1, with different definitions. Financial futures, in English, refers to a binding standardized contract in which both parties buy and sell a financial instrument at an agreed time and price in the financial market. Futures contracts with financial instruments as the subject matter.

Financial option, English financial option, is a kind of contract, a financial derivative product based on options, and a contract for option trading with financial commodities or financial futures contracts as the subject matter.

2. The theme is different. In practice, there are only financial futures options, but not financial options futures, that is, there are only financial options transactions with financial futures contracts as the subject matter, and there are no financial futures transactions with financial options contracts as the subject matter.

3. Different roles. People use financial options to hedge, and if the price changes adversely, the hedger can avoid losses by exercising options; If the price changes favorably, the hedger can protect the interest by giving up the option.

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Their similar functions. Financial options and financial futures have similar functions. In a sense, financial option is the continuation and development of financial futures, which has the same hedging and price discovery functions as financial futures, and is an effective tool to control risks.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Financial Options? Baidu encyclopedia-financial futures