Futures refers to a standardized forward contract that can be traded with a certain commodity or financial asset as the target. Investors earn profits or bear losses by buying and selling contracts. The following are the rules and regulations of futures:
1, how to play futures
When investors think that the futures price will rise, they can wait for the futures price to rise before selling it to earn the difference; On the contrary, investors will short when they think the price will fall, and then buy when the price really falls.
2. Futures rules
Futures is a two-way transaction, and investors can go long or short; Futures are leveraged transactions, and you can trade by paying a deposit; T+0 trading, buying and selling; The futures market is a zero-sum market, and some people lose money to make money.
2. What are the skills and precautions for futures operation?
The futures market is risky. For futures trading investment, mastering certain skills will help reduce the risk of futures trading. Common futures operation skills and precautions are:
1, risk control first
Futures is a typical leveraged transaction, which is small and broad. Therefore, investors should always put risk control ahead, set a good profit and loss point, and try to operate futures lightly to avoid the overnight risk brought by Man Cang to investors.
Step 2 end day trading
Futures trading is T+0 trading, that is, buying on the same day and selling on the same day; Many novice investors often operate frequently, and if they lose money, they want to make up for the losses and keep adding positions, so it is easy to lose more and more. Investors should grasp a degree.
Step 3 follow the trend
In the bull market, do more according to the situation; In the short market, go short in line with the situation; Try not to go against the trend, so as not to cause greater losses.
4. Trading plan and discipline
Futures investment should have investment objectives and invest in strict accordance with the plan.
5. Insist on resuming classes and studying.
Investors need to constantly learn and master new futures knowledge, learn to analyze futures market conditions, and understand technical indicators to make judgments.
Third, the new profit model of futures investment
For new futures investors, hedging seems far away, and it is a realistic choice to earn the difference through speculative trading. Generally speaking, novices can trade through the following three strategies:
1, trend trading mode
Before investors enter the market, they must first recognize the running trend of the current contract, whether it is an upward trend, a downward trend or a shock trend. Because futures can be long or short, it is particularly important to determine the trend and trade unilaterally.
The method to determine the trend is to determine it through technical indicators (average arrangement and K-line chart), and comprehensively consider the variety fundamentals and market news.
2. Arbitrage trading mode
Arbitrage trading mode is a low-risk trading mode in the futures market. It mainly uses the contract price difference changes of the same variety in different contract months, different markets and the same month to make profits.
For example, investors can sell contracts in the near month and buy contracts in the far month. When the price difference between the near-month contract and the far-month contract becomes smaller, they can buy the near-month contract and sell the forward contract to close the position. Using the arbitrage model, it is necessary to carefully observe the spread range of arbitrage varieties, and once it exceeds the normal range, consider arbitrage.
3. intraday trading mode
Intraday trading mode is the trading mode adopted by most speculative traders. Because the futures market adopts T+0 trading mode, it can repeatedly open and close positions on the same day, and the futures market price changes sharply, which provides a very good profit opportunity for short-term speculators.