The present invention relates to an information control method for a securities dealing support system such as a trading support system which supports, or assists in the dealing of securities such as bonds and debentures, and to a securities dealing support system itself.
A conventional dealing system for bonds, debentures or the like is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid open Publication JP-A-61-86867. With this system, customers who intend to deal with bonds or debentures are supplied with a plurality of type of data made at a host computer in menu form, or with the information requested by customers. The system automatically processes securities dealing proposed by customers. Information exchange between investors and dealers and/or traders is carried out in the following manner. The term "dealers and/or traders" is represented by "dealer/trader" hereinunder where applicable.
There is shown in FIG. 2 the flow of information about the decision support for the dealer/trader who deals with bonds and debentures, and about the dealings between the dealer/trader and customers. Namely, in accordance with the market information at a stock exchange 21 or the like dealing with bonds, debentures and the like, the dealer/trader 23 consults customers 24 for securities dealing. In accordance with the securities dealing information supplied from customers 24, the dealer/trader 23 sends an order to the market. The information has been transferred heretofore via a telephone between dealers and traders or between traders and customers. The dealing information has been supplied to the dealer/trader in such a manner that a computer calculates the dealing support information in real time on the basis of market information and outputs the information to the display 22 of a work station at the dealer/trader. There is shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B an example of a conventional trading support computer system. In the system shown in FIG. 3A, market information is received at a computer 31 which selects desired information and sends it onto a Local Area Network (LAN) 32. A terminal device 33 picks up desired information from the information flowing on LAN 32 to thereby supply necessary information for dealing with bonds, debentures or the like. The dealer/trader communicates with customers via a communication system 34 while observing the screen of the terminal device 33.
In the system shown in FIG. 3B, A computer 31 receives market information and calculates desired securities dealing support information which is supplied to a terminal device 33. The dealer/trader communicates with customers via a communication system 34 while observing the screen of the terminal device 33.