METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR OBTAINING BEST EXECUTION OF ORDERS TO BUY OR SELL A FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT FOR WHICH A NET ASSET VALUE IS PERIODICALLY CALCULATED

The present invention uses new order entry types (formats) and new order management methods to meet the order and transaction management needs of investors, traders, brokers, market makers and service providers for institutional traders for transactions in NAV Instruments by integrating the implementation of trades when conventional markets and NAV-based trading markets operate contemporaneously. Among other features, the invention provides methods and computer systems for determining the appropriate nature, size, sequence and latency of orders to be entered into alternative trading venues to improve executions.