MODERN MARKETS INITIATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
MODERN MARKETS INITIATIVE INC (EIN 46-4440917)
Tax period
2014-01-07 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201533209349301423
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-11-16T07:43:34-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN132738625PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DDK & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE PENN PLAZA 4TH FLRAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10119ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-07TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN464440917EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MODERN MARKETS INITIATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMODEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2129970600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1C/O 50 JERICHO QUADRANGLE NO 220AddressLine1Txt
CityJERICHOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11753ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWILLIAM HARTSPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2129970600PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHAEL RUBINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00190414PTIN
Phone2129970600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Principal OfficerWILLIAM HARTSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1525 EAST 72ND ST 48HAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10021ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,055,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressHTTP://MODERNMARKETSINITIATIVE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO DEMONSTRATE THE BENEFITS OF ALGORITHMIC OR QUANTITATIVE TRADING IN TODAY'S MODERN MARKETS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent0VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,055,000CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,055,000CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$222,393CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses$662,196CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$884,589CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$170,411CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets EOY$544,751TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$374,340TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$170,411NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION IS FOCUSED ON DEMONSTRATING THE BENEFITS OF ALGORITHMIC OR QUANTITATIVE TRADING, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS HIGH-FREQUENCY TRADING, IN TODAY'S MODERN MARKETS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$723,587ExpenseAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY INFLUENCERS IN MEDIA, INDUSTRY AND REGULATORY CIRCLES. IT PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN PROMOTING AND DISTRIBUTING INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL SUCH AS "FLASH BOYS: NOT SO FAST" A BOOK BY PETER KOVAC. MMI LEADERS SPOKE AT INDUSTRY EVENTS, BUSINESS SCHOOL CLASSES AND DIRECTLY WITH INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS. WE ADDED SIGNIFICANT CONTENT TO OUR WEBSITE AND PROMOTED IT THROUGH VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS SUCH AS LINKEDIN AND TWITTER.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$723,587TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document4IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DDK AND COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5162779700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 JERICHO QUADRANGLEAddressLine1Txt
CityJERICHOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11753ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
WILLIAM HARTS
CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$222,393$0$0
MARK HANSEN
TREASURER2.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARI RUBENSTEIN
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON CARROLL
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMERON SMITH
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK GORTON
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$222,393TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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JDA FRONTLINE INC
1667 K ST NW 520WASHINGTONDC20006WEBSITE/MEDIA CONSULTING$256,276
DLA PIPER LLP US
1251 6TH AVENEW YORKNY10020REGULATORY, CONTRACTS, LEGAL$154,167
BLUE ENGINE MESSAGE & MEDIA
1140 CONNECTICUT AVE NWWASHINGTONDC20036MEDIA CONSULTING$126,688
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,055,000MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$1,055,000TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,055,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$222,393TotalAmt
Program Services$222,393ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$160,574TotalAmt
Management And General$160,574ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$2,418TotalAmt
Program Services$2,418ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$393TotalAmt
Management And General$393ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
WEBSITE/MEDIA CONSULTAN$256,276$256,276
MEDIA CONSULTANT$126,688$126,688
SENIOR ADVISOR CONSULTA$62,000$62,000
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION$42,000$42,000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,847TotalAmt
Program Services$11,812ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$884,589TotalAmt
Program Services$723,587ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$161,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$542,784EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,967EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$544,751EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$74,340EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$300,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$374,340EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$170,411EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$170,411EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$544,751EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$170,411ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,055,000TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,055,000RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,055,000TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$884,589TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$884,589ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$884,589TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWILLIAM HARTSPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$208,333BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$14,060OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$222,393TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
ARI RUBENSTEIN
VOTING MEMBER$263,750MR. RUBENSTEIN IS THE CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF GLOBAL TRADING SYSTEM. GLOBAL TRADING SYSTEM PAID MEMBERSHIP DUES TO MODERN MARKETS INITIATIVE OF $263,750.0
JASON CARROLL
VOTING MEMBER$263,750MR. CARROLL IS THE CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF HUDSON RIVER TRADING. HUDSON RIVER TRADING PAID MEMBERSHIP DUES TO MODERN MARKETS INITIATIVE OF $263,750.0
CAMERON SMITH
VOTING MEMBER$263,750MR. SMITH IS THE PRESIDENT OF QUANTLAB FINANCIAL. QUANTLAB FINANCIAL PAID MEMBERSHIP DUES TO MODERN MARKETS INITIATIVE OF $263,750.0
MARK GORTON
VOTING MEMBER$263,750MR. GORTON IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF TOWER RESEARCH CAPITAL. TOWER RESEARCH CAPITAL PAID MEMBERSHIP DUES TO MODERN MARKETS INITIATIVE OF $263,750.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2ARI RUBENSTEIN, JASON CARROLL, CAMERON SMITH AND MARK GORTON ARE ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THEY ALSO HOLD EXECUTIVE POSITIONS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES THAT PAY MEMBERSHIP DUES TO MODERN MARKETS INITIATIVE, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION CAREFULLY REVIEWS THE 990 TAX RETURN BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION ACCEPTS REQUESTS TO VIEW ITS FORM 990 AND ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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