The trading floor of the CBOE S&P 500 pit was a flurry of market action today, first day after the election of Obama. The day ended with the 500 down 33.86 points to 1394.53 on November 7, 2012. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
The trading floor of the S&P 500options (SPX) pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange was a flurry of market action today, first day after the election of Obama. November 7, 2012. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
The trading floor of the S&P 500options (SPX) pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange was a flurry of market action today, first day after the election of Obama. November 7, 2012. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
The trading floor of the S&P 500options (SPX) pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange was a flurry of market action today, first day after the election of Obama. November 7, 2012. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
The trading floor of the S&P 500options (SPX) pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange was a flurry of market action today, first day after the election of Obama. November 7, 2012. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
The trading floor of the S&P 500options (SPX) pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange was a flurry of market action today, first day after the election of Obama. November 7, 2012. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
The trading floor of the S&P 500options (SPX) pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange was a flurry of market action today, first day after the election of Obama. November 7, 2012. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
The trading floor of the S&P 500options (SPX) pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange was a flurry of market action today, first day after the election of Obama. November 7, 2012. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
The trading floor of the S&P 500options (SPX) pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange was a flurry of market action today, first day after the election of Obama. November 7, 2012. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
The trading floor of the S&P 500options (SPX) pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange was a flurry of market action today, first day after the election of Obama. November 7, 2012. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
The trading floor of the S&P 500options (SPX) pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange was a flurry of market action today, first day after the election of Obama. November 7, 2012. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
For investors, Wednesday was the start of new political era. It did not begin auspiciously, because it looked like the old political era. Stocks fell in the first session after President Barack Obama’s re-election. The outcome wasn’t a surprise; so-called prediction markets months ago settled …