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{{Short description|Business magazine}}
{{Infobox Newspaper |
{{Infobox Newspaper |
name = Futures |
image = Futures logo Modern Trader.png |
image = Futures logo Modern Trader.png |
type = Monthly [[Magazine|Business magazine]] <br> (in USA, a registered [[newspaper]]) |
type = Monthly [[Magazine|Business magazine]] <br> (in USA, a registered [[newspaper]]) |
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foundation = September 1972 |
foundation = September 1972 |
owners = The Alpha Pages, LLC |
owners = The Alpha Pages, LLC |
headquarters = 107 W. Van Buren St. #203<br> Chicago, IL<br> 60661|
headquarters = Chicago, IL |
editor = Daniel Collins<ref>{{cite web|title=The Alpha Pages names Daniel P. Collins editor-in-chief of Futures Magazine|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/2013/12/11/the-alpha-pages-names-daniel-p-collins-editor-in-c?ref=hp}}</ref>|
editor = Daniel Collins<ref>{{cite web|title=The Alpha Pages names Daniel P. Collins editor-in-chief of Futures Magazine|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/2013/12/11/the-alpha-pages-names-daniel-p-collins-editor-in-c?ref=hp}}</ref>|
CE = Jeff Joseph<ref>{{cite web|title=Alpha Pages takes reins of Futures Magazine|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/2013/12/01/alpha-pages-takes-reins-of-futures-magazine}}</ref>
chiefeditor = Jeff Joseph<ref>{{cite web|title=Alpha Pages takes reins of Futures Magazine|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/2013/12/01/alpha-pages-takes-reins-of-futures-magazine}}</ref>
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|website = [http://www.futuresmag.com www.futuresmag.com]
price = US$6.95 £3.25 |
|circulation = 50,000 subscribers per month (2015)<ref name=":0"/>
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website = [http://www.futuresmag.com www.futuresmag.com] |
|issn = 2379-4674
circulation = 50,000 per month{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} |
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'''''Modern Trader''''' is a [[United States|U.S.]]-based monthly print investment magazine. The publication was established in 1972 under the name ''Commodities''.<ref name=chicagotribune19920914/> The name was changed to ''Futures'' in September 1983 and ''Modern Trader'' in 2015.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Roush |first=Chris |date=2015-06-04 |title=Futures magazine changes name to Modern Trader |url=http://talkingbiznews.com/1/futures-magazine-changes-name-to-modern-trader/ |newspaper=Talking Biz News |accessdate=2016-08-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607155750/http://talkingbiznews.com/1/futures-magazine-changes-name-to-modern-trader/ |url-status=live |archivedate=2015-06-07 }}</ref>
'''''Futures''''' magazine is a [[United States|U.S.]]-based monthly print investment magazine covering "stocks, commodities, options and Forex strategy for the Modern Trader." .<ref>[http://www.futuresmag.com/Pages/Futures-Magazine-About-Us.aspx About Futures] at ''Futures'' web site</ref>


The magazine is a standard source in futures and option trading, and its SourceBook site is a standard reference to US brokerage and related services.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Moss |first1=Rita |last2=Ernsthausen |first2=David G. |date=2012 |title=Strauss's Handbook of Business Information: A Guide for Librarians, Students, and Researchers, 3rd Edition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g7JoBgAAQBAJ&q=%22Futures+magazine%22&pg=PA298 |location=Santa Barbara, California |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |pages=288–289 |isbn=978-1610692366 |accessdate=2016-08-28 }}</ref>
Another periodical called ''[[Futures (journal)|Futures]]'' is a journal on policy, planning and [[futures studies]].


