Futures trading is an advanced trading method based on spot trading and forward contract trading. In order to transfer the risk of market price fluctuation, it refers to the form of buying and selling futures contracts in an open competition on commodity exchanges through brokers.

Futures trading is a buying and selling activity or process. The unique functions of futures trading, such as hedging, preventing excessive market fluctuations, saving commodity circulation costs and promoting fair competition, are of great significance to the development of China's increasingly active commodity circulation system.