Patent ID: 8521637

Claim:
A method of providing real time analytics to a user of a securities trading system, comprising: (a) displaying in a first predetermined display area of an electronic display device a user interface for said securities trading system; (b) sending to a widget engine on a computer separate from said user interface, a list of one or more securities selected from said securities trading system and a request for an analytic for said one or more securities, said analytic selected from a predetermined set of one or more analytics; (c) receiving from said widget engine information about said requested analytic based on one or more records from said securities trading system corresponding to said list and based on real-time market data; (d) displaying in a second pre-determined display area of an electronic display device a graphical representation of said requested analytic based on said received information; (e) receiving from said widget engine updated information describing said requested analytic based on an update to said one or more records or an update to said market data; and (f) displaying in said second pre-determined display area an updated graphical representation of said requested analytic based on said received updated information.