Supreme Life Building

Historical marker location:

3500 South Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of South Martin Luther King Drive and East 35th Street on South Martin Luther King Drive.)

Chicago Landmark.

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.