Chicago pits power IMC’s institutional options push
Talking Heads: IMCX lures 100 asset managers, while Dash partnership bolsters retail execution

This article is part of our annual Talking Heads series of interviews. The others, and those of previous years, can be found here.
The choreographed chaos begins at 8.30am Chicago-time every working day. After the bell rings, a cacophony of yelling heralds the start of the new trading day on the Cboe trading floor. Phones ring, hand signals are flashed, and runners clutching tablet computers tap in orders.
Chicago’s trading floors have been the heartbeat of global derivatives markets since the
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