: 1. Among the existing futures varieties in China, the methanol futures of Zhengshang Institute and the coke varieties of Dashang Institute have certain weak ties. Mainly in the process of coke production in China, a small amount of methanol is produced by coke oven gas, and the operating rate of coke oven will affect the output of coking methanol. However, due to the small proportion of coking methanol in domestic methanol production, its impact on domestic methanol market is limited.
2. Futures are the subject matter that is traded now and will be settled or delivered in the future. This subject matter can be commodities, such as gold, crude oil, agricultural products, financial instruments or financial indicators. The delivery date of futures can be one week later, one month later, three months later or even one year later. Futures market first appeared in Europe.
The futures market first appeared in Europe. As early as ancient Greece and Rome, there were central trading places, bulk barter transactions, and trading activities with the nature of futures trade. The original futures trading was developed from spot forward trading. The first modern futures exchange 1848 was established in Chicago, USA, and 1865 established a standard contract model. In 1990s, China Modern Futures Exchange came into being. There are four futures exchanges in China: Shanghai Futures Exchange, Dalian Commodity Exchange, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange and China Financial Futures Exchange. The price changes of its listed futures products have a far-reaching impact on related industries at home and abroad.