Seaman

Historical marker location:

1400 Washington Ave, Cairo, Illinois

( Marker is on Washington Avenue (U.S. 51) north of 14th Street, on the right when traveling north.)

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, one of the largest futures exchanges in the world, was founded in Chicago in 1898. The exchange allows traders to buy and sell futures contracts for commodities like corn, soybeans, and crude oil.