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''Futures'' magazine is a U.S.-based monthly print investment magazine covering "stocks, commodities, options and Forex strategy for the Modern Trader." .〔(About Futures ) at ''Futures'' web site〕 Another periodical called ''Futures'' is a journal on policy, planning and futures studies. 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 and technical analysis.〔(About Futures ) at ''Futures'' web site〕 It contains feature articles on the 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. ''Futures'' is published by The Alpha Pages, which acquired the publication in 2013 from Summit Business Media.〔(About Us ) at ''Futures'' web site〕 Its main competitor is ''Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities''. == 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: “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." Lofton, a former Navy officer, had started the magazine with Leon Rose, who had formerly been his boss. 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. He led the magazine until 1997. ''Commodities'' magazine was renamed ''Futures'' in September 1983. 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 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 (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: * (10 events that molded trading in the 20th century ) * (Looking forward to the next trading revolution ) * (The time was right ) * (A historical flash back with Leo Melamed ) * (The Alpha Pages Interview: Senator Rand Paul ) One notable article was written by ''Steve Nison'', who had introduced candlestick charts 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. 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. The Alpha Pages purchased a leading global hedge fund site. (), in June 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Futures (magazine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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