A system and associated methods are provided for smart hedging in an
electronic trading environment. According to one example method, a first
order for a first tradeable object and a second order for a second
tradeable object are placed based on a spread strategy. Upon receiving an
indication that a quantity of the first order is filled, the method
involves determining if the second order can be used to offset the
quantity filled of the first order by determining if a price of the
second order would result in achieving a desired spread price defined for
the spread strategy. If the price results in the desired price, the
second order is used to offset the quantity filled for the first order in
an attempt to achieve the desired spread price. Other tools are provided
as well.