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CNBC launches new online show on futures market

CNBC announced Monday the launch of a new live online show, “Futures Now,” available on CNBC.com and devoted to the futures market.

The 15-minute program will premiere live Tuesday, Oct. 2,at 1 p.m. EST and will live stream twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. EST here.

The show is hosted by CNBC’s Jackie DeAngelis and sponsored by CME Group and TD Ameritrade. “Futures Now” will look beyond the confines of equities and examine the multi-trillion dollar futures market. From the S&P to commodities such as oil and gold, “Futures Now” aims to demystify this crucial corner of the capital markets and teach retail investors how to use simple strategies that strive to enhance returns and limit risk in a variety of markets.

“CNBC is an investor-focused network dedicated to finding new ways to provide premium content to its viewers and users anywhere, anytime and on any platform,” said Susan Krakower, CNBC’s senior vice president strategic programming and development, in a statement. “Futures is one of the largest markets in the world and with the launch of ‘Futures Now,’ CNBC will deliver actionable information for the active investors who are looking for an opportunity to make money even after the closing bell.”

Twice a week, DeAngelis will lead discussions with prominent futures traders Anthony Grisanti, Founder and President, GRZ Energy Inc.; and Rich Ilczyszyn, Founder and Chief Market Strategist, iiTrader; that will focus on how to trade the news of the day using futures.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.