I'm starting this thread to collect iconic exchange ads of the past.
I'll update this thread as I find new ones worth saving.
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I've already posted a great CBOT ad on the pride of American agriculture and capitalism over "Red China":https://twitter.com/HideNotSlide/status/1283512036090171392?s=20 …
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CME marketing in the 1970's was absolutely bananas. Below 3 prints celebrating American free markets ask the question: "How Come There's No Havana Cigar Exchange?"pic.twitter.com/w1zNlb78LJ
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Here's another good one... apparently this ad ran in Playboy (?!) in the late 70's. A man in a chicken costume speaks with his broker about futures:pic.twitter.com/U0pLvPnVAx
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This McDonalds ad was filmed on the CME trading floor and aired during the 1989 Super Bowl. Happy Birthday Big Mac!pic.twitter.com/iaziSaSjfd
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CME's ad covering the e-mini S&P 500 futures launch on September 9, 1997: "Turn Your Office Into a Pit" "Call for our free price charting CD-ROM"pic.twitter.com/JyOY6Yc5vI
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The NYSE had a series of newspaper ads in the 60's educating people about "investing in listed stocks". Needless to say things have changed quite a bit since then... "I'm a stock broker and I'm here to help":pic.twitter.com/kUfFt23eAC
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"I think every investor should at least consider listed stocks"pic.twitter.com/FVeoFDz91p
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"Here's what investors should know about talking to a broker"pic.twitter.com/LIgpYPeWsG
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Below ad published in 1995 shows some of "Chicago's most spectacular views" from the CME visitor's gallery:pic.twitter.com/h2wtXDyLBc
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Amid today's political climate and the 'moral hazard' debate, this 1980 CBOT ad becomes all the more relevant: "With The Freedom To Fail, Comes The Freedom To Succeed"pic.twitter.com/4D9Y7pKrCV
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"To these thriving exchanges, a lot of people said it couldn't be done. Here in Chicago we don't listen to that kind of talk." Late 70s CME ad "Super Market":pic.twitter.com/dJgP5tRTHI
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Early 70's CME art: "Me, play the stock market? Hell no brother, I make my money trading commodities"pic.twitter.com/8hqPJfDJyO
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In the heyday of floor trading, some of the best examples of exchange marketing came on pins - art worn by traders & others on the floor to celebrate contract launches, anniversaries, and other milestones. Below are a few of my favorites:pic.twitter.com/YBJAhASBsB
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Still want a taste of the pit? Try playing Pit: The Game - Created in 1904 and still in production today, the game simulates a floor trading environment to "corner the market" for certain commodities. Here's a link to the current version of the game: https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Moves-Games-Deluxe-Pit/dp/B00000DMBD/ref=asc_df_B00000DMBD/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312091586340&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10362507025614385687&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1015254&hvtargid=pla-455833904380&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=62169749215&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312091586340&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10362507025614385687&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1015254&hvtargid=pla-455833904380 …pic.twitter.com/8D6PukAOqV
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Nasdaq was touting itself as "The Electronic Stock Market" before it was cool. Below ad from 1972:pic.twitter.com/JjbHRwMyPU
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An iconic part of 1980's commodities trading, the CME pork belly contract became less popular as consumers ate more pork year round and it made less sense to use pork bellies as a hedging tool for inflation. These ads from the 70's helped fuel its rise to popularity:pic.twitter.com/IN0fswp4To
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More trading floor pins - this time from LIFFE, a British exchange now owned by ICE. My favorite is on the right ("Play Footsie on LIFFE") celebrating FTSE futures trading:pic.twitter.com/MTeMFlOZ6p
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