Modern Trader Explained
| Type: | Monthly Business magazine
(in USA, a registered newspaper) |
| Format: | Magazine |
| Foundation: | September 1972 |
| Owners: | The Alpha Pages, LLC |
| Headquarters: | Chicago, IL |
| Editor: | Daniel Collins[1] |
| Chiefeditor: | Jeff Joseph[2] |
| Website: | www.futuresmag.com |
| Circulation: | 50,000 subscribers per month (2015) |
| Issn: | 2379-4674 |
Modern Trader is a U.S.-based monthly print investment magazine. The publication was established in 1972 under the name Commodities. 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.[4]
The Commodity channel index was first published in Commodities, before it was renamed to Futures.[5]
History
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.[6] It was bought again by Jeff Joseph's Alpha Pages from Summit Media in 2013.[7] [8]
Notes and References
- Web site: The Alpha Pages names Daniel P. Collins editor-in-chief of Futures Magazine.
- Web site: Alpha Pages takes reins of Futures Magazine.
- News: Roush . Chris . 2015-06-04 . Futures magazine changes name to Modern Trader . Talking Biz News . 2016-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150607155750/http://talkingbiznews.com/1/futures-magazine-changes-name-to-modern-trader/ . live . 2015-06-07 .
- Book: Moss . Rita . Ernsthausen . David G. . 2012 . Strauss's Handbook of Business Information: A Guide for Librarians, Students, and Researchers, 3rd Edition . Santa Barbara, California . . 288–289 . 978-1610692366 . 2016-08-28 .
- News: Mitchell . Cory . 2014-03-19 . How Traders Can Utilize CCI (Commodity Channel Index) To Trade Stock Trends . . 2016-08-28 . 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 . live . 2014-03-20 .
- News: Crawford Jr. . William B. . 1992-09-14 . Oster Enterprises' Chief A Quiet Force Behind Growth Of Futures . Chicago Tribune. 2016-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828231232/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-09-14/business/9203240019_1_oster-communications-industry-markets/2 . live . 2016-08-28 .
- News: Marek . Lynne . 2014-07-09 . Futures Magazine publisher buys New York financial news rival . Crain's Chicago Business. 2016-08-28 .
- News: Alden . William . 2014-07-09 . FINalternatives Is Sold to Upstart Media Firm . The New York Times]. 2016-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140709151209/http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/finalternatives-is-sold-to-upstart-media-firm/ . live . 2014-07-09 .
