Patent ID: 7636685

Claim:
A method in a trade condition exchange, comprising: receiving, from a publishing user device via a computer network, a specification of trade logic that specifies at least one condition relating to one or more symbol identifiers, wherein satisfaction of said at least one condition in said trade logic would trigger an execution of a trade order; associating a specification of processing with said trade logic, said processing specification including a popularity parameter that indicates a popularity of said trade logic related to other trade logic specifications, a secret parameter that indicates whether said trade logic can be read by other users of the trade condition exchange, and a publishing parameter that specifies an aspect of publishing said trade logic on the trade condition exchange; and transmitting trade order exchange information to a trading user device via a computer network, said trade order exchange information enabling a user interface at said trading user device to access a plurality of specifications of trade logic, said plurality of specifications including said trade logic received from said publishing user, wherein each of said plurality of specifications of trade logic are individually selectable by said trading user in creating a trade order, said user interface giving said trading user access to an indication reflective of a popularity of each of said plurality of specifications of trade logic.