Patent ID: 7765143

Claim:
A method for an event driven workspace in an electronic trading environment, the method including: receiving at a computing device a first definition for a first virtual workspace, wherein the first virtual workspace is associated with a plurality of windows, wherein the plurality of windows are for at least two applications, wherein the plurality of windows display information pertaining to one or more tradeable objects, wherein the first virtual workspace provides a first predefined layout for the plurality of windows, wherein the first predefined layout includes a location for each of the plurality of windows; receiving at the computing device a second definition for a second virtual workspace, wherein the second virtual workspace is associated with the plurality of windows, wherein the second virtual workspace provides a second predefined layout for the plurality of windows, wherein the second predefined layout includes a location for each of the plurality of windows, wherein the second predefined layout is different from the first predefined layout, wherein the second virtual workspace is associated with a triggering event definition; displaying at the computing device the plurality of windows according to the first predefined layout of the first virtual workspace; monitoring at the computing device data related to the one or more tradeable objects to determine whether a triggering event has occurred based on the triggering event definition associated with the second virtual workspace; detecting at the computing device the triggering event based on the monitored data; and activating at the computing device the second virtual workspace in response to detecting the triggering event, wherein activating the second virtual workspace includes displaying the plurality of windows according to the second predefined layout of the second virtual workspace.