The Chicago Board of Trade
by The Chicago Board of Trade – The Commodity Exchange That Tamed the Grain Market
Category: Nominations
The Truck Act (Wage Payment Regulations)
The Truck Act (Wage Payment Regulations) – The Legislative Ban on Company Scrip and Forced Store Purchases
Robert Owen (New Lanark & Utopian Socialism)
Robert Owen (New Lanark & Utopian Socialism) – The Industrialist Who Pioneered Welfare Capitalism and Model Communities
The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers
The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers – The Founders of the Modern Cooperative Movement
The Krupp Family (Steel & Arms)
The Krupp Family (Steel & Arms) – The German Industrial Dynasty That Armed Empires
Werner von Siemens (Siemens & Halske)
Werner von Siemens (Siemens & Halske) – The Engineer-Entrepreneur Who Electrified Nations and Globalized Innovation
The Futures Contract (Standardized)
The Futures Contract (Standardized) – The Financial Instrument That Tamed Agricultural Price Volatility
Walter Bagehot (Lombard Street)
Walter Bagehot (Lombard Street) – The Journalist Who Codified the Principles of Central Banking in a Crisis
The Factory Acts
The Factory Acts – The Legislative Beginning of Workplace Regulation and Social Responsibility
Hetty Green (The Witch of Wall Street)
by Hetty Green (The Witch of Wall Street) – The Quintessential Contrarian Value Investor of the Gilded Age