I. Similarities
1, risk gene
It must be clear that both foreign exchange investment and futures investment are risky. Investors must clearly understand that don't listen to people's bluff that they can only make money but can't lose money or can break even.
2. Variety diversification
There are relatively many types of foreign exchange, including mainstream foreign exchange such as USD, EUR, JPY and GBP, and other non-mainstream foreign exchange.
There are relatively many futures commodities, such as soybeans, corn, gold, silver and copper.
Step 3 manage
For regular dealers, both parties' investments are supervised and protected by relevant departments and organizations, and are also bound by relevant financial laws.
Second, differences.
1, liquidity
The liquidity of foreign exchange is huge, and the daily trading volume is trillions, while futures are not that high. Foreign exchange trading is the largest capital trading market in the world.
2. Trading time
Foreign exchange trading is carried out 24 hours, while futures trading has a certain time limit. For example, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is open from 8: 20 am to 2: 00 pm EST.
3. Transaction costs
Foreign exchange is mainly composed of a little price difference and commission, and different companies will have certain differences.
Futures are mainly handling fees. A fixed part of investors' fees for participating in futures trading will be handed over to the exchange, and the other part will be collected by the futures company. The standard for charging futures companies is to add a part to the futures exchange for its own operation. Different futures companies charge different fees in different regions. Relatively large and powerful futures companies charge higher fees, while some small futures companies charge slightly lower fees. The handling fee will also vary according to the customer's capital size and transaction volume. For customers with a large amount of funds or even millions, futures companies will also moderately reduce the handling fee.