R.J. O'Brien History

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1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010
1914  -  John V. McCarthy & Co. established as cash butter and egg house
1919  -  Founding member of Chicago Mercantile Exchange
1952  -  Robert J. O'Brien, Sr. (RJO, Sr.) joins firm
1959  -  RJO, Sr. named President and J. V. McCarthy name changed to R. J. O'Brien & Associates Inc. (RJO)
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1963  -  1st Branch Office established - Russ Brooks: Harlan, Iowa
1964  -  RJO, Sr. elected to Board of Governors of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (served continuously from 1964-1977)
1964  -  RJO takes 1st delivery of the new Live Cattle contract
1966  -  RJO, Sr. elected 2nd Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
1966  -  RJO hires the first female employed on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
1967  -  RJO, Sr. elected Chairman of the Board of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
1968  -  RJO, Sr. on Tonight Show presenting, "Great Western Grand Champion Steer"
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1972  -  RJO, Sr. made Director and Secretary of the International Monetary Market
1975  -  Robert O'Brien, Jr. named President of RJO
RJO, Sr. named Chairman of the Board of RJO
1977  -  First live, direct from the floor commodity report in broadcast history: "Bob O'Brien Commodity Report"
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1986  -  John W. O'Brien named CEO of RJO
1987  -  Gerald F. Corcoran joins RJO and is named Chief Financial Officer
1989  -  Mayor Richard Daley proclaims R. J. O'Brien Day in Chicago - Oct. 17th in honor of RJO's 75th Anniversary
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1990  -  RJO joins the Chicago Board of Trade
1992  -  Gerald F. Corcoran named Chief Operating Officer and Director of RJO
1995  -  RJO joins London International Futures Exchange
1995  -  Colleen Mitchell named Vice President of RJO
1998  -  RJO introduces its Customer Access Terminal (CAT©) order routing technology
1999  -  RJO begins FX trading operations
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2000  -  RJO introduces Market Center Direct (MCD©) trading platform
2000  -  John W. O'Brien named Chairman of the Board
Robert O'Brien, Sr. named Chairman Emeritus
Robert O'Brien, Jr. named Vice Chairman
Gerald F. Corcoran named Chief Executive Officer
Colleen Mitchell named President
2000  -  RJO moves its offices to 222 S. Riverside Plaza, 9th Floor
2001  -   RJO re-brands its logo to better represent itself as a market leader
2002  -  RJO purchases SDC software, which provides real time risk management of all customer accounts
2002  -  RJO joins the New York Mercantile Exchange, COMEX, and the New York Board of Trade
2003  -  Retail online FX trading system launched at RJO
2003  -  RJO launches a fund of funds product
2004  -  RJO releases new trading platform that includes real time risk management, one click trading, depth of book and streaming quotes
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