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A futures company refers to an intermediary organization established according to law, which accepts the entrustment of customers, conducts futures trading for customers in its own name according to their instructions, and collects trading fees, and the trading results are borne by customers. Futures companies are the bridge between traders and futures exchanges. Futures traders are the main body of the futures market, and it is precisely because futures traders have the demand for hedging or speculative profits that they promote the emergence and development of the futures market.
Brokers: There are many kinds of commission dealers, such as futures commission brokers (FCM), recommendation brokers (IB), commodity trading consultants (CTA), commodity joint venture fund managers (CPO), brokerage agents (AP), floor brokers (FB) and so on, and they are cross-related.
Commission: regardless of its name, scale and business scope, its basic functions are to represent the interests of non-members of the exchange, issue trading orders on behalf of customers, collect and manage customer performance bonds, manage customer positions, provide detailed trading records and accounting records, transmit market information, provide market research reports, act as trading consultants for customers, train customers in futures and options trading and formulate trading strategies, and also deliver goods on behalf of customers. Some commodity trading consultants, commodity joint venture fund managers, recommendation brokers and floor brokers can be hired to work for them.
Trading consultant: directly or indirectly provide advice to others on whether to conduct futures trading, how to conduct trading, fund management, etc. Indirect suggestions include supervising the trading of customer accounts or making suggestions through written publications or other newspapers.
Manager of the joint venture company: manage the funds obtained from fund-raising and use these funds for futures trading, with Qian Shengqian. They personally analyze the market, formulate trading strategies and give orders directly.
Broker's introduction: seeking or accepting trading instructions from customers for futures commission brokers or commodity joint venture fund managers, buying and selling commodity futures or options. Only the introduction fee is charged, and no customer deposit or commission is charged.
Agent: Seeking orders, customers or customer funds on behalf of futures commission brokers, referral brokers, commodity trading consultants or commodity joint venture fund managers, and can be any salesperson.
On-site broker: On-site broker is the representative of the market and executes any kind of commodity futures contract or option contract instructions on behalf of any other person on the commodity exchange.