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 #1610285  by andrewjw
 
COMEX is a part of the CME Group, along with CBOT and NYMEX. Their GLOBEX platform operating at the Aurora data center is one of the busiest trading platforms in the world.
CBOE still has pretty high options volume in the pits though.

Many of the firms trading on the electronic platforms have large Chicago offices. However, many fewer of the employees live in the suburbs these days.