First Time on the CBOT floor (1989)
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Trading Pits To Pixels - 30 Years In The Trading Markets
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CME recently announced that they are putting all but one of the remaining trading pits to bed. This got me thinking of a blog post I wrote. few months ago that covered my first time on the floor at the Chicago Board of Trade.
BTW, I'm at a remote location and my mic sounds horrible. Apologies in advance for that.
Here's a link to the original blog: https://patrickrooney.substack.com/p/first-time-on-the-cbot-floor-1989
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TT tips (#TTtips) for the trading week ended on Sept, 10, 2021
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