John T. Geldermann
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| John T. Geldermann | |
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| Occupation | Founder |
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| Employer | Geldermann & Co. |
John Geldermann was founder of Geldermann & Co. and was a former chairman of Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Background
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Geldermann pioneered the automation of order processing, founding Computer Information Service in 1967 as a back-office service bureau for the FCM community. He was also an early proponent of electronic trading. As a member of the CME’s strategic planning committee in the mid-1980s, he worked with Leo Melamed and others to help develop the Globex electronic trading platform.
He was also the founder of Geldermann & Co, a prominent Chicago futures firm. After serving in the US Army from 1943 to 1945, he became a member of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1946. He joined the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1961 and played an important role in that exchange’s leadership for many years, serving as chairman from 1974-1975, and again in 1989.
Geldermann joined the Futures Industry Association board of directors, served as its chairman in 1977 and 1978, and was was inducted into the Futures Hall of Fame in 2006 on FIA's 50th anniversary.[1]
References
- ↑ Futures Hall of Fame. FIA. Retrieved on Nov. 30, 2007.
