by MWEdAdmin | Nov 14, 2019 | Open Outcry Traders History Project
Bill Dudley sat for an interview for John Lothian News’ MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project. After a stint in the U.S. Army and a finance degree, Bill Dudley was hired on the bond desk of Merrill Lynch. He was not a trader, but an assistant who...
by MWEdAdmin | Nov 6, 2019 | Open Outcry Traders History Project
Jake Morowitz came to the Chicago Board of Trade as a philosophy major and a member of the Students for a Democratic Society. A former professor recruited him to come work in the markets and he was hired as a researcher. He bought his first membership with the help of...
by MWEdAdmin | Oct 8, 2019 | Open Outcry Traders History Project
Tom Gould is a former option trader at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He went on to a brokerage and compliance career. He tells his story about his days trading on the floor of the CBOE to John Lothian News as part of the MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders...
by MWEdAdmin | Oct 8, 2019 | Open Outcry Traders History Project
Mike Fishbain is a former open outcry trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Today he is part of the customer support team at Trading Technologies, a leading provider of trading screen technology to the futures and options markets. He sat for an interview with...
by MWEdAdmin | Sep 27, 2019 | Open Outcry Traders History Project
Jordan Melamed is a former trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and a filmmaker. He is the son of CME Chairman Emeritus Leo Melamed. He followed his father’s footsteps to the trading floor of the CME. After a career trading in the open outcry markets he pursued a...
by MWEdAdmin | Sep 27, 2019 | Open Outcry Traders History Project
The first video we are releasing from the Open Outcry Traders History Project is of Leo Melamed. In this video, Leo tells of his start as a law student and runner, how he financed his first membership with help from his father and how many times he went broke. Three....
