About the Author

Editor-in-Chief of Modern Trader, Daniel Collins is a 25-year veteran of the futures industry having worked on the trading floors of both the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dan joined Futures magazine in 2001, before the name change to Modern Trader, and in 2005 he was promoted to Managing Editor, responsible for overseeing all the content that went into Futures and futuresmag.com. Dan’s incisive reporting and no-holds barred commentary places him among the most recognized national media figures covering futures, derivative trading and alternative investments.

Crude technicals get interesting at month's end
By Daniel P. Collins | May 30, 2018

Bitcoin futures are getting closer
By Daniel P. Collins | December 1, 2017

CFTC commissioner floats user fee
By Daniel P. Collins | May 26, 2017

Crude technical damage
By Daniel P. Collins | May 5, 2017

VIX red flag
By Daniel P. Collins | April 28, 2017

Commodities add diversification not risk
By Daniel P. Collins | April 11, 2017

Crude: A deal has been struck (video)
By Daniel P. Collins | December 1, 2016

Markets react
By Daniel P. Collins | November 9, 2016

Fed time; Groundhog Day
By Daniel P. Collins | September 21, 2016

AQR: New era, new leaders
By Daniel P. Collins | June 15, 2016