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The Merc: The Emergence of a Global Financial Powerhouse
The Merc The Emergence of a Global Financial Powerhouse Author:Bob Tamarkin The story of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is one of drama and vigor, shaped by major historical events and by characters charged with a spirit of survival. Established in 1919, by 1991 the Merc supported trading with an underlying value of $50 trillion -- almost forty times as much as the value of all equities traded on the New York Stock Exc... more »hange.« less