As of Jan. 2, money managers’ net short in CBOT soybean oil futures and options was the largest since June 2019 at 50,554 contracts, up slightly on the week.

The CBOT’s rank and file was asked the narrow question of whether to acquire the 327 S. LaSalle St. building, which is owned by Hirsch Klaff Associates, for $24 million.

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) is a commodity exchange established in 1848. The Chicago Board of Trade originally traded only agricultural commodities such as wheat, corn, and soybeans.

The CBOT was traditionally an agricultural futures market, before adding financial futures in the 1970s. Today, the CBOT also offers trading in precious metals, government debt, and energy stocks.