Investment risks are everywhere. There are risks in both stock market and securities market, and futures market is no exception. So, what are the risks in the futures market? What are the sources of risks in the futures market? Let's take a look at the specific content.

What are the risks in the futures market?

1. Risks in the futures market environment: excessive speculation risk, market efficiency risk, transaction transfer risk and liquidity risk;

2. Trading risks: risks faced by hedgers, risks faced by arbitrageurs and risks faced by speculators;

Three. Regulatory risk

What are the sources of risks in the futures market?

① Operational risk:

Risks caused by market participants such as futures exchanges, futures companies and customers. Due to the lack of internal control, imperfect procedures or illegal operation in execution, untimely response to price changes or inaccurate market price prediction, operating system failure and other reasons.

(2) Market risk: including price fluctuation, market uncertainty and the characteristics of small and wide futures trading will make speculators face a larger risk range.

③ Liquidity risk: Liquidity risk refers to the risk that it is difficult for traders to complete transactions in time.

(4) Credit risk: Credit risk refers to the risk that the buyer or seller fails to perform the contract in the futures market.

To sum up, the main risks faced by the futures market include: the risk of market environment, the risk of market trading subjects and the risk of market supervision. The risk sources of futures market are mainly operational risk, market risk, liquidity risk and credit risk.