Patent ID: 8615456

Claim:
A system, comprising: a computer comprising: at least one memory storing software and operable to receive and store financial market information, and at least one processor, wherein the software, when executed by the at least processor, directs the at least one processor to: generate a graphical depiction of the financial market information on a display, wherein the graphical depiction comprises a multidimensional representation, in at least three dimensions, of market information for at least two financial instruments, the multidimensional representation including for each financial instrument at least a first stack and a second stack, each stack representing a volume of bid orders or a volume of offer orders at a respective price, wherein the at least two financial instruments include financial instruments from at least two classes of financial instruments; determine that a user has selected the first stack or the second stack of the first financial instrument or the second financial instrument; and based at least in part on the determination, display a transaction window to the user, wherein the transaction window allows the user to submit at least one of a bid to purchase, an offer to sell, a request to purchase, and a request to sell the selected first financial instrument or second financial instrument.