But short selling is short selling stocks. Stock index futures are financial futures, not directly shorting stocks. However, the demand for securities lending is high and it is not suitable for ordinary investors;

3. In stock index futures, short selling can be realized by trading stock index futures;

It is unrealistic for retail investors to short without huge funds. Futures refers to the category of futures, which can short the stock index in the form of hedging, but futures are risky and not suitable for retail investors to participate. The securities lending business mainly depends on whether securities firms have bonds to be melted, but it is difficult for retail investors engaged in securities lending business to make money from it, and their participation value is not high. Doesn't mean you can really participate.