The futures we often talk about are actually futures contracts, that is, the transactions of standard commodity format contracts are generally not for buying and selling goods, but only for buying and selling contracts, that is, to go long or short to obtain the price difference; You can also hold a contract and deliver the goods when the contract expires.
For example, the expiration date of the soybean meal 1 105 contract is 20 1 1 May. If the current price is 3000 yuan, some people will think it is low, then buy it and sell it at a certain price. Some people will feel high, then sell and then buy.
It should be noted that the high return and high risk of futures come from the amplification effect of 5 times or 10 times. For example, the contract of soybean meal 1 105 is worth 30,000 yuan, but you only need to pay a deposit of about 10%, which is about 3,000 yuan. If you look at the right direction, you can make a profit 100 yuan. Otherwise, you will lose 100 yuan.