1, the price fluctuates greatly. Only when commodity prices fluctuate greatly, traders who intend to avoid price risks need to use forward prices to determine prices first;

2. It is easy to classify and standardize, and the quality standard of the delivered goods is agreed in advance in the futures contract. Therefore, futures varieties must be commodities with stable quality, otherwise it is difficult to standardize;

3. There is a large supply and demand, and the function of the futures market is based on the premise that both the supply and demand sides of commodities participate in transactions extensively. Only commodities with large spot supply and demand can fully compete in a wide range and form authoritative prices;

4, easy to store and transport, commodity futures are generally forward delivery goods, which requires that these goods are easy to store, not easy to deteriorate, and easy to transport to ensure the smooth delivery of futures.