Edmund O'Connor
| Edmund O'Connor | |
| Occupation | Derivatives Industry Veteran |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago |
The late Edmund O'Connor was a Chicago futures trader who was the architect and one of the founders of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. O'Connor, who founded among other companies, O'Connor & Company, O'Connor & Associates and First Options of Chicago, died in January of 2011.[1][2]
Background
O'Connor was vice chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade when at a dinner with then CBOT Chairman William Mallers, Sr., he outlined plans to create the first U.S. equity options exchange on a napkin. He later served as the first chairman of the board of the Options Clearing Corporation. He also served for many years on the board of the Chicago Board of Trade.[3]
Along with his brother, Billy O'Connor, he founded O’Connor & Company in 1959, First Options of Chicago in 1972, and O’Connor and Associates in 1977. [4]
O'Connor also served on the board of directors of the Burling Bank in Chicago.
Education
O'Connor graduated with a law degree in 1950. [5]
References
- ↑ Chicago Board Options Exchange founder dies. Financial Times.
- ↑ CBOE Architect Dies at 85. Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ O'Connor & Company. Akama.
- ↑ William "Billy" O'Connor. Futures Industry Association.
- ↑ The Man Who Gave Us Derivatives. Forbes.
