1, with different purposes, futures hedging is a trading behavior that cooperates with the spot to set up trading positions in the futures market in the opposite direction to the spot market in order to transfer and avoid price risks. Insurance belongs to investment behavior or guarantee behavior,
2, the process is different. Futures hedging needs to analyze transactions. You only need to pay the premium to buy insurance, and you don't have to worry about anything else.
3. Different functions
4. According to different economic principles
5. Different characteristics