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The Rose-colored Glasses Come Off
Chicago's futures exchanges had some bad apples amongst an otherwise good bunch
Nov 16, 2023
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Clifton Linton
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My trading floor coat
Sep 21, 2021
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Clifton Linton
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XMAS: It’s all about the Benjamins!
Dec 22, 2023
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Clifton Linton
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Romey Bracey: Hand-Signal Arb Class Master
Jan 31, 2024
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Clifton Linton
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Crank, Booze and Matching Option Order Tickets by Hand
A clerk's life at the PHLX options market in the 1980s
May 8
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Clifton Linton
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Getting Trades Using a Risky Business Approach
How one execution house sales rep exploited a market inefficiency when soliciting order flow
Apr 3
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Clifton Linton
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WMAQ-AM’s Alan Crane, a retiree and a locomotive engineer
CME Visitors Center tales including: a radio reporter and a pair of traders
Feb 27
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Clifton Linton
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WMAQ-AM’s Alan Crane, a retiree and a locomotive engineer
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Crypto Trading Trek -2
I thought I had a winner . . .
Jan 7
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Clifton Linton
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Sam and my Crypto Trading Trek
RIP the trading floor
Dec 23, 2024
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Clifton Linton
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Trading Floor Interpretations of Murphy's Law
I was cleaning my office the other day and found a “Trading Humor” file.
Nov 26, 2024
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Clifton Linton
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The 1992 Great Chicago Flood
The event that showed why Chicago's futures and options markets were indispensable
Oct 18, 2024
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Clifton Linton
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