The risk of stocks is relatively high. For those who like low risk, bonds are more suitable varieties. Many investors also need to short bonds, so do you know how to short bonds?

How to short bonds?

1 short bonds through treasury bonds futures. Treasury bond futures are listed futures products of China Financial Futures Exchange, which have three types: two-year, five-year and ten-year periods. Of course, the threshold of national debt in futures account is relatively high, and the capital requirement is 500,000 yuan.

2 short bond ETFs through financing business. Some bond ETFs also belong to the subject of securities lending, and investors can short by selling securities.

When investing in bonds, we need to pay most attention to interest rate risk and credit risk:

1 interest rate risk, bond price is inversely proportional to market interest rate, and bond index is related to market interest rate. When the market interest rate continues to fall, the bond price will rise, making the bond yield consistent with the market interest rate; Conversely, when the market interest rate rises, the bond price will fall.

In terms of credit risk, when the issuer's solvency or willingness to pay debts becomes lower, the bond price will fall.