Playing futures is a financial transaction, also called futures trading. Refers to the behavior of buying and selling futures contracts in the futures market. A futures contract refers to the delivery of a specific commodity at an agreed price at a certain time in the future. There are many kinds of transactions in the futures market, including agricultural products, industrial products, precious metals, energy and so on. Trading futures in the futures market can make use of the leverage effect to expand the investment effect, but there are also great investment risks.

What risks should I pay attention to when playing futures?

Although playing futures can bring high return on investment, it also has great investment risks. Generally speaking, you should pay attention to the following risks when playing futures: First, the risk of price fluctuation, which means that you may not be able to make profits as expected during the price fluctuation of futures contracts. Second, leverage risk refers to the margin used to open contracts, which may not meet the requirements of the market, resulting in more margin. The third is speculative risk, because the futures market price is largely affected by market news and emotions, and speculation may lead to losses.

In order to avoid the risk of futures trading, we can take many strategies and actions. First of all, you need to know your trading risk tolerance, determine the investment plan and implement the risk control plan. Secondly, according to the market trend, we need to master the methods of market analysis and technical chart analysis, and choose the trading opportunity and stop loss point reasonably. Thirdly, we can reduce the risk through cost diversification and diversified investment strategies, and avoid putting all the funds into the same commodity. Finally, you need to be patient and calm, don't be too greedy and impulsive, keep a steady trading attitude and develop your investment ability for a long time.