Most people set foot in the futures market for the first time and started futures trading purely for making money. In their view, futures trading is a way to get rich quickly, and it is an investment tool that requires little start-up capital and may get huge profits. Unfortunately, the risk of futures trading and the extremely low probability of success have shattered many people's illusions. Because of the risks in futures trading, a question naturally arises: "Why do you want to participate in futures trading?" This is a good question, and anyone must find a satisfactory answer to it before becoming a futures trader. Perhaps, you will find some meaningful answers as follows:

1. If you can clearly understand the risk of loss in trading and have the ability to succeed and make unremitting efforts for it, futures trading will provide you with a way to make a living leading to huge wealth.

2. The futures industry is developing, which provides a variety of employment opportunities for people. If you lack interest or passion in pure speculation, then you choose a career related to futures trading, such as brokerage, market analysis, accounting, computer and so on. Before you engage in any work related to futures trading, you must know and understand futures trading.

In many ways, the futures market is the leading economic index. They can tell you the status quo of many things and predict their future trends. Understanding the current situation of the futures market means understanding the economy. And these are good for your other investments, whether long-term or short-term.

Learning how to trade futures can help you improve your quality and ability in other investment fields.

If you decide to enter the futures market to engage in speculation, you should always remember that in futures trading, risks and benefits coexist. Although the return is extremely attractive, the concept that the loss in futures trading may exceed the initial investment should be at the top of your mind.