The exchange formed in 2007 through the merger of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, providing a wide range of futures and options products.
A group of individuals or firms who have separate objectives but unite to adopt strategies or advocate policies. Often seen in government entities requiring support from multiple political parties.
A form of longitudinal study that follows a group of individuals sharing a common characteristic or experience within a defined period, aiming to determine the effect on the group of an experience or treatment.