Interest rate futures originated in the United States. Interest rate futures are traded because of the laughter of the China government in the 20th century. Since the implementation of the interest rate marketization policy in 1990s, the interest rate has changed dramatically due to the influence of money supply and demand, and the interest rate futures trading has increased with the floating market of securities. With the increase of price fluctuation, the demand for interest rate risk hedging is increasing. 1975 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), with the assistance of relevant government departments, launched the first mortgage-backed securities futures contract after several years of investigation and study, drawing on the experience of futures trading of other cereals. 1976 1 month launched short-term Sino-Russian futures,1977 launched long-term Sino-Russian interest rate futures in August, 65438+. At present, interest rate futures have become the mainstream of global futures commodities, and its trading volume ranks first among all kinds of futures commodities. 1982 and 1985, Lunsoft Jinsheng Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange successively launched interest rate futures. In the United States, interest rate futures are mainly short-term bond futures, and the repayment time ranges from 30 days to 1 year. Among them, 90-day bonds are the most popular, including short-term government bonds, Eurodollars, and interest rate futures trading commercial paper certificates of deposit. Generally speaking, the repayment period of medium-term bond futures is 1' ti: year, and the repayment period of long-term bond futures is 10-30 years. In addition, interest rate futures transactions, such as mortgage bonds and municipal bonds, have also become futures listings.