Commerce - Groups - Chicago, Illinois, USA

Organizations promoting business and business opportunities in the Chicago area

• Chamber: Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce; representing business interests at the city, county, regional and state levels
• World Trade: World Trade Center Chicago; supports international business development; facilitates international trade
• Greater O'Hare: Greater O'Hare Association of Industry and Commerce; regional chamber of commerce and business association focusing on networking, education and business advocacy
• Mercantile: Chicago Mercantile Exchange; futures exchange; trading of futures and options on futures on interest rates, stock indexes, foreign exchange and commodities; derivatives products, trading floor, GLOBEX electronic trading platform
• Stock: Chicago Stock Exchange; auction market for the purchase and sale of equity securities; physical location where stocks are traded
• Board of Trade: Chicago Board of Trade; open auction and electronic forum for futures exchange in which contracts are bought and sold; these contracts are to accept or deliver a commodity, such as corn, soybeans, wheat, or US Treasury bonds
• Options: Chicago Board Options Exchange; lists options on stocks, interest rates, broad-based stock indexes

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