Metal futures: copper, which first appeared on the London Metal Exchange (LME), has developed into two categories: nonferrous metals represented by copper, aluminum, lead, zinc and nickel, and precious metals such as gold and silver.
Energy futures: The oil crisis in 1970s directly led to the emergence of energy futures such as oil. The main energy sources in the market are crude oil, gasoline, heating oil and propane. Financial futures contract: a futures contract with financial instruments as the subject matter.
Foreign exchange futures: After the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in the 1970s, the fluctuation of the foreign exchange market caused by the floating exchange rate system prompted people to look for tools to avoid risks. On May 1972, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange took the lead in launching foreign exchange futures contracts. In the international foreign exchange market, there are seven currencies with the largest trading volume, namely US dollar, German mark, Japanese yen, British pound, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar and French franc.
Interest rate futures: 1975 10 The National Mortgage Association bond futures contract is listed on the Chicago Board of Trade. There are two main types of interest rate futures-short-term interest rate futures contracts and long-term interest rate futures contracts, and the latter has a larger trading volume.
Stock index futures: With the ups and downs of the securities market, investors urgently need a tool for hedging and preserving value. Under this background, Kansas Futures Exchange launched the value line composite index futures, 1982, on February 24th. At present, the largest stock index contract in the world is S&; P500 index contract.