Difference between Shanghai Gold Index and Shanghai Gold Main Company
Different trading modes:
The trading mode of Shanghai Gold Index can provide hedging function for gold-producing and gold-using enterprises, and can also meet the investment needs of investors. The main company is a market connecting the main contract market. Compared with the index, there is a gap on the day of contract exchange.
Different characteristics:
Futures master companies can also trade, but when placing an order, they will automatically trade the current master contract, which means they will choose futures master companies in different time periods to trade, and the final contract month may be different.
Different in nature:
The master contract is a specific contract. Although it will change in the current month, it is specific and tradable. The main company is the mechanical connection of these main contracts in different periods, and it is a continuous K-line chart composed of these main contracts.
Matters needing attention in purchasing index funds
Before buying an index fund, you should look at the index that the fund invests in, including what kind of stocks or industries, some only include large-cap blue-chip stocks, and some include small and medium-sized stocks and the Growth Enterprise Market. Some funds completely copy the index to buy stocks, and some also add artificial interference factors, such as optimistic about which industry will increase the buying ratio.
Optimistic about buying themes or the future development of the industry. The choice of industry fund or concept fund must be based on a strong optimism about a certain industry, and the trend depends on its future development degree and policy.
Although the composite index represents the whole market, their respective meanings are different. For example, the blue-chip stocks of Shanghai and Shenzhen 300, CSI 100 and SSE 50 are too influential, so they are called value indexes; CSI 500, Growth Enterprise Market Index, etc. Are biased towards the growth index.