From Building Prototypes to Ringing the Opening Bell at Cboe Global Markets

On Monday, August 10, our top 2026 Illinois Student Invention Convention students took over the trading floor at Cboe Global Markets to ring the Opening Bell. Surrounded by their families, ISIC ambassadors, and some of our incredible sponsors, Molex and Thompson Coburn LLP, these young problem-solvers got the ultimate stage to celebrate their hard work.