Order Distribution System for Financial Trade Execution

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Solution Overview

Problem

Financial exchanges face challenges in efficiently matching and executing trades across multiple platforms due to varying order fulfillment methods and rates, leading to suboptimal execution of orders.

Innovation Solution

A method involving a computing device that receives order information, analyzes fulfillment rates and methods across multiple exchanges, and distributes sub-orders to optimize execution, facilitating trade execution based on calculated distributions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If orders are distributed across multiple exchanges, then the probability of order fulfillment is improved, but the complexity of order management increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveorder fulfillment probabilityVSAvoidorder management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments a single order into multiple sub-orders and distributes them across different exchanges. The computing device divides the original order into portions based on exchange-specific characteristics such as fulfillment rates, pending order quantities, and matching methods, thereby improving overall fulfillment probability while managing complexity through systematic segmentation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The computing device acts as an intermediary between the trading system and multiple exchanges. It receives order information, analyzes exchange characteristics, determines optimal distribution, and manages the complexity of coordinating across multiple exchanges, thereby shielding the trading system from direct complexity while improving fulfillment reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If exchange-specific parameters are analyzed in detail, then the precision of order distribution is improved, but the computational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedistribution precisionVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The computing device performs preliminary analysis of exchange characteristics including fulfillment rates, pending order quantities, and matching methods before distributing orders. By pre-processing and storing this exchange-specific information, the system can make precise distribution decisions without performing complex real-time calculations for each order, thereby achieving high precision while managing computational complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes and adjusts distribution parameters based on exchange-specific characteristics such as fulfillment rates, pending order quantities, and matching methods. By dynamically modifying distribution strategies according to these parameters, the system achieves precise order allocation while using standardized computational approaches to manage complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS8326745B2Products and processes for order distribution
Publication Date: 2012.12.04 BGC PARTENRS INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods for trading financial instruments through multiple trading intermediaries are described.