An acclaimed business journalist takes us behind the scenes of the biggest markets in the world and into the oversize personalities of the men who make them happen.
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Traces the history of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange from its origins as a meeting place for gamblers and farmers through its evolution into a sophisticated electronic market of high-speed commodities trading.
Commodities exchanges have become some of the largest financial markets in our global economic system. In this book, the author clears away the fog that clouds our understanding of the risks and opportunities these markets, and their chief instrument - the futures contract - pro…
Tells the rich and dramatic history of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the original (and eventually, largest) futures market. Details the emergence of the Merc as a kind of meeting place for gamblers and farmers and its subsequent transformation into a sophisticated electronic …
An acclaimed business journalist takes us behind the scenes of the biggest markets in the world and into the oversize personalities of the men who make them happen.
"The Futures tells the rich and dramatic story of the Chicago commodities exchanges, from the egg men of Fulton Street to the carbon traders who seek to transform the world (and make a quick buck while they do it)."--Inside jacket.
An acclaimed business journalist takes us behind the scenes of the biggest markets in the world and into the oversize personalities of the men who make them happen.