Historical Archive
Historical Documents
A consolidated register of the primary-source corporate, regulatory, collaboration, educational, identity, and marketing documents available in the archive.
Published documentary record
Document register
This index presents only document groups that can be opened and inspected now. Catalog references identify the collection family, while each destination page supplies the fuller provenance, chronology, and interpretive context.
Primary sources
Published Document Groups
Use this register when the documentary evidence itself, rather than the broader company narrative, is the desired starting point.
AFG-DOC / Formation and incorporation
Founding Documents
The authenticated nine-document legal formation sequence for Argo Futures Group, from startup capitalization through federal tax recognition.
AFG-REG / Official regulatory record
Regulatory Registration History
Official NFA evidence, registration context, and the documented record associated with NFA ID 0284124.
AFG-FCM / Clearing relationships
LFG-to-MF Global Clearing Record
The institutional lineage from Linnco/LFG through Refco, Man Financial, and MF Global, supported by official records, period branding, and two complete Refco publications.
AFG-COLLAB / Professional relationships
Collaboration Documents
Brochures, presentations, factsheets, invitations, biographies, and program overviews supporting eleven historical collaboration exhibits.
AFG-EDU / Exchange and industry publications
Educational Publications
Digitized CME Group, Chicago Board of Trade, and industry materials preserved as evidence of the period educational environment.
AFG-ID-001 / Corporate identity
1997 Logo Design Presentation
The complete source record of the early Argo visual-identity process, including fax correspondence and founder annotations.
AFG-MKT / Marketing record
A Look at Futures: Client Education Brochure
The currently authenticated campaign exhibit in the chronological marketing register, presented with its complete surviving page sequence.
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Preserved Source PDFs
Refco Corporate Brochure: Archival PDF
The ten supplied single-page scans are preserved in their documented sequence, with four inverted scans normalized for reading orientation.
Refco Product and Capabilities Booklet: Archival PDF
The original twelve-page source PDF is retained intact as a downloadable archival record.
Argo Bond King Brochure: Archival PDF
The original archival PDF is retained as a downloadable record; exact PNG page renders remain the preferred in-page display format.