Patent ID: 7882011

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a user-defined preference status for each of a plurality of providers on a computer, the user-defined preference status based on a relative preference of a user for each of the plurality of providers; receiving prices from the plurality of providers each of the received prices on the computer comprising a bid rate or an offer rate and further comprising an available volume of a financial instrument associated with each of the received prices; generating a first list on the computer of the plurality of providers sorted in ascending order based on the received prices associated with the bid rates; identifying from the generated first list a tie on the computer between a first provider associated with a first bid rate and a first user-defined preference status and a second provider associated with a second bid rate and a second user-defined preference status, wherein the first bid rate and the second bid rate are equal, and the first user-defined preference status is greater than the second user-defined preference status; sorting the first list on the computer such that the first provider appears before the second provider. generating a second list on the computer of the plurality of providers sorted in ascending order based on the received prices associated with the offer rates; identifying from the generated second list a tie on the computer between a third provider associated with a first offer rate and a third user-defined preference status and a fourth provider associated with a second offer rate and a fourth user-defined preference status, wherein the first offer rate and the second offer rate are equal, and the third user-defined preference status is greater than the fourth user-defined preference status; sorting the second list on the computer such that the third provider appears before the fourth provider; causing the first list and the second list to be displayed on a display in communication with the computer.