Patent ID: 8219480

Claim:
A method, comprising: displaying by a workstation on a user interface to a user a plurality of bid and ask prices; receiving by the workstation a trade command from the user to hit or lift at least one price from the plurality of bid and ask prices; in response to receiving the trade command, determining by the workstation that the at least one price has changed from a first price to a second price within a predetermined period of time from a receipt of the trade command and that the change from the first price to the second price is by at least a predetermined number of increments; and based at least in part on determining that the at least one price has changed within the predetermined period of time and that the change is by at least the predetermined number of increments, presenting by the workstation to the user an opportunity to submit at least a portion of the trade command at the second price or cancel the trade command; wherein the method further comprises determining by the workstation that the change from the first price to the second price is unfavorable to the user; and wherein presenting to the user the opportunity to submit or cancel the trade command further comprises presenting to the user the opportunity to submit or cancel the trade command based at least in part on determining that the change from the first price to the second price is unfavorable to the user.