Specializing in the hard-red winter wheat contract, it was located at 4800 Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri.

[1] Under the terms, the Kansas City trading floor remained open for at least six months.

The primary products traded at the exchange were futures contracts on hard red winter wheat, the principal ingredient of bread, as well as options derived from these.

The exchange facilitated the transfer of ownership of the futures and options contracts through the open outcry system, then later through the electronic market.

The tours consisted of two parts: visitors would watch a short documentary about commodities futures and hard red winter wheat, then would be taken to the viewing gallery that overlooked the trading floor, where a marketing staff member would explain the trading process, prices on the board, and the importance of the commodities market.