Short position is a term in futures trading, which refers to the situation that investors are forced to close their positions by the exchange because of insufficient margin. The short position standard of many futures is generally different, because the margin is different, so how much is the loss of primary rebar?

How much did the first-hand rebar lose?

How much futures losses will lead to short positions mainly depends on the margin ratio. The minimum trading margin for rebar futures is 5%. Therefore, if the market is unfavorable and the relative opening price fluctuates by 5%, investors will short.

It should be noted that the margin of futures contracts will increase according to the approach of the last trading day. According to the Management Measures for Risk Control of Shanghai Futures Exchange issued on April 24th, 2020, rebar futures margin has four grades, which are 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% respectively.

In futures trading, in order to avoid short positions or reduce the loss of short positions, Bian Xiao suggested that investors automatically stop each order, and at the same time, do not easily heavy positions.