Futures and spot are completely different. Spot is actually a tradable commodity. Futures are mainly not commodities, but standardized tradable contracts with some bulk products such as cotton, soybeans and oil and financial assets such as stocks and bonds as the targets.
Therefore, the subject matter can be commodities (such as gold, crude oil and agricultural products) or financial instruments.
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Precautions for futures accounts:
1, the futures account is completely free, and there is only a handling fee for futures trading, and no other fees will be charged in any form. If you just want to know about futures first, you can also ask for futures information for free and consult in detail; You can also consult online customer service. At the same time, it should be noted that investors must conduct futures trading through legal futures companies.
2. All futures funds are transferred by bank. After opening the bank transfer business, you can freely transfer money between the bank account and the futures account, and you can complete all operations through online banking, with no cash flow.
3. Regular futures trading hours are from 9: 00 am to165438+0: 30 pm and end from 0: 30 pm to 3: 00 pm. Any futures channel advertised as 24-hour trading is an illegal agent for foreign electronic disks. Investors should not believe the illegal trading channels of some investment companies in the name of foreign gold futures agents. Domestic futures trading must be conducted through regular futures companies.
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