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Chicago Board of TradeThe world's largest exchange for futures contracts, in terms of the number of contracts traded (243m in 1997). Founded in 1848, CBOT trades both financial and commodity futures, with US Treasury bond futures being the most frequently traded instrument.Its big rival is the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which is particularly strong in agricultural futures contracts (and was called the Chicago Butter and Egg Board until 1919).Similar MatchesChicago Stock Exchange (CHX)Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX)A major exchange trading only stocks, with 90% of trades taking place on an automated execution system, called MAX. Chicago Mercantile ExchangeChicago Mercantile ExchangeThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange (or Merc) was called the Chicago Butter and Egg Board until 1919 and is one of the world's largest futures exchanges. Overall the Chicago Board of Trade is probably bigger in number of contracts traded per year, but the Merc is bigger when it comes to agricultural futures and 'open interest' contracts. Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)A securities exchange created in the early 1970s for the public trading of standardized option contracts. Primary place stock options, foreign currency options, and index options (S&P 100, 500, and OTC 250 index) Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)The second largest futures exchange in the US, and was a pioneer in the development of financial futures and options. |
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