Real-Time Commission Calculator for Auction Trading Transparency
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the trading of interest-rate-related instruments, there is a lack of direct communication between traders, leading to brokers fictionalizing trade information, resulting in hidden brokerage fees and distorted market prices, and in electronic trading, the fees are not fully disclosed in real time to customers.
Innovation Solution
An electronic trading system and method that calculates and displays brokerage fees in real time, informs customers of the fee calculation factors, and allows them to influence these factors, using a computer-based data processing system with workstations and a server for coordinated data flow and processing, enabling transparent and immediate disclosure of commissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If brokers facilitate trades by matching buyers and sellers indirectly, then trading efficiency is improved, but brokerage fees are hidden and market prices are distorted
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides real-time feedback to traders about the impact of their positions on brokerage fees. The commission calculator displays current fee estimates based on trade parameters, and the system updates these estimates as traders modify their positions, enabling informed decision-making while maintaining efficient indirect trading facilitation
Solution Approach 2:
The commission calculator serves as an intermediary tool between traders and the broker. It transparently calculates and displays brokerage fees based on trade parameters, acting as a mediator that provides fee information without requiring direct communication between traders, thus maintaining trading efficiency while achieving fee transparency
2Ease of operation
If brokers communicate trade positions to counterparties, then trading transactions are facilitated, but excess broker profits are concealed from traders
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary calculation and display of brokerage fees before trades are executed. Traders can see the fee estimates and understand the financial implications before committing to a trade, eliminating the need for post-trade disclosure while maintaining smooth trade facilitation
Solution Approach 2:
The commission calculator enables traders to self-determine the brokerage fees applicable to their trades. By inputting their trade parameters into the calculator, traders independently obtain fee information without requiring broker disclosure, thus eliminating information loss while maintaining ease of trade operation
3Speed
If electronic trading systems operate with automated logic, then trading speed is improved, but fee calculation transparency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The commission calculator operates continuously and in real-time as traders execute trades. The system continuously calculates and displays updated fee estimates based on changing trade parameters, providing continuous transparency without slowing down the automated trading process or requiring post-trade disclosures
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AI summary
The present invention is related to systems and methods for implementing commission allocations in transaction management of auction-based trading for specialized items such as interest-rate-related instruments. In accordance with these systems and methods, a plurality of workstations that are connected to a server, and a structured commission allocation protocol may be provided. Through the workstations, the server, and the commission allocation protocol, the systems and methods may allocate commissions or fees when trading securities at accelerated levels with minimal errors and costs, control commission elements during real-time trading, and distribute commission and transaction data in real time.