#实用交易工具 #实用交易工具 #实用交易工具 In the financial field, trading types are fundamental concepts. Below are common entry-level trading types:
Classified by trading object
- Commodity Trading: Direct buying and selling of physical goods, such as agricultural products (grain, cotton), energy (oil, natural gas), metals (gold, silver), usually completed through spot markets or futures markets.
- Financial Asset Trading: Trading involving financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, funds, foreign exchange, futures, and options. For example, buying and selling stocks in the stock market or exchanging different currencies in the foreign exchange market.
Classified by trading method
- Spot Trading: Payment and delivery happen simultaneously, with settