Transaction tracking and display
A transaction tracking system includes a display that permits viewing the relationship between related transactions. In the display, individual transactions are depicted as transaction icons sorted in time order horizontal rows according to order ID.
1. A method of tracking and displaying transactions, comprising:
loading transactions related to an alert including one triggering transaction into a software module running on a processor;
identifying metadata associated with the transactions, including transaction type metadata, order identification metadata, customer type metadata, and triggering transaction metadata;
sorting the transactions by time-stamp;
sorting the transactions sorted by time stamp into order transactions and execution transactions;
for each order transaction, iteratively, (a) creating a new sequence line on a display for each unique order identification; and (b) placing each order transaction in time-stamp order on a sequence line corresponding to the unique order identification;
for each execution transaction, iteratively, (a) creating a new sequence line on the display for each unique order identification; and (b) placing each execution transaction in time-stamp order on a sequence line corresponding to the unique order identification;
marking the triggering transaction on the display; and
for each sequence line calculating a percentage of orders executed of total orders on the sequence line and displaying the percentage.
2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising positioning a transaction icon representing a single transaction in a sequence line on the display.
3. The method according to claim 2 , comprising positioning transaction type information immediately over each transaction icon.
4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the display includes transaction type information next to each transaction icon.
5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the transaction icon graphically identifies the associated transaction as a buy order, a buy execution, a sell order or a sell execution based on distinct color and graphic content.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transaction type metadata indicates whether the transaction is a new, amended or canceled transaction.
7. The method according to claim 1 , comprising placing a customer type label next to each sequence line, the customer type label indicating a customer type selected from broker-dealer, customer, employee and proprietary.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the customer type label is positioned immediately below each sequence line.
9. A system for tracking and displaying transactions, the system comprising:
a display screen displaying transaction information from related transactions; and
a server comprising a processor configured to:
load transactions related to an alert including one triggering transaction;
identify metadata associated with the transactions, including transaction type metadata, order identification metadata, customer type metadata, and triggering transaction metadata;
sort the transactions by time-stamp;
sort the transactions sorted by time stamp into order transactions and execution transactions;
for each order transaction, iteratively, (a) create a new sequence line on the display screen for each unique order identification; and (b) place each order transaction in time-stamp order on a sequence line corresponding to the unique order identification;
for each execution transaction, iteratively, (a) create a new sequence line on the display screen for each unique order identification; and (b) place each execution transaction in time-stamp order on a sequence line corresponding to the unique order identification;
mark the triggering transaction on the display screen; and
for each sequence line calculate a percentage of orders executed of total orders on the sequence line and display the percentage.
10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to position a transaction icon representing a single transaction in a sequence line on the display.
11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to position transaction type information immediately over each transaction icon.
12. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the display screen includes transaction type information next to each transaction icon.
13. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the transaction icon graphically identifies the associated transaction as a buy order, a buy execution, a sell order or a sell execution based on distinct color and graphic content.
14. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the transaction type metadata indicates whether the transaction is a new, amended or canceled transaction.
15. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to place a customer type label next to each sequence line, the customer type label indicating a customer type selected from broker-dealer, customer, employee and proprietary.
16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the customer type label is positioned immediately below each sequence line.
17. A method, comprising:
identifying metadata associated with transactions related to an alert, including transaction type metadata, order identification metadata, customer type metadata, and triggering transaction metadata;
sorting the transactions into order transactions and execution transactions;
create a horizontal time axis;
for each order transaction, iteratively, (a) creating a new sequence line on a display for each unique order identification; and (b) placing each order transaction in time-stamp order on a sequence line corresponding to the unique order identification;
for each execution transaction, iteratively, (a) creating a new sequence line on the display for each unique order identification; and (b) placing each execution transaction in time-stamp order on a sequence line corresponding to the unique order identification;
marking the triggering transaction on the display; and
for each sequence line calculating a percentage of orders executed of total orders on the sequence line and displaying the percentage.
18. The method according to claim 17 , comprising positioning a transaction icon representing a single transaction in a sequence line on the display.
19. The method according to claim 17 , comprising placing a customer type label next to each sequence line, the customer type label indicating a customer type selected from broker-dealer, customer, employee and proprietary.
20. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the customer type label is positioned immediately below each sequence line.