Trader Lists

We asked traders about the future of the Dow

Futures Staff

February 19, 2015

We asked traders, "The Dow Jones surpassed both the 17,000 mark and 18,000 mark for the first time in its history in 2014. What is more likely in 2015, the Dow hitting 20K or a major correction of 10-20%?"

6 reasons the pound/Swiss franc could extend gains

Matt Weller

February 19, 2015

Sometimes, the most obvious opportunity is staring you in the face, stubbornly demanding attention as you look past it.

Top 20 largest gold reserves by country (2014 Edition)

Yesenia Duran

August 28, 2014

With geopolitical crises on the upswing it is interesting to look at who is maintaining large gold reserves.

10 celebrities who worked on futures trading floors

Daniel P. Collins

June 19, 2012

Trading has attracted many celebrities, either on their way to fortune, or after retirement from their first career.

We asked traders if crude has hit bottom

Futures Staff

February 5, 2015

This week's question was, "Did crude oil hit a bottom at $43.58 on Jan. 29? What do you expect the range to be for the rest of the year?"

Six things technology has made insanely cheap

Aki Ito, Bloomberg

February 5, 2015

For anyone bearish on the progress made by the U.S. economy, consider this: Computers are now one-1,100th of their price 35 years ago.

January Effect: Fact or fiction?

Futures Staff

January 30, 2015

Many of us know the “January Effect," also referred to as the “January Barometer,” refers to the belief that equity market performance in the month of January will predict how the market will perform throughout the year. It appears to no longer work.

Futures magazine's best of 2014

Jeff Joseph

January 6, 2015

The best of 2014 from the publisher’s perspective.

Sticker shock at the pump

Jaime Toplin

January 21, 2015

U.S. gas prices are projected to fall below $2 per gallon on average this week.

2014's top investment books

Lauren Schmidt

December 23, 2014

For the markets, 2014 was an interesting and volatile year, which drew more people to learn about investing and search for that elusive Holy Grail. Through Amazon, we populated a list of the top selling investing books as well as the highest rated books based on customer reviews. Click through to see our list of top 5 bestsellers in investing.