Chicago Board Of Trade Floor Closing

Cme group owner of the chicago mercantile exchange and the chicago board of trade said wednesday that it will temporarily shut its trading floor at the close of business friday.

Chicago board of trade floor closing.

The global markets exchange is taking precautions to reduce. Trading in the s p pit at the chicago board of trade cme group in chicago on aug. Trading floor or in the chicago board of trade. Stories from chicago s famed trading floor.

A marketplace emerged and businessmen formed the chicago board of trade in 1848 and the chicago produce exchange a forerunner to the. In 1919 the chicago butter and egg board a spin off of the cbot was reorganized to enable member traders to allow future trading and its name was changed to chicago mercantile exchange cme. The chicago board of trade cbot began as a voluntary association of prominent chicago grain merchants. The chicago board of trade the older of the two exchanges was founded in 1848.

Chicago futures operator cme group is closing its trading floors in chicago at the end of the day friday with no set date for reopening. By 1858 access to the trading floor known as the pit was limited to members with seats on the exchange who traded. Cme group released a statement on wednesday announcing it will close its chicago trading floor at the close of business on friday.