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Founding of Chicago Board of Trade

Founding of Chicago Board of Trade
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The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) 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 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to form CME Group in 2007.

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Timeline

  1. Founding of Carlsberg Group1847
  2. Founding of BNP Paribas1848
  3. Founding of Chicago Board of Trade (this page)1848
  4. Founding of Democratic National Committee1848
  5. Founding of Omega SA1848
  6. Founding of Prudential plcMay 30, 1848

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