Welcome to our Futures Special Edition. Whether you’re familiar with derivatives or just starting your investing journey with futures, our explainers, coverage, and accessible breakdowns of the futures market aim to be an essential resource for traders at any stage.
The 45-story Chicago Board of Trade, home of US futures trading, was the tallest building in the city when it was completed in 1930. Atop the building is an Art Deco statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture. The statue’s sculptor, John Bradley Storrs, reportedly did not bother to sculpt the statue’s face because he couldn’t imagine another building being tall enough for anyone to see it.
On Friday, stocks got an initial bounce after January core CPI inflation didn’t have any grim surprises, but the rally fizzled out in late afternoon trading. The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 all posted weekly losses.
