In a preferred embodiment, the invention comprises a computer-implemented
system and method of managing market information across a network of data
providers, comprising the steps of: (a) electronically receiving first
data including confidential information regarding market participants in
a first system that protects said first data behind a firewall; (b)
electronically receiving second data including confidential information
regarding market participants in a second system that protects said
second data behind a firewall; (c) electronically receiving an order and
targeting parameters from a first market participant; (d) electronically
issuing an advertisement request message to said first system and said
second system, said advertisement message comprising display attributes
of said order and comprising said targeting parameters; (e)
electronically prompting said first system and said second system via the
advertisement request message to each send a coordination request message
to a Coordination Hub, said coordination request message comprising
information deduced from said confidential information regarding market
participants in said first and second systems, wherein the selection of
the information that is sent to the Coordination Hub is based at least in
part on said first market participant's targeting parameters; (f)
electronically prompting based on the coordination request message said
Coordination Hub to issue permissions to advertise the order to selected
market participants, wherein market participants are selected based, at
least in part, on said received information regarding market
participants; and (g) electronically prompting based on the permission to
advertise the order said first system and said second system to route
information about said order from first participant to said selected
market participants.