Chicago Board of Trade
noun
FINANCE,STOCK MARKETukus(abbreviationCBOT);(abbreviationCBT)thelargestexchangein theworldthattradesinagriculturalcrops(=grain, etc.)andfinancialoptionsandfutures:
The Chicago Board of Trade wasestablishedin 1848 totradeincorn,wheat,oats, andsoybeans.
On thefloorof the Chicago Board of Trade,tradinginbondfutureswas veryslow