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What is commodity futures? What is stock index futures? What is the difference between commodity futures, stock index futures and securities?
1 The so-called commodity futures refer to the varieties listed on Dalian Commodity Exchange, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange. Usually bulk commodities, such as sugar and cotton in Zhengzhou Stock Exchange; Soybean oil, soybean and corn are listed on the exchange; Threads, copper and aluminum on the Shanghai Stock Exchange are also called commodity futures, because the varieties listed by these three trading companies are all commodities on the market.

2. Stock index futures refer to stock index futures varieties listed on China Financial Futures Exchange. At present, the listed variety of CICC is stock index futures (IF), and the corresponding trading variety is the Shanghai and Shenzhen 300 Index. 500 Index, corresponding to CSI 500 Index ... The subject matter is the stock index, and the transaction is the price fluctuation of the financial index.

3. The varieties of securities trading are all stocks and funds listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Similarities and differences among the three

Commodity futures and stock index futures are traded according to a certain margin ratio. Usually, the margin ratio of an economy is around 10%, that is, its leverage is around 10 times. Securities are generally payment transactions.

Futures varieties, usually operated in the day, introduce short-selling mechanism and trade relatively freely. Most securities are T+ 1 trading, and most varieties cannot be short.