US 7,321,873 B2
Foreign exchange trading system
Dierk Reuter, New York, N.Y. (US); and Eddie Wen, New York, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/935,257.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/226843, filed on Aug. 22, 2000.
Prior Publication US 2002/0049666 A1, Apr. 25, 2002
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 705—37  [705/26; 705/27; 705/35; 705/36] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for trading financial products, the method comprising:
in a first communication channel, streaming indicative data including offering data for a plurality of different financial products from a server to a trading terminal;
in a second communication channel logically separate from the first communication channel, receiving execution data at the server from the trading terminal, wherein the execution data includes a request for offer details relating to a first one of the plurality of financial products, the request comprising a user-specified constraint identifying a desired characteristic of the first financial product;
determining offering information for the first product based on the user-specified constraint; and
in the second communication channel, transmitting execution data including information relating to the specific product to the trading terminal.