1, different delivery methods. Stock index futures are delivered in cash, and positions are settled in cash by clearing the difference on the delivery date; Commodity futures trading objects are concrete physical forms. 2. The performance of speculation is different. Stock index futures are more sensitive, more frequent and more intense than commodity futures, and stock index futures are more speculative than commodity futures. 3. The theme is different. The subject matter of stock index futures is the stock market index (CSI 300); The trading object of commodity futures is specific physical goods. 4. The trend judgment is different. Stock index futures need to have a macro judgment on domestic and foreign financial fields; Commodity futures only need to study the varieties of commodities traded. 5. The cost of holding is different. The holding cost of stock index futures is mainly financing cost; The holding cost of commodity futures includes financing cost, transportation cost and storage cost. 6. It is different to participate in childbirth. Commodity futures do not allow individual investors to hold contracts to enter the delivery period; Stock index futures are delivered in cash, and there is no phenomenon of crowding out the market when the contract expires.

What is the difference between commodity futures and stock index futures?