Under normal circumstances, there is no position or transaction in the futures account within one year. If the customer's equity is less than 1000 yuan, it is dormant. If your account is dormant, you must activate it to use it.
Futures are concentrated in futures exchanges and traded through standardized contracts. Some futures contracts can be traded through over-the-counter trading, which is called over-the-counter contract. According to the types of subject matter, futures can be divided into commodity futures and financial futures.
The future in English is the future, which evolved from the word "future". It means that both parties to the transaction don't have to deliver the physical object in the early stage of the transaction, but agree to deliver the physical object at some time in the future, so China people call it "futures". Futures is the largest means of trading besides foreign exchange.
Futures market first appeared in Europe. As early as ancient Greece and Rome, there were central trading places, bulk barter transactions, and trading activities with the nature of futures trade. The original futures trading was developed from spot forward trading. The first modern futures exchange was established in Chicago, USA in 1848, and the standard contract model here was established in 1865.
In 1990s, China Modern Futures Exchange came into being. There are four futures exchanges in China, namely Shanghai Futures Exchange, Dalian Commodity Exchange, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange and China Financial Futures Exchange. The price changes of its listed futures have a far-reaching impact on related industries at home and abroad.
The initial spot forward transaction is a verbal commitment by both parties to deliver a certain amount of goods at a certain time. Later, with the expansion of the scope of transactions, oral promises were gradually replaced by sales contracts. This kind of contract behavior is becoming more and more complicated, and it needs intermediary guarantee to supervise the timely delivery and payment of goods. So the Royal Exchange, the world's first commodity forward contract exchange, opened in London on 157 1.
In order to adapt to the continuous development of commodity economy, improve transportation and storage conditions and provide information for members, 1848, 82 businessmen initiated and organized the Chicago Board of Trade (Board 185 1 Chicago Board of Trade to launch forward contracts; 1865, Chicago Grain Exchange introduced a standardized agreement called "futures contract" to replace the previous long-term contract.