Patent ID: 7542938

Claim:
A computer based method for providing a quick quote configuration when trading a spread between a first tradeable object and a second tradeable object, the method comprising: providing at a computing device a slider switch adapted to allow a user using a user input device to dynamically switch between a first tradeable object and a second tradeable object when trading a spread, wherein the spread is between the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object; sending from the computing device a first order to buy or sell the first tradeable object to a first electronic exchange, the first order has a price based on a desired spread price and market conditions in the second tradeable object; receiving at the computing device a quick quote command through the slider switch for dynamically switching to trade the second tradeable object by an action of the user input device; automatically sending from the computing device a message to cancel the first order to the first electronic exchange in response to the quick quote command; and automatically sending from the computing device a second order to buy or sell the second tradeable to a second electronic exchange in response to the quick quote command, the second order has a price based on the desired spread price and market conditions in the first tradeable object.