The [[Commodity channel index]] was first published in ''Commodities'', before it was renamed to ''Futures''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Cory |date=2014-03-19 |title=How Traders Can Utilize CCI (Commodity Channel Index) To Trade Stock Trends |url=http://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/031914/how-traders-can-utilize-cci-commodity-channel-index-trade-stock-trends.asp |publisher=[[Investopedia]] |accessdate=2016-08-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320122303/http://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/031914/how-traders-can-utilize-cci-commodity-channel-index-trade-stock-trends.asp |url-status=live |archivedate=2014-03-20 }}</ref>
The publication was established in 1972 under the name ''Commodities'' magazine. The name was changed to ''Futures'' in September 1983, and today it covers global industry trends, prominent people, trading technology, managed funds, [[fundamental analysis|fundamental]] and [[technical analysis]].<ref>[http://www.futuresmag.com/Pages/Futures-Magazine-About-Us.aspx About Futures] at ''Futures'' web site</ref>


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==History==
It contains feature articles on the [[futures contract|futures]] markets, with articles on industry issues, current market developments, trading techniques and strategies. Notable people interviewed by the magazine in 2014 were [[Jeff Sprecher]] (Futures' first "Person of the Year,"), [[Jim Rogers]], and Senator [[Rand Paul]].
The magazine was founded in 1972 as ''Commodities'', published by Leon Rose and Mort Baratz. It was bought in 1976 by Daniel Oster for Merrill.<ref name=chicagotribune19920914>{{cite news |last=Crawford Jr. |first=William B. |date=1992-09-14 |title=Oster Enterprises' Chief A Quiet Force Behind Growth Of Futures |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/09/14/oster-enterprises-chief-a-quiet-force-behind-growth-of-futures/ |newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=2016-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828231232/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-09-14/business/9203240019_1_oster-communications-industry-markets/2 |url-status=live |archive-date=2016-08-28 }}</ref> It was bought again by Jeff Joseph's Alpha Pages from Summit Media in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Marek |first=Lynne |date=2014-07-09 |title=Futures Magazine publisher buys New York financial news rival |url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140709/NEWS01/140709830/futures-magazine-publisher-buys-new-york-financial-news-rival |newspaper=Crain's Chicago Business|accessdate=2016-08-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Alden |first=William |date=2014-07-09 |title=FINalternatives Is Sold to Upstart Media Firm |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/finalternatives-is-sold-to-upstart-media-firm/ |newspaper=The New York Times]|accessdate=2016-08-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709151209/http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/finalternatives-is-sold-to-upstart-media-firm/ |url-status=live |archivedate=2014-07-09 }}</ref>

''Futures'' is published by The Alpha Pages, which acquired the publication in 2013 from Summit Business Media.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alpha Pages takes reins of Futures Magazine|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/2013/12/01/alpha-pages-takes-reins-of-futures-magazine}}</ref><ref>[http://www.futuresmag.com/pages/about.php About Us] at ''Futures'' web site</ref> Its main competitor is ''[[Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities]]''.

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== History ==
The magazine started out under the name ''Commodities'' at a time when the futures market was expanding quickly, reaching tens of millions of contracts every year. The inaugural February/March issue, published in 1972, contained a note from executive editor and publisher Todd Lofton:
<blockquote>“Ten years ago, a magazine such as this would not have been possible…. In this past decade, futures trading has come of age…. It is our express intention to present an authoritative fund of knowledge about commodities and the factors and forces which bear upon the prices of futures."<ref>{{cite journal|date=August 24, 2014|title=10 events that molded trading in the 20th century|magazine=Futures|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/08/24/10-events-that-molded-trading-in-the-20th-centur}}</ref></blockquote>

Lofton, a former Navy officer, had started the magazine with Leon Rose, who had formerly been his boss.<ref>{{cite journal|date=August 4, 2014|title=Reminiscences of a Futures commentator|magazine=Futures|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/08/04/reminiscences-of-a-futures-commentator}}</ref> Having just recently gotten into trading, Lofton created the publication after finding a lack of reliable, consistent information about the futures market. Later that same year, the ''Chicago Mercantile Exchange'' began listing foreign currency futures contracts.

In 1976, ''Commodities'' was sold to Merrill Oster, a business journalist and entrepreneur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jlmc.iastate.edu/advisorycouncil/oster.merrill |title=Merrill Oster |publisher=Iowa State University |date= |accessdate=2014-10-28}}</ref> He led the magazine until 1997.


''Commodities'' magazine was renamed ''Futures'' in September 1983.<ref>{{cite journal|date=September 2, 2014|title=Favorite covers from 500 issues of Futures|magazine=Futures|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/09/02/favorite-covers-from-500-issues-of-futures?t=editors-choice}}</ref> Oster had realized that the introduction of many more financial instruments and the advent of financial futures had shifted the magazine away from its original goal of reporting just on commodities. When the magazine had started, it focused primarily on agricultural futures. However, the market was moving toward interest rate futures and [[United States Treasury security|Treasury bond]] trading, and the magazine’s focus was shifting with it. As a result, the rename would convey more accurately what the magazine was reporting on. Currently, the magazine's tagline is "Stock, Commodity, Options and Forex Strategies for the Modern Trader."

In August 2014, the publication celebrated its [http://www.futuresmag.com/futuresmag/julyaugust-2014 500th issue]. The issue included regular contributors, a look back at some of ''Futures''{{'}} biggest moments and a special section introducing The Alpha Pages.
Cover stories included:
* [http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/08/23/10-events-molded-trading-20th-century 10 events that molded trading in the 20th century]
* [http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/08/23/looking-forward-next-trading-revolution Looking forward to the next trading revolution]
* [http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/08/23/time-was-right The time was right]
* [http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/08/23/historical-flash-back-leo-melamed A historical flash back with Leo Melamed]
* [http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/08/23/alpha-pages-interview-senator-rand-paul The Alpha Pages Interview: Senator Rand Paul]

One notable article was written by ''Steve Nison'', who had introduced [[candlestick chart]]s to the Western world. This method of diagramming prices, which he illustrated in his December 1989 article (predating his book on the same topic), would set a new standard for how price charts are drawn.<ref>{{cite journal|date=December 1989|title=A Japanese candelabra of price chart patterns|magazine=Futures|url=http://media.futuresmag.com/futuresmag/article/2014/07/24/Steve%20Nison.pdf?_ga=1.158641338.1646610332.1412000361}}</ref>

[[The Alpha Pages]] LLC, a new media firm led by CEO Jeff Joseph, focuses on business, finance and alternative investments, purchased ''Futures'' and its sister site, Resource Investor (renamed to Hard Assets) in 2013.<ref>{{cite journal|date=December 1, 2013|title=Alpha Pages takes reins of Futures Magazine|magazine=Futures|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/2013/12/01/alpha-pages-takes-reins-of-futures-magazine}}</ref> The Alpha Pages purchased a leading global hedge fund site. [FINAlternatives.com], in June 2014.

==Digital Presence==

The magazine as well as sister site Hard Assets also have a robust daily digital presence. Each site posts stories daily focusing on geopolitics, equities, commodities, metals and more. Print issues are also housed and archived on the website. Frequent contributors include:

* '''Matt Weller''', Senior Analyst for FOREX.com, and '''Neal Gilbert''', market expert, write about Forex, currency, trading, and commodities, often as they relate to geopolitics. Both Weller and Gilbert contribute once to twice daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fxstreet.com/search/contributors/authors/author.aspx?id=fc476ff5-1ba1-4c04-bc22-4bebed220745|title=FX Street}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fxstreet.com/search/contributors/authors/author.aspx?id=52c74300-728d-47eb-80d5-2cb5a2223ed3|title=FX Street}}</ref>
* '''Dominick Chirichella''' writes the weekly energy report for Futures. Published every Wednesday, the piece gives a detailed weekly analysis of the energy market. Chirichella was a founding partner of Energy Management Institute and is an expert in all things energy trading. [14]
* '''Alan Rohrbach''', the lead analyst and president of Rohr International, provides Futures with a daily macro-level market analysis video and accompanying charts or text. He is also a frequent contributor to and source in Futures print issues.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/author/alan-rohrbach|title=Futures}}</ref>
* '''Jack Scoville''' is the vice president of PRICE Futures Group and a market analyst specializing in grains and softs. He contributes to FuturesMag.com twice weekly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pricegroup.com/bio_jscoville.asp|title=Price Group}}</ref>
* '''Paul Ploumis''' contributes pieces to Hard Assets about precious metals in Asia, particularly as they relate to India and China. His work appears originally on ScrapMonster.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scrapmonster.com/others/aboutscrapmonster|title=About ScrapMonster}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.resourceinvestor.com/author/paul-ploumis}}</ref>
* '''Phil Flynn''' is a leading energy market analyst with PRICE Futures Group. He contributes energy-related content to FuturesMag.com daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pricegroup.com/bio_phil-flynn.asp|title=Phil Flynn}}</ref>
* '''Andrew Wilkinson''' is the senior market analysis at Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. He writes about financials including economic reports, including retail, Fed minutes, currencies and fixed income, and jobs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/author/andrew-wilkinson|title=Futures}}</ref>
* '''Martin McGuire''', managing director at TJM Institutional Services, writes daily on a wide range of financial topics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/author/martin-mcguire|title=Martin McGuire}}</ref>
* '''Jeff Greenblatt''', Fibonacci Forecaster editor, provides forecasts of financial markets each Monday.
* '''John Caiazzo,''' an experienced broker and trading expert, writes about interconnectedness in futures and options trading.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futuresmag.com/author/john-l-czzo|title=John Caiazzo}}</ref>
* '''Carl Larry''' writes a weekly newsletter for Oil Outlooks that is posted in part on Futures at the beginning of each week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oiloutlooks.com/|title=Outlook}}</ref>

The digital magazine also publishes content from news and analysis sites including [[GoldCore]], [[Bloomberg News]], News from Sharps Pixley, and more.


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>


== External links ==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.futuresmag.com}}
* {{Official website|http://www.futuresmag.com}}
* [http://www.thinktrade.net/futures-magazine.php ''Futures Magazine]'' ThinkTrade review

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Modern Trader
TypeMonthly Business magazine
(in USA, a registered newspaper)
FormatMagazine
Owner(s)The Alpha Pages, LLC
Editor-in-chiefJeff Joseph[1]
EditorDaniel Collins[2]
FoundedSeptember 1972
HeadquartersChicago, IL
Circulation50,000 subscribers per month (2015)[3]
ISSN2379-4674
Websitewww.futuresmag.com

Modern Trader is a U.S.-based monthly print investment magazine. The publication was established in 1972 under the name Commodities.[4] The name was changed to Futures in September 1983 and Modern Trader in 2015.[3]

The magazine is a standard source in futures and option trading, and its SourceBook site is a standard reference to US brokerage and related services.[5]

The Commodity channel index was first published in Commodities, before it was renamed to Futures.[6]

History

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The magazine was founded in 1972 as Commodities, published by Leon Rose and Mort Baratz. It was bought in 1976 by Daniel Oster for Merrill.[4] It was bought again by Jeff Joseph's Alpha Pages from Summit Media in 2013.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Alpha Pages takes reins of Futures Magazine".
  2. ^ "The Alpha Pages names Daniel P. Collins editor-in-chief of Futures Magazine".
  3. ^ a b Roush, Chris (2015-06-04). "Futures magazine changes name to Modern Trader". Talking Biz News. Archived from the original on 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  4. ^ a b Crawford Jr., William B. (1992-09-14). "Oster Enterprises' Chief A Quiet Force Behind Growth Of Futures". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  5. ^ Moss, Rita; Ernsthausen, David G. (2012). Strauss's Handbook of Business Information: A Guide for Librarians, Students, and Researchers, 3rd Edition. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. pp. 288–289. ISBN 978-1610692366. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Cory (2014-03-19). "How Traders Can Utilize CCI (Commodity Channel Index) To Trade Stock Trends". Investopedia. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  7. ^ Marek, Lynne (2014-07-09). "Futures Magazine publisher buys New York financial news rival". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  8. ^ Alden, William (2014-07-09). "FINalternatives Is Sold to Upstart Media Firm". The New York Times]. Archived from the original on 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
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