Tuesday, March 24, 2015

As Silence Falls on Chicago Trading Pits, a Working-Class Portal Also Closes - NYTimes.com

As Silence Falls on Chicago Trading Pits, a Working-Class Portal Also Closes - NYTimes.com:



"CHICAGO — The pits where generations of sweating traders in colorful jackets once bellowed out orders for wheat, corn and cattle contracts, using hand signals and sheer force of personality, are almost empty. The smattering of traders who hung around them on a recent day appeared listless, some glancing at tablet screens, others staring blankly into space."



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