US Patent:
20030061149, Mar 27, 2003
Inventors:
Rajiv Ajitsaria - Parsippany NJ, US
Andrew Foray - Wayne NJ, US
Peter Horsfall - Morristown NJ, US
International Classification:
G06F017/60
Abstract:
A conversational trading system allows a plurality of instruments, for example financial instruments such as foreign exchange products, to be traded from a single user interface. The interface includes a deal stack comprising a deal list, a deal detail panel and a button bar. The deal list displays deal related information such as status, party, instrument and an instrument and status related string in a form common to all instruments. Whenever a new quote request is detected, a new conversation is started. This may be with the same party as an existing conversation. The conversation is parsed line by line and the user can edit it before it is sent to the counterparty. The parser does not store any record of the deal and, along with the interface, may be downloaded as an Applet.