Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.

James P Moran

Jacob Doornebos

Michael Patrick King

Terrence Janas

Bruce Dickman

Paul Meacham

Raymond V Menghi

Eric S Wolff

Systems, methods and user interfaces that allow rapid storage and retrieval of trading data are provided. Trading data records are arranged as a non-indexed collection of data records. The physical location of trading data records stored in a computer-readable medium corresponds to the order that queries are performed. Queries may be performed by analyzing attributes of all of the trading data records, without speed limitations associated with indexed databases.

Non-indexed in-memory data storage and retrieval

Systems and methods for delivering a plurality of trading data messages to a server in connection with the monitoring the trading of financial instruments are provided. A listener subscribes to a subset of the plurality of trading data messages generated by market participants or components within the trading platform. A buffer receives the subset of the plurality of trading data messages and stores the subset of the plurality of trading data messages. A server, such as a live alerts server, receives the subset of the plurality of trading data messages stored from the buffer and analyzes the subset of the plurality of trading data.

Publish and subscribe system including buffer

Systems and methods for monitoring the trading of financial instruments are provided. Trading messages are received at a live alert server. The messages are analyzed with a set of predetermined limits and rules. When a predetermined limit or rule is violated, an email message is sent to a regulator or other trading entity. The email message may include a hyperlink that may be selected to generate a real-time report relating to the limit or rule. When hyperlink is selected, a query is sent to a query server where the real-time report is generated and transmitted back to the requesting party.

Live alerts

A data collection application includes a collection document having a first code portion configured to format the document, at least one information input configured to receive an input wherein the at least one information input is defined by the first code portion, and a second code portion stored within the collection document and configured to include the information provided via the at least one information input. The data collection document further includes an archival routine configured to create a second collection document based on the second code portion and the information provided via the at least one information input.

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Hinsdale, IL, United States of America

James P Moran