Unlike stocks, the trading volume of domestic futures is calculated bilaterally, so the trading volume includes both buying volume and selling volume, which is twice that of unilateral calculation. Every transaction is accompanied by an increase in trading volume, but there may be three situations: increasing positions, keeping positions unchanged and reducing positions.
Short closing refers to buying and closing a futures contract that was originally sold short. Short position refers to the increase of positions, but the added value of positions is less than the current quantity, which belongs to active selling; Long position closing refers to reducing positions, but the value-added of positions is less than the current quantity, which belongs to active selling; Short position means that the position is reduced, but the value-added of the position is less than the current quantity, which belongs to active buying.
Futures, whose English name is futures, is completely different from spot. Spot is actually a tradable commodity. Futures are mainly not commodities, but standardized tradable contracts based on some popular products such as cotton, soybeans and oil and financial assets such as stocks and bonds. Therefore, the subject matter can be commodities (such as gold, crude oil and agricultural products) or financial instruments.
Transaction characteristics
1, bidirectional
One of the biggest differences between futures trading and stock market is that futures can be traded in both directions, and futures can be long or short. When the price rises, you can buy low and sell high, and when the price falls, you can sell high and buy low. Going long can make money, and shorting can also make money, so there is no bear market in futures. In a bear market, the stock market will be suppressed, while the futures market will remain unchanged and opportunities will still exist. )
2, the cost is low
Futures trading countries do not levy stamp duty and other taxes, and the only cost is the transaction fee. The procedures of the three domestic exchanges are about two ten thousandths or three ten thousandths, plus the additional fees of brokers, and the unilateral handling fee is less than one thousandth of the transaction amount. Low cost is the guarantee of success.
3. Leverage
Leverage principle is the charm of futures investment. Futures market transactions do not need to pay all the funds, and domestic futures transactions only need to pay 5% margin to obtain future trading rights. Due to the use of margin, the original market has been enlarged ten times. Assuming that the daily limit of copper price closes on a certain day (the daily limit in futures is only 3% of the settlement price of the previous trading day), the operation is correct. The return on capital is as high as 60%(3%÷5%), which is six times the daily limit of the stock market. (You can make money only if you have the opportunity)