What is the significance of power futures | What are the risk control measures for power futures? The so-called "power futures" can be derived from the definition of futures, which refers to the power commodity contract that is bought and sold at a specific price, delivered at a specific time in the future, and delivered within a specific time period; Electricity futures trading refers to the buying and selling of electricity futures contracts. The object of power futures trading is power futures contract, which is a highly standardized forward contract developed on the basis of power forward trading.

American electricity futures contract

Main characteristics of power futures contract design

Electricity is a very special commodity. As mentioned above, it is similar to other futures commodities, but at the same time it has its own unique characteristics in some aspects, which we must focus on when designing power futures contracts. Generally speaking, power futures contracts should have the following four main characteristics: