Leo Melamed is a former chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and a longtime executive in the field of global derivatives. Melamed, an attorney by trade, was named chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1969. In 1972, the CME under his leadership launched currency futures and created the International Monetary Market (IMM). During his time as chairman, the CME introduced a number of financial instruments, … Wikipedia
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