Local resident experiences an afternoon on the floor at the Chicago Board Options Exchange
(Talk of the Town photo provided)
On Thursday, Whitley County resident Dick Buchanan and his nephew, Joe Woenker, were invited to attend E*Trade's annual Chicago Board Options Exchange in Chicago for Options Institute. Buchanan said the two were allowed to participate in a mock trading session on the floor of the Exchange. Above, at center, Dick Buchanan hold the trade card showing he made a $1,500 mock profit in the exercise. After the floor trading finished, E*Trade had two experts give their presentations as to how and why someone could and should use options on stock issues.