Inter-product matrix
Lists of tradeable objects may be generated and displayed to enable a user to define a trading strategy having multiple legs. The lists of tradeable objects may be used to define and display different combinations of the tradeable objects that are included in each of the lists. Each combination of tradeable objects may define the different legs of a spread that may be tradeable on one or more exchanges. A combination of tradeable objects may be selected to display contract information associated with the different legs of the spread. The contract information for each leg may be used to define and display spread information for the legs of the trading strategy. The spread information may allow the user to view information related to the spreads for different combinations of tradeable objects in a display.
1. A method including:
displaying by a graphical user interface of a computing device a plurality of product cells forming a product matrix, wherein each product cell of the plurality of product cells is aligned along a first axis and a second axis, wherein each location along the first axis corresponds to a product in a first list of products, wherein each location along the second axis corresponds to a product in a second list of products, wherein each product cell of the plurality of product cells represents a combination including the corresponding product along the first axis and the corresponding product along the second axis;
receiving by the graphical user interface of the computing device a selection of a product cell in the product matrix, wherein the selected product cell corresponds to a first product in the first list of products and a second product in the second list of products;
displaying by the graphical user interface of the computing device, in response to receiving the selection of the product cell, a plurality of contract cells forming a contract matrix, wherein each contract cell of the plurality of contract cells is aligned along a third axis and a fourth axis, wherein each location along the third axis corresponds to a contract for the first product, wherein each location along the fourth axis corresponds to a contract for the second product, wherein each contract cell of the plurality of contract cells represents a combination including the corresponding contract along the third axis and the corresponding contract along the fourth axis;
receiving by the graphical user interface of the computing device a selection of a contract cell in the contract matrix, wherein the selected contract cell corresponds to a trading strategy including a plurality of legs, wherein a first leg of the plurality of legs for the trading strategy is for the contract for the first product, wherein a second leg of the plurality of legs for the trading strategy is for the contract for the second product; and
sending by the computing device, in response to receiving the selection of the contract cell, an order for the trading strategy.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first list of products is the same as the second list of products.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the product matrix is displayed in a first view, wherein the contract matrix is displayed in a second view.
4. The method of claim 1 , further including:
receiving by the computing device market data related to each contract associated with each contract cell of the plurality of contract cells;
determining by the computing device spread information for each contract cell of the plurality of contract cells based on the market data for the corresponding contracts; and
displaying by the computing device the spread information in the corresponding contract cell of the plurality of contract cells.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the spread information includes a price or a net change.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contracts for the first product corresponding to each location along the third axis are organized in one of (i) ascending order and (ii) descending order of contract month, wherein the contracts for the second product corresponding to each location along the fourth axis are organized in one of (i) ascending order and (ii) descending order of contract month.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contracts for the first product corresponding to each location along the third axis are organized in one of (i) ascending order and (ii) descending order of settlement date, wherein the contracts for the second product corresponding to each location along the fourth axis are organized in one of (i) ascending order and (ii) descending order of settlement date.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trading strategy is a spread.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trading strategy includes a third leg for a contract for a third product.