Patent ID: 7805361

Claim:
A system for an event driven workspace in an electronic trading environment, the system including: a client device adapted to receive a first definition for a first virtual workspace, wherein the first virtual workspace is associated with a plurality of windows, wherein the plurality of windows are for at least two applications, wherein the plurality of windows display information pertaining to one or more tradeable objects, wherein the first virtual workspace provides a first predefined layout for the plurality of windows, wherein the first predefined layout includes a location for each of the plurality of windows, the client device further adapted to receive a second definition for a second virtual workspace, wherein the second virtual workspace is associated with the plurality of windows, wherein the second virtual workspace provides a second predefined layout for the plurality of windows, wherein the second predefined layout includes a location for each of the plurality of windows, wherein the second predefined layout is different from the first predefined layout, wherein the second virtual workspace is associated with a triggering event definition, the client device further adapted to receive a limiting condition definition for a limiting condition, wherein the limiting condition definition is associated with one of the plurality of windows, the client device further adapted to display the plurality of windows according to the first predefined layout of the first virtual workspace, the client device further adapted to determine whether a triggering event has occurred based on the triggering event definition associated with the second virtual workspace by monitoring data related to the one or more tradeable objects, the client device further adapted to detect the triggering event based on the monitored data, the client device further adapted to determine whether the limiting condition is satisfied for the associated window based on the limiting condition definition when the triggering event has been detected, the client device further adapted to activate the second virtual workspace in response to detecting the triggering event, wherein activating the second virtual workspace includes displaying the plurality of windows according to the second predefined layout of the second virtual workspace except for the window associated with the limiting condition definition when the limiting condition has been detected to be satisfied.