A system and method for dynamic quantity orders in an electronic trading
environment are described. According to one method, a dynamic quantity
order includes a price, a desired order quantity and a percentage
associated with an estimated order quantity that will be filled in an
order queue. When the order is received at an electronic exchange, the
order is sorted into a pro-rata order queue, and the exchange may
estimate a potential order quantity that will be filled in the order
queue at the price based on the defined percentage. Subsequently, the
exchange may then increase the order quantity of the dynamic quantity
order so that if the estimated number of fills occurs, the order quantity
of the dynamic quantity order will be filled.