ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,307,518, issued on May 20, was assigned to TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC. (Chicago).

"System and method for chart based order entry" was invented by Eric W. Borts (Broomfield, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for chart-based order entry are described. According to one example method a chart is used to display historical market data corresponding to a tradeable object. An order entry interface is displayed in relation to the chart. The order entry interface includes a plurality of price objects for selecting price levels to be used for trade orders to buy or sell the tradeable object. According to one exam...