1955: 2 traders cornered the futures market, drove down prices in order to profit from a short positions that they held. http://dld.bz/Jxnk

Emily Lambert: The Futures: the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was brought to the brink of bankruptcy. @Forbes @BW @FT http://dld.bz/Jxnk

Emily Lambert: The Futures: In order to stay solvent, @CMEGroup began trading in pork bellies. @CNBC @NYTimesBusiness http://dld.bz/Jxnk

"With futures contracts that looked alike, it became easier to buy and sell them and to trade them like baseball cards." http://dld.bz/Jxnk