Derivative productsIs a kind offinancial instrumentsGenerally, it is an agreement between two entities, whose price is determined by the price of other basic products.And there are corresponding spot assets asSubject matter, it is not necessary to deliver immediately when the transaction is completed, but can deliver at a future time point.Typical derivatives include forwards, futures, options and swaps.
It refers to contracts whose value depends on changes in the value of underlying assets.Such contracts can be standardized or non-standard.standardized contract MeansSubject matter(Underlying assets)The transaction price, transaction time, asset characteristics, transaction mode, etc. are standardized in advance, so most of these contracts areexchangeListed transactions, such as futures.customized contracts It means that the above items are agreed by both parties of the transaction, so it has strong flexibility, such as forward agreement.
Financial derivativesIt is a derivative related to finance, usually fromunderlying asset (English: Underlying Assets)financial instruments。The common characteristics arebondTrading, that is, as long as a certain proportion of the margin is paid, the transaction can be carried out in full without the actual transfer of the principal. The settlement of the contract is generally carried out in the form of cash differential settlement. Only contracts performed by physical delivery on the expiration date need the buyer to pay the loan in full.Therefore, financial derivatives transactions haveLeverage effect。The lower the deposit,Leverage effectThe greater the risk, the greater the risk.
Types of financial derivatives
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as forFinancial derivativesThere are many kinds offinancial innovation With the continuous introduction of new varieties of activities, more and more things belong to this category.From the perspective of basic classification, there are three main classifications:
(1) According toProduct form, which can be divided into forward, futures, options andSwapsFour categories.
(3) According to the transaction method, it can be divided intoFloor tradingandOTC trading。Floor trading is usually referred to asexchangeTrading means that all suppliers and demanders are concentrated in the exchangecompetitive price transactionOftransaction mode。OTC trading refers to the trading mode in which both parties directly become counterparties, and its participants are limited toCredit ratingHigh customers.
futures
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The analysis technology of China's futures industry mostly copies the analysis technology of the stock market, such as the wave theory,gann theory ,Entanglement theory,Dow TheoryEtc.These theories may be applicable to the stock market, but they are far fetched when applied to the future market.There are several important differences between futures and stocks in China. First, there is only a long mechanism for stocks, and futures is a two-way mechanism, which directly results in huge differences in the direction of the main force;Second, the stock market isT+1, the future market isT+0, which results in different flexibility of hedging and profit making between futures market and stock market;Third,open interestDifferent, futures market is a variable position and stock market is a relatively fixed position, which directly affects the market'sManipulationIs different.The above three points are the important reasons why the use of stock technology to guide futures trading always leads to more losses and less gains.So, what technology can better guide futures trading? Futures traders“Stock optionFirst line "after years of firm offersummarize experience, usingTheory of mean squarecoordinationContrarian theoryIt can be better applied to futures trading.These two theories have been integrated to form a simple and reliableLinear method, the winning rate can reach 60%, and the risk can be obtainedEffective controlThe profit can be greatly enlarged. The theoretical basis of the first line method is that the forward price is always aroundMoving AverageVolatility.
Contractual nature
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Financial derivativesTransaction is the treatment of rights and obligations of basic tools under certain conditions in the future. It is legally understood as a contract and an economy based on highly developed social creditContractual relationship。
Holiday transactions
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On January 6, 2022,Hong Kong Stock ExchangeHe said that it is planned to officially implement derivatives holiday trading before the Easter holiday in April 2022.
Data shows that only non derivativesHong Kong dollarsFutures and options priced are holiday trading products, while futures and options priced in Hong Kong dollars, such as Hang Sengindex futures And options, Hang Seng China Enterprise Index futures and options, Hang Seng Technology Index futures and optionsSingle stock futuresAnd options will not carry out holiday trading.[1]
statistical data
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On January 26, 2024, the Associated Press reported that statistics from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed that in December 2023, China's foreign exchange market (excluding foreign currency to market, the same below) totaled 20.54 trillion yuan (equivalent to 2.89 trillion dollars).The accumulative turnover of derivatives market is RMB 13.47 trillion (equivalent to USD 1.90 trillion).[3]