The War of Two Cities

New York and Chicago fight a turf battle that is depressing markets and stalling reform

Not so long ago, the healthy rivalry between America's two financial-trading capitals, New York and Chicago, helped make the U.S. an innovative leader in the world marketplace. But suddenly the character of that sporting competition has turned warlike. Set off by recriminations over which side was responsible for the Oct. 19 crash, the trading centers have become locked in a multibillion-dollar struggle for turf and influence that is frightening away investors and harming business for both. "I have nothing nice to say about Chicago. They've ruined everything," declares Dudley Eppel, 57, a stock trader for Wall Street's Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette...

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