Patent ID: 7565319

Claim:
A method for recording annotations in an electronic trading environment, the method comprising: receiving real time market data from an electronic exchange comprising a best bid price and a best ask price currently available for a tradeable object; displaying a first graphical interface at a client terminal, wherein the first graphical interface displays the real time market data as the real time market data is being received from the electronic exchange; displaying a second graphical interface at the client terminal in relation to the first graphical interface, wherein the second graphical interface is configured for user annotations relative to the real time market data; receiving a first user command via an input device, the first user command identifying a portion of the real time market data being received and displayed in the first graphical interface at a point in time when the first user command was received via the input device; in response to the first user command, storing the identified portion of the real time market data and the point in time when the first user command was received; displaying a user-selectable indicator associated with the stored time; receiving a second user command via the input device subsequent to the stored time to select the indicator and to create the annotation record; in response to the selection of the indicator, creating an annotation record; displaying the annotation record on the second graphical interface; receiving user data via the displayed annotation record; and storing the user data with the annotation record and the identified portion of the real time market data.