System and method for facilitating trading of multiple tradeable objects in an electronic trading environment

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A system and method are provided for trading multiple tradeable objects. One example method includes displaying at least one combined quantity indicator representing a combined quantity associated with at least two tradeable objects, detecting an input associated with an order for a predetermined order quantity in relation to one of the combined quantity indicators and , allocating the order quantity between the at least two tradeable objects using at least one quantity allocation rule. In one example embodiment a plurality , of quantity allocation rules can be user-configurable and different rules can , be defined and applied in relation to different order types.