Futures A refers to A-share futures. According to relevant information, A-share futures are traded with A-share stock indexes as futures contracts. A shares are common shares issued by companies in China for domestic institutions, organizations or individuals (excluding investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) to subscribe and trade in RMB. Futures is a standardized tradable contract based on bulk products such as cotton, soybean and oil and financial assets such as stocks and bonds.