Historical Marker
Greenville
Historical marker location:
414 West Main Street, Greenville, Illinois
( Marker is at the intersection of North 4th Street and West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on North 4th Street.)
Marker installed: 2015
Finding a Place for Print.
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.