CME Group Permanently Closes Pits, Ending Open-Outcry Trading in Agricultural Commodities
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CME Group's open-outcry trading pits, which had been losing popularity amid the rise in electronic trading, won't reopen after being closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 last March.
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Chicago Says Goodbye to CME's Last Commodity Trading Pits - Bloomberg
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Market veterans mourn slow death of historic trading pits
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Closing time for Chicago's trading pits
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CME Group to Close Most of Its Chicago Trading Pits Permanently
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Chicago Says Goodbye to CME's Last Commodity Trading Pits - Bloomberg
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Market veterans mourn slow death of historic trading pits
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Why the CME shutting down floor trading matters
CME Group to Permanently Close Most Open Outcry Trading Pits
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