I. Introduction to Gold Futures
1. What is gold futures? Introduction of gold futures
The so-called gold futures are futures contracts with gold as the trading object. On June 9, 2008, 65438, China Gold Futures was officially listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange. The first standard trading unit is1000g per lot, and the delivery unit is 3000g per warehouse receipt. Delivery must be an integer multiple of each warehouse receipt, which introduced the gold market.
The trading contents of most gold futures markets in the world are basically similar, mainly including margin, contract unit, delivery month, minimum fluctuation limit, futures delivery, commission, daily trading volume, orders, gold futures trading rules, and the difference between gold futures and spot gold.
Trading rules of gold futures. 1. Gold futures are futures. Just as stock investment needs to open an account in a securities company, gold futures trading needs to go to a futures company to handle futures accounts.
Second, the gold futures price.
1. Comparison between gold futures price and stock index futures price
Regarding the price of gold futures and stock index futures, according to the theory of relative trend of stock index and gold, why did the price of gold still rise in recent years when inflation was low? The main reason is that the US dollar has had the same influence on the stock market and gold price in recent years, and what factors have affected the gold futures price in China?
Gold futures has not been introduced in China for a long time, and it does not have the function of price discovery or independent pricing mechanism. The price trend of China's gold futures mainly refers to the trend of world gold prices, and the London gold market, the world's largest gold market, has a great influence on it, so the international gold price is an important reference for operating gold futures at this stage.
Complete collection of futures varieties
Futures trading column (hot spot summary)