1. What is a futures index?

A futures contract refers to a futures contract concluded by the buyer and the seller at a unified transaction price through the unified trading procedures of the futures exchange, also known as "futures contract" or "futures agreement". Futures refers to a kind of financial derivative that buyers and sellers deliver a certain commodity or currency futures contract at a certain point in the future, and it is the basic unit for futures trading.

Second, the types of futures index

Futures refers to financial futures, commodity futures and currency futures:

Financial futures: refers to the futures of financial products traded on futures exchanges, including stock index futures, bond futures and foreign exchange futures;

Commodity futures: refers to commodity futures traded on futures exchanges, including agricultural products futures, mineral products futures and chemical products futures;

Currency futures: refers to currency futures traded on futures exchanges, including dollar futures and euro futures.

Third, the characteristics of futures index

1, price variability: the futures price is determined by the wishes of buyers and sellers, which is dynamic and influenced by market factors;

2. Controllability of risk: futures trading adopts a fixed proportion of margin, which is called leverage operation, which can greatly reduce the transaction cost of investors;

3. operability: the futures index can be operated in many ways, buying up and buying down, grasping the futures trend and realizing the return on investment;

4. Convenience of trading: futures trading adopts electronic trading method, which can quickly complete the transaction and operate anytime and anywhere.

Fourth, the investment mode of futures index.

There are two main ways to invest in futures: one is spot investment and the other is futures investment.

Spot investment: refers to investors buying and selling spot on futures exchanges, and buyers and sellers need to deliver in real time;

Futures investment: refers to investors buying and selling futures contracts on futures exchanges, and buyers and sellers can choose to deliver at a certain point in the future without real-time delivery.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Investment risk of futures index

The risks of futures investment mainly include price risk, exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and policy risk.

Price risk: investors buy futures contracts, and if the futures price changes, the investors' income will also be affected;

Exchange rate risk: if investors buy futures contracts, if the currency exchange rate changes, investors' income will also be affected;

Interest rate risk: when investors buy futures contracts, if the interest rate changes, investors' income will also be affected;

Policy risk: If investors buy futures contracts, if relevant policies change, investors' income will also be affected.

Sixth, the investment strategy of futures index

For investors, when investing in futures, we should pay attention to the following points:

1, familiar with the market: investors should have a certain understanding of the futures market and be familiar with the characteristics and trading rules of futures;

2. Grasp the trend: investors should be familiar with the trend of futures index and grasp the market trend in order to invest better;

3. Choose the right exchange: investors should choose the right futures exchange according to their actual situation;

4. Choose the right investment strategy: Investors should choose the right investment strategy according to their own risk preferences in order to obtain income.