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Is short selling futures equivalent to buying risk-free securities and short selling the underlying assets?
Short selling futures does not mean buying risk-free securities and short selling the underlying assets. Short selling futures refers to investors selling contracts in the futures market, that is, buying the underlying assets at an agreed price at a certain point in the future. Buying risk-free securities and short selling basic assets refer to investors buying risk-free securities, such as government bonds, and short selling basic assets, such as stocks.