Precious metal futures refer to precious metal commodities traded in futures exchanges, including gold, silver and platinum. Precious metal futures, as a financial tool, has the functions of risk investment and risk hedging. The investment background of studying precious metal futures mainly includes the following aspects:

1. Characteristics of precious metal market: The precious metal market has unique economic characteristics, such as large fluctuation, long inventory cycle and price influenced by many factors.

2. Trading characteristics of precious metal futures: Precious metal futures is a kind of financial instrument, with venture capital and hedging risks.

3. Investment strategy of precious metal futures: The investment strategy of precious metal futures can be selected according to market trends, technical analysis and other factors.