Futures magazine is a U.S.

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

-based monthly magazine about commodity futures contract

Futures contract

In finance, a futures contract is a standardized contract between two parties to exchange a specified asset of standardized quantity and quality for a price agreed today with delivery occurring at a specified future date, the delivery date. The contracts are traded on a futures exchange...

s, stocks

Stocks

Stocks are devices used in the medieval and colonial American times as a form of physical punishment involving public humiliation. The stocks partially immobilized its victims and they were often exposed in a public place such as the site of a market to the scorn of those who passed by...

, options

Option (finance)

In finance, an option is a derivative financial instrument that specifies a contract between two parties for a future transaction on an asset at a reference price. The buyer of the option gains the right, but not the obligation, to engage in that transaction, while the seller incurs the...

, derivatives

Derivative (finance)

A derivative instrument is a contract between two parties that specifies conditions—in particular, dates and the resulting values of the underlying variables—under which payments, or payoffs, are to be made between the parties.Under U.S...

, and forex

Foreign exchange market

The foreign exchange market is a global, worldwide decentralized financial market for trading currencies. Financial centers around the world function as anchors of trading between a wide range of different types of buyers and sellers around the clock, with the exception of weekends...

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Another periodical called Futures

Futures (journal)

Futures is an international, peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal concerned with futures studies. It is published by Elsevier. As of 2009, the editor-in-chief is Ziauddin Sardar.-External links:*...

is a journal on policy, planning and futures studies.

The first was established in 1972 under the name Commodities magazine, and today it covers global industry trends, prominent people, trading technology, managed funds, and fundamental

Fundamental analysis

Fundamental analysis of a business involves analyzing its financial statements and health, its management and competitive advantages, and its competitors and markets. When applied to futures and forex, it focuses on the overall state of the economy, interest rates, production, earnings, and...

 and technical analysis

Technical analysis

In finance, technical analysis is security analysis discipline for forecasting the direction of prices through the study of past market data, primarily price and volume. Behavioral economics and quantitative analysis incorporate technical analysis, which being an aspect of active management stands...

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It contains feature articles on the futures

Futures contract

In finance, a futures contract is a standardized contract between two parties to exchange a specified asset of standardized quantity and quality for a price agreed today with delivery occurring at a specified future date, the delivery date. The contracts are traded on a futures exchange...

 markets, with articles on industry issues, current market developments, trading techniques and strategies.

It is published by Summit Business Media. Its competitors are Active Trader and Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities

Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities

Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities is an American, Seattle-based monthly magazine about commodity futures contracts, stocks, options, derivatives, and forex....

to name a few.