(1) Gold futures accounts are free, and futures companies only charge transaction fees. The margin ratio fluctuates around 8%. The smallest unit of gold futures trading is the primary contract.
(2) The funds needed for the gold futures account are mainly the fees of bank cards and the opening fees of brokers when opening accounts, and the most important thing is the deposit required by investors.
Generally speaking, the trading unit of gold futures is 1 1,000 g/lot. For example, the current gold price is 272 yuan/gram. Based on the margin 10% collected by the futures company, investors need a margin of 27,200 yuan for trading 1 gold.
Although gold futures have the characteristics of strong investment flexibility and high returns, their risks are relatively high. Generally speaking, there is a certain threshold for gold futures trading. It is recommended that you choose spot gold as a leveraged product for trading.
main feature
The commodity variety, trading unit, contract month, margin, quantity, quality, grade, delivery time and delivery place of futures contracts are all established and standardized, and the only variable is price. The standards of futures contracts are usually designed by futures exchanges and listed by national regulatory agencies.
Futures contracts are concluded under the organization of futures exchanges and have legal effect. Prices are generated through public bidding in the trading hall of the exchanges. Most foreign countries adopt public bidding, while our country adopts computer trading.