| 20100057634 | Data Analysis Method And Apparatus For Use In Trading Financial Instruments - A unique method and apparatus for analyzing data related to a tradable financial instrument employs a finite state decision tree as a predictive model of future trade prices for the instrument. The decision tree may be multi-layered with each layer divided into nodes representing a range of numerical values. For each layer of the decision tree, a user-selected or user-defined analytic equation/algorithm processes the data into numerical analytic values that are used to populate the nodes of the decision tree. A future price offset is determined for each node. The future price offset represents a prediction for a future price change of the financial instrument and can be used as a basis for trading the instrument. | 03-04-2010 |
