Dynamic price axes in featured user interfaces

Abstract

A user interface for use with an electronic trading system includes a display that shows a bid price axis and an ask price axis, as well as corresponding sizes, and a visual indicator of the inside market. When the inside market changes in response to changing market conditions, the display of the inside market clearly shows a spatial movement of the inside market as well as the representative price(s) associated therewith, thereby rendering the two price axis dynamic axis. The user interface is easy to use, intuitive as well as customizable, and contains features that facilitate efficient electronic trading and shows trading activity pertaining to the user as well as the market in general.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for displaying market information for an item being traded in an electronic trading system, the method comprising:
 providing a user interface that is displayed on a workstation in the electronic trading system;   displaying a plurality of bid prices associated with the item in a first region within the user interface;   displaying a plurality of ask prices associated with the item in a second region within the user interface; and   displaying an indication of an inside market associated with the item such that, when the inside market changes, at least one of the plurality of prices displayed changes locations between the first and the second regions within the user interface.