Patent ID: 8108291

Claim:
A method for annotating market information, the method comprising: receiving substantially real-time market data for a tradeable object via a processor; displaying, via the processor, the market data in a first display region of an output device associated with the processor; receiving a first user command via an input device associated with the processor, the first user command flagging a portion of the market data displayed in the first display region; in response to receiving the first user command, creating, via the processor, an annotation marker identifying the portion of the market data; displaying, via the processor, a user-selectable indicator associated with the annotation marker in a second display region of the output device; receiving a second user command via the input device selecting the indicator; in response to receiving the second user command, displaying an annotation record via the output device; receiving user data via the annotation record; and storing the user data associated with the annotation record via the processor.