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Chicago Board of Trade

  • 15 Jan 2010 at 4:15 PM

Retired CBOT Traders Wax Nostalgic For Days When Biting A Colleague’s Nose Off Wasn’t Considered Taking It Too Far

By Bess Levin


“The biting of the nose and the fights, sure, when you’re throwing around that kind of money, people tend to lose it sometimes,” said Doug Pringle, 42, who traded corn, soybeans, 10- year Treasury notes and 30-year bonds for 17 years. “I miss the excitement.”
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