Almost from its inception, CCX had a strong connection with the Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange, whose subsidiary is the International Petroleum Exchange, the world's largest petroleum futures options market.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Hewison is a retired floor trader who has been a member of several major exchanges, including the International Monetary Market division of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Index and Options Market Chicago, New York Futures Exchange and London Financial Futures Exchange.

FORBES: Adam Hewison Aims For 'The Fat Part In The Middle' Of Market Moves

Leo Melamed, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, took control in 1969 and introduced currency futures and the International Monetary Market to the exchange.

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Thus was born the International Money Market, the world's first financial futures exchange, which was then taken over by the Merc.

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Nasdaq, the US technology market has partnered with the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) to sell single-stock futures.

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