Legal risk. If an investor in stock index futures chooses a futures company that does not have legal futures brokerage business qualifications to engage in stock index futures trading, its rights and interests are not protected by law; Or the selected futures company has illegal business practices in the trading process, which may bring losses to investors.
Operational risk. Like stock trading, it may be that there is a technical failure in the quotation system and the order system, which makes it impossible to obtain a quotation or place an order; Or because investors make mistakes in the operation process, it may cause losses.
Cash flow risk. Cash flow risk actually refers to the risk that investors can't raise funds in time to meet the margin requirements for establishing and maintaining stock index future positions. Stock index futures implement the debt-free settlement system on the same day, which requires very high capital management. If investors operate in Man Cang, they may often face the problem of additional margin. If you fail to make up the deposit within the specified time, you will be forced to close your position according to the regulations, which may bring huge losses to investors.
Network risk. Now, whether it is the Shanghai and Shenzhen 300 Index or other investment products, most of them are electronic automated transactions, that is, investors look at the market themselves through the Internet and place their own orders, without going to the exchange to place a unified order. Therefore, investors should pay attention to their own network security and avoid the security risks caused by account password disclosure. In addition, because it is a network operation, it faces the risk of power outage and disconnection, which may lead investors to be unable to place orders or terminate transactions.