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Definition of futures trading
Futures trading is developed on the basis of spot trading, and it is an organized trading form of buying and selling standardized futures contracts on futures exchanges. Futures trading has the functions of hedging, preventing excessive market fluctuations, saving commodity circulation costs and promoting fair competition.

According to the different targets of futures contracts, futures trading can be divided into commodity futures trading and financial futures trading; According to the different participants in the futures market, futures trading can be divided into different subjects such as futures exchange, commission merchant, futures investor or futures trader; According to the different motives and purposes of futures investors buying and selling futures contracts, futures trading can be divided into hedging trading and speculative trading.