Patent ID: 7966236

Claim:
A computer readable non-transitory medium containing a set of computer readable instructions that when executed on a computing device performs the steps of: receiving through an electronic user interface a first margin inquiry request, the first margin inquiry request comprising margin inquiry parameters used to calculate first margin information relating to at least one financial account; calculating the first margin information for the at least one financial account based on at least the margin inquiry parameters of the first margin inquiry request; detecting a violation of a margin requirement in the at least one financial account from the first margin information; presenting the first margin information, including information corresponding to the detected violation, through the electronic user interface; receiving through the electronic user interface a second margin inquiry request, the second margin inquiry request comprising parameters defining a proposed transaction to cure the violation detected in the at least one financial account; calculating second margin information based on at least the parameters of the second margin inquiry request; and presenting the second margin information through the electronic user interface relating to the proposed transaction for curing the violation.