Patent ID: 7562047

Claim:
A method for displaying market information relating to and facilitating trading of a plurality of goods in an electronic trading environment, the method comprising: generating a value axis for a plurality of goods via a computing device having a processor, the value axis being generated according to data received at the computing device from an electronic exchange for the plurality of goods and having units of value common to the plurality of goods; displaying the value axis on an interface on a display of the computing device; generating indicators for each of the plurality of goods via the computing device, wherein each indicator represents at least one bid order or at least one offer order for a good and a particular value of the at least one bid order or at least one offer order; dynamically displaying the indicators for each of the plurality of goods at locations along a respective book axis aligned with the value axis on the display of the computing device, each indicator being displayed at a location that corresponds to the particular value along the value axis; receiving a user-initiated command via an input device of the computing device, the user-initiated command selecting a value of a user order for one of the plurality of goods via moving an order icon displayed on the interface to a location of a selected book axis for the good relative to indicators representing orders for the good displayed along the selected book axis associated with a price; in response to the user-initiated command, generating the user order for the good at the value via the computing device; and initiating placement of the user order to the electronic exchange on behalf of the user via the computing device.