The subject invention overcomes the limitations of known market data
displays by producing a graphical market display that integrates analysis
of both 1) intra-day trading activity by classes of market participant,
and 2) projected market impact as a function of trade size give the
present set of executable orders in an electronic securities trade
execution network. In a preferred embodiment, the display is used as the
graphic user interface (GUI) of an ECN. In alternate preferred
embodiments, the display is offered by a market data analysis service
that accesses information form one or more ECNs, exchanges, or stock
market. In another alternate embodiment, the display is created by
software on a user computer form liquidity information already on that
user computer.