| 摘要 |
The invention provides a computer system and method for trading instruments using a data communications network which allows users to selectively view market depth information for the instruments in a plurality of different styles, each style corresponding to one of the plurality of available market depth views. The user can switch back and forth between the plurality of market depth views, as many times as he likes, by using an input device to activate a control on a trading panel to select from the plurality of available views. The system includes a network interface for receiving a set of orders for the instrument from the data communications network, a display device, and a view processor configured to display on the display device a trading panel comprising a market depth grid containing sizes and rates that are derived from the set of orders received from the data communications network. The sizes and rates displayed on the market depth grid are determined by the selected market depth view.
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