Stock index futures, also known as term index, can allow investors to long and short stock indexes through term index, and can also use term index to hedge risks in the stock market. At the beginning of investing in futures index, we need to know the impact of its fluctuation on funds, so what is the futures index?

How much is the futures index per point?

Each futures index fluctuates by one point, representing 300 yuan. This is because the price of each hand of stock index futures is equal to the number of points of stock index futures multiplied by the contract multiplier. According to the regulations of China Financial Futures Exchange, the number of points of stock index futures is 300 yuan. It is conceivable that the market value of stock index futures after opening positions is quite high, because the points of stock indexes are generally thousands of points, and the market value of each hand after opening positions is hundreds of thousands or even millions.

Futures, like other futures, refers to the margin trading system, and investors only need to pay a certain margin to trade. The minimum trading margin of futures refers to 8% of the contract value.

The first threshold of investment futures refers to opening an account. Investors who want to open an account for futures index must have assets of 500 thousand yuan in their securities accounts, and many investors who are interested in investing in futures index are blocked from opening an account. However, it is a blessing in disguise. Although it is far from possible high returns, it also avoids high risks.