The flood

摘要

April 13, 1992 started out as a normal day on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade financial room but about an hour into the day, some strange rumors started floating around the floor regarding a flood of sorts. We did not have to wait long; soon an announcement was made that there was a flood in the basements of the CBOT and throughout the Loop and the floor would be closing shortly. We were given time to notify customers and a new closing time and amended post-close session were set.