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Escape to the futures / Leo Melamed with Bob Tamarkin

Following a flight from Nazi-occupied Poland to Chicago, this memoir details the career of a leading figure in the modern futures industry. It chronicles his leadership of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and his role in the development of global financial markets.

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