Chicago Board of Trade

Duffy's last big acquisition was Nex Group in 2018 for $5.5 billion, following large deals to acquire Chicago Board of Trade and New York Mercantile Exchange a decade earlier.

Wheat futures rose sharply following the news, with the Chicago Board of Trade’s most active wheat contract up almost 3% after earlier rising over 4%.

The Chicago Board of Trade’s most-active corn contract this month was down about 19.5% from this time last year.

Prices of wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade rose sharply in the aftermath of Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine but are now around pre-conflict levels.

Prices of wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade rose sharply in the aftermath of Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine but are now only slightly above pre-conflict levels.