notification, wherein the coalesced market data update is retrieved by the graphical user interface; and wherein the client device is configured to display the retrieved market data update on the graphical user interface.