Patent ID: 8234252

Claim:
A data collection system for collecting position data and performing market surveillance, the data collection system comprising: a computer processor; a computer memory in communication with the computer processor, the computer memory configured to store a first collection document executable by the computer processor, the first collection document comprises: a first code portion, the first code portion configured to format the first collection document, wherein first collection document is a hypertext markup language document in a first browser session; at least one first information input configured to receive an input including a first reportable position of a trading account and user information, the at least one first information input defined by the first code portion; a second code portion, the second code portion stored within the first collection document and configured to include the user information provided via the at least one first information input, wherein the second code portion is a copy of the first code portion such that the second code portion is configured to format a second collection document in a second browser session based as a copy of the first collection document; and an archival routine configured to create the second collection document based on the second code portion and the user information provided via the at least one first information input, wherein the second collection document includes at least one second information input configured to receive an input including a second reportable position of the trading account, wherein information from first collection document is removed after the second collection document has been created, and the second code portion is stored within an array established within the first collection document.