The risks of stocks and futures are different, for example, there is a huge difference in the maximum amount of losses that investors may have. Experts said that it is very necessary for new futures investors to understand this.
Theoretically, the biggest loss of investing in stocks is 100%, that is, all the funds are lost, which basically does not happen in reality. However, there is a concept of short position in stock index futures, that is, it is not enough for investors to lose all their funds, and they still owe the futures company a deposit.
The so-called short position refers to the situation that the customer's rights and interests in the investor's margin account are negative under some special circumstances. When the market situation changes greatly, if most of the funds in the investor's margin account are occupied by trading margin, and the trading direction is opposite to the market trend, it is easy to explode the position because of the leverage effect of margin trading. If short positions lead to losses, and they are caused by investors, investors need to make up for the losses, otherwise they will face legal recourse.
Experts said that most of the explosions were related to improper fund management. In order to avoid this situation, it is necessary to control positions in particular, manage funds reasonably, and avoid possible Man Cang operations in stock trading; And unlike stock trading, investors must track the stock index futures market in time. Therefore, stock index futures are not suitable for all investors.