"I feel like someone is about to get shot." You spend too much time around NYC. Chicago is quite safe. Shit! Duck! The Loop itself is a virtual ghost town. Easier to park now assuming you don't get carjacked or torched. The old CBOE building is for sale if you want to split it. This is the original floor entry in the CBOT - where the new floor is. There is something significant about this photo.
I have a love-hate relationship with CBOE. I will try them to get price discovery for my options...Sometimes a fill. I will go back and forth between them and Fidelity (PFOF) to get the best price...
In 1997, I had a job at 85 Broad Street, down the street from the NYSE. So I walked past the stock exchange every early morning. I'd always wave at the guys (security detail). Eventually I'd go over and say hello. They had bomb-sniffing dogs. Either Golden Retrievers, or Yellow Labs. All the cars stopped get a "sniff". After many months of this (and being a dog lover), I went to pet one of the dogs. (The dogs were very friendly). The dog had a photo ID on his collar. *** This stuff has been going on (incubating) for a long time.