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The Chicago Board of Trade is an American futures and options exchange that was founded in 1848. It operated as an independent exchange for more than 150 years, before merging with its long-time rival
Chicago Board of Trade
Men working the floor at the Chicago Board of Trade as photographed by Stanley Kubrick for Look magazine in 1949
Trading floor at the Chicago Board of Trade in 1993
Chicago Board of Trade Building
The Chicago Board of Trade Building is a 44-story, 604-foot Art Deco skyscraper located in the Chicago Loop, standing at the foot of the LaSalle Street "canyon". Built in 1930 for the Chicago Board of
Chicago Board of Trade
…Mercantile Exchange (CME) to form CME Group in 2007. It is now a designated contract market of the CME Group. Since 1930 it has operated out of the Chicago Board of Trade Building, a landmark Art Deco skyscraper in the Chicago Loop. The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), established on April 3, 1848, is one of the world's oldest…
"On the evening of December 1, 1885, the tower of the new Board of Trade was illuminated by one of the most powerful lights ever devised, ... and can be seen at a distance of sixty miles". The lights were provided with power from the building's own generator.
Night view of the top of The Chicago Board of Trade with the statue of Ceres clearly visible
Statue of Ceres, at the top of the building