Expected price increase: 5 tons of natural rubber (the trading unit of the contract), * * * holds 10 lot, that is, * * * buys 50 tons of natural rubber. The correct calculation method is: profit = (selling price-buying price) × number of lots× trading unit of contract = (18345-18135 )×10× 5 = 2100×
In this way, the capital needed for futures trading of primary copper is 35,000.
If the profit of copper is 1000 points, then the profit of this copper is 5000 yuan. When the yield is 5000/35000= 14.2857%, you will find that the yield is surprisingly high. This is the leverage of futures, which not only enlarges the funds, but also enlarges the income. Essentially, the yield is 5000/350000= 1.42857%.
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Futures have two main functions:
1. Discover the price: There are many participants in futures trading, and they all trade at the price they think is the most suitable. Therefore, futures prices can comprehensively reflect the expectations and price trends of both the supply and demand sides in the future. This kind of price information increases the transparency of the market and helps to improve the efficiency of resource allocation.
2. Avoiding market risks: In the actual production and operation process, in order to avoid rising costs or falling profits caused by changing commodity prices, futures trading can be used for hedging, that is, buying or selling commodities with the same quantity but opposite trading directions in the futures market, so that the gains and losses in the two markets can offset each other. In addition, futures is also an investment tool. Because the futures contract price fluctuates, investors can use the price difference to earn risk profits.