Patent ID: 8825542

Claim:
A system for controlling initiation of orders by a plurality of trading platforms on behalf of a customer for placement with at least one exchange server, the system comprising: a computer network; and a plurality of servers coupled to the computer network, wherein at least one of the plurality of servers comprises a post-trade order monitor and each server of the plurality of servers comprises: a first communication interface configured to receive, via the computer network, at least one message containing information related to a trading limit for the customer; a second communication interface configured to communicate, via a computer network, with at least one other server of the plurality of servers; and a module configured to automatically: receive the information related to the trading limit for the customer; send, via the second communication interface, directly to another server of the plurality of servers, information about trading events related to the customer's trading activities on the server; receive, via the second communication interface, directly from another server of the plurality of servers, information about trading events related to the customer's trading activities on the another server; and recalculate the trading limit, based at least in part on the received information about the trading events.