As far as Shanghai nickel futures are concerned, according to the contract, the minimum price change is per ton 10 yuan, and the trading unit is one ton per lot, then we can calculate the profit generated by one point of Shanghai nickel: 10* 1= 10 yuan, that is to say, if the trader is in the wrong direction, then Shanghai nickel futures will
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1, what is futures?
Futures is actually a standardized contract with an asset as the subject matter, which can be bulk commodities such as soybeans and wheat, or precious metals directly linked to finance such as gold and silver. Futures trading is to buy first and then sell, and then deliver the contract when it expires. There is a period in the middle, and the length of this period is agreed by both parties. Futures are developed from spot. Different from the spot, most futures transactions do not make physical delivery, but calculate the income according to the market price after maturity. Generally speaking, the loss-making party will make up the difference between the profit-making parties.
2. The difference between stocks and futures.
(1), the transaction objects are different.
The object of stock trading is stocks, that is, securities; The object of futures trading is standardized contracts, that is, contracts for certain commodities. Stocks are buying and selling stocks, and futures are buying and selling some commodities, such as soybeans, soybean oil, cotton, gold, copper and other varieties.
(2) The trading system is different.
Stocks bought on the same day can be sold the next day; After buying futures on the same day, you can sell them on the same day. Futures can be bought and sold n times a day.
Stocks can only be bought first and then sold; Futures can be bought first and then sold, or sold first and then bought.
Buying 1000 shares requires 1000 yuan, while buying 1000 yuan futures only requires 100 yuan. Because the margin of futures trading is 10%.
Close the position after stock trading, whether losing money or making money; Futures are settled on the same day. If you make a profit, credit the profit to your account. If you owe money that day, cross out the loss from your reserve.