Graphical display with integrated recent period zoom and historical period context data

摘要

A system and method are provided for displaying a data series. In one embodiment, a graphical interface is provided including at least one axis that is divided into a plurality of axis regions. Preferably, each axis region uses a different linear scale, and the plurality of axis regions forms a continuous non-linear scale. The graphical interface also displays the data series in relation to the plurality of axis regions, and the data series is plotted in relation to each axis region based on a scale resolution corresponding to each respective axis region.

主权项

1. An apparatus for use in an electronic trading environment, the apparatus comprising:
an electronic display; and an electronic processor coupled with the electronic display, where the processor is configured to cause the electronic display to display market updates from an electronic exchange for a tradeable object relative to a price chart having a time axis with a recent data region and an older data region, where a linear time scale for the recent data region and a linear time scale for the older data region form a continuous non-linear time scale, and where in response to receiving new data, at least a portion of data displayed in the recent data region is moved from the recent data region to the older data region.