For example, short the futures of commodity A, the margin ratio is 1: 10, and the transaction price is 10000 yuan per unit. Then you only need to pay 1000 yuan to buy one unit of commodity A. If the price of commodity A drops by 3% and the price limit is 5%, it will earn 30%, that is, 1000 becomes 1300.
If the price of commodity A goes up by 3%, it will lose 30%. At this moment, if you close your position, you will lose 300 yuan. If you want to continue to hold positions, you must add margin, and then wait until it falls back, and then close the position to make a profit. Many people often refuse to accept the market, do not stop the backhand operation in time, and do not add margin, which eventually leads to strong losses.
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Characteristics of futures trading:
1. Two-way futures trading: One of the biggest differences between futures trading and the stock market is that futures can be traded in two directions, and futures can be long or short. When the price rises, you can buy low and sell high, and when the price falls, you can sell high and make up low. Going long can make money, and shorting can also make money, so there is no bear market in futures.
2. The cost of futures trading is low: countries that trade futures do not collect stamp duty and other taxes, and the only cost is the transaction fee. At present, the procedures of the three domestic exchanges are about two ten thousandths or three ten thousandths, plus the additional fees of brokers, and the unilateral handling fee is less than one thousandth of the transaction amount.
3. Leverage of futures trading: The leverage principle is the charm of futures investment. You don't need to pay all the money to trade in the futures market. At present, domestic futures trading only needs to pay a deposit of 5% to obtain future trading rights. Due to the use of margin, the original market has been enlarged ten times.
4. Double the trading opportunities of "T+0": Futures is a "T+0" transaction, which makes your capital use to the extreme. After grasping the trend, you can close your position at any time.
5. Futures is a zero-sum market but greater than a negative market: futures is a zero-sum market, and the futures market itself does not create profits. In a certain period of time, regardless of the transaction costs of capital entry and exit, the total amount of funds in the futures market remains unchanged, and the profits of market participants come from the losses of another trader.
The stock market has entered a bear market, the market price has shrunk dramatically, the dividends are meager, the state and enterprises absorb funds, and there is no short-selling mechanism. The total amount of funds in the stock market will show negative growth for a period of time, and the total profit is less than the loss.
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