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What is futures?
Futures is a trading method that spans time. By signing the contract, the buyer and the seller agree to deliver the specified quantity of spot at the specified time, price and other trading conditions. Futures are concentrated in futures exchanges and traded through standardized contracts. Some futures contracts can be traded through over-the-counter trading, which is called over-the-counter contract.

According to the types of subject matter, futures can be divided into commodity futures and financial futures. Commodity futures are divided into industrial products, namely metal commodities and energy commodities, agricultural products and other commodities. Financial futures are mainly traditional financial commodities, such as stock index, interest rate and exchange rate. All kinds of futures trading include options trading.