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Dan Stern is part of a prominent Chicago Board of Trade family. His father, Lee Stern, joined the CBOT in 1949 and is currently the oldest CBOT member. His first membership was a family transfer from his mom. Stern has traded on the CBOT and the CBOE. Here he tells his story in an interview for the MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project.
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