1. Futures can be traded in both directions, that is, investors can do long operations or short operations. When investors think that it will go up later, they will do more operations. On the contrary, when they think they will fall later, they will do short operations.

2. Futures have the following trading rules:

1) Futures are traded in T+0 mode, that is, futures bought on the same day can be sold on the same day.

2) There is a margin system in futures, that is, investors can buy more subject matter with less money, which expands investors' income and magnifies investors' risks. Therefore, investors should operate lightly in the process of futures trading and set a stop loss position. It should be noted that if the futures margin is lost, investors will either choose to add margin or close their positions. If the losses are serious and the account funds cannot make up for the losses, investors need to make up for the losses, otherwise they will be investigated by law.

3. Futures trading, first of all, we must carefully choose futures trading companies. In fact, it is very similar to securities companies. It mainly provides trading platforms and trading places for futures traders. We must choose companies with high personnel qualifications and standardized services. After the trading company is confirmed, customers need to bring their real identity documents and bank cards to the trading hall of the futures trading company you choose to handle futures contracts and sign the necessary procedures, and finally take out your bank card to handle bank transfer business. It should be noted that not all banks have bank-to-bank business, so you need to consult clearly in advance before handling it. After opening an account, download the futures quotation software and entrusted trading software on the website of the futures company that opened the account. Many futures companies use similar software, so they are very similar to stock trading in technical analysis.

The trading rules of futures specifically refer to some rules that should be followed in the trading process of stock index futures. The full name of stock index futures is also stock price index futures, also known as stock price index futures, which refers to standardized futures contracts with stock price index as the subject matter.