Patent ID: 7389268

Claim:
A method of displaying information relating to a commodity on a graphical user interface, the method comprising: receiving market data for a commodity from an electronic exchange, the market data comprises an inside market representing a best bid price and a best ask price currently available for the commodity, and the market data further comprising a last traded price for the commodity; displaying a first display region and a second display region on a graphical user interface according to a first software application; displaying a first indicator in one of a first plurality of locations in the first display region according to the first software application, each location in the first display region corresponding to a price level along a price axis, the first indicator representing a best bid price, a best ask price, or a last trade price for the commodity, wherein the first indicator moves relative to the price axis when the price that the first indicator represents changes; linking a second software application configured for computing a specific price to a second display region of the graphical user interface, wherein the second software application is different from the first software application; and displaying a second indicator in one of a second plurality of locations in the second display region, each location in the second display region corresponding to a price level along the price axis, the second indicator being displayed in a location of the second plurality of locations that corresponds to the specific price, wherein the second indicator moves relative to the price axis when the specific price changes due to the computation of the specific price by the second software application.