Flexibility and persistence in communications was vital in the recent merger between the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade.
Like some courtships, mergers and acquisitions don't always go according to plan - as the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) learned earlier this year.
Each spring, the Futures Industry Association hosts its annual meeting in Boca Raton, FL. This year's event was abuzz with the impending merger between the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the CBOT. After all, the ...