Historical Archive
Artifact Collection
A catalog gateway to the physical, documentary, visual, and digital records currently preserved in the Argo Futures Group archive.
Authenticated and displayed material
Catalog approach
The catalog is organized around authenticated, viewable material. Each group below leads directly to a complete exhibit or collection and retains its original historical context.
Collection register
Published Artifact Groups
The records range from legal formation documents and corporate ephemera to collaboration brochures, office photographs, educational publications, and regulatory evidence.
AFG-DOC / Corporate records
The 1997 Formation Sequence
Nine authenticated documents tracing startup capitalization, Ohio incorporation, internal governance, and federal S-Corporation acceptance.
AFG-ID-001 / Corporate identity
1997 Logo Design Presentation
Fax correspondence, proposed marks, handwritten selections, and finalist refinements from the company identity process.
AFG-EPH / Business ephemera
Business Cards, Order Ticket, and Presentation Folder
Original business cards from the founding era, a Man Financial buy/sell order ticket, and the surviving pocket-folder cover.
AFG-COLLAB / Professional relationships
Collaboration Publications and Program Records
Brochures, factsheets, invitations, biographies, program overviews, and strategy documents supporting eleven developed exhibits.
AFG-FCM / Clearing relationships
Clearing-Firm Lineage and Refco Publications
Period identities and official records trace Linnco/LFG through Refco, Man Financial, and MF Global; twenty-two authenticated pages preserve the Refco operating context.
AFG-EDU / Educational publications
Exchange and Industry Education Library
Period CME Group, CBOT, and industry publications retained as evidence of the educational environment in which the firm operated.
AFG-WEB / Digital record
Website Evolution Archive
A chronological visual record of Argo Futures Group websites, including the verified 2004 landing page and later operating versions.
AFG-PHO / Places
Headquarters and Operating Locations
Exterior and interior photographs documenting the Science Park headquarters, branch-office context, and final Akron operating location.
AFG-REG / Official record
Regulatory Registration History
Official NFA material and the documented registration record of Argo Futures Group, including three digitized regulatory exhibits.
Preservation