1. The full name of stock index futures is stock index futures, which can also be called stock index futures and futures index. It refers to the standardized futures contract with the stock index as the subject matter. The two sides agreed that on a specific date in the future, the underlying index can be bought and sold according to the pre-determined stock index size, and the difference will be settled in cash after the expiration.

2. As a type of futures trading, stock index futures trading has basically the same characteristics and processes as ordinary commodity futures trading. Stock index futures are a kind of futures, which can be roughly divided into two categories, commodity futures and financial futures.