TECHNIQUES FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC TRADING

摘要

A number of techniques for improving electronic trading are disclosed. According to some embodiments, a user portal may be provided in an electronic trading system for educational and informational purposes and also to assist investors in configuring their routing or trading preferences for electronic trading orders to be submitted to the electronic trading system.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for electronic trading, the method comprising:
presenting, via a user interface and in connection with an electronic trading system, a questionnaire to solicit answers on an investor's routing or trading preferences for electronic trading orders to be submitted to at least one electronic trading system; and automatically generating a specification document in accordance with a predetermined format based on the solicited answers, said specification document including information to enable a broker to configure the investor's electronic trade orders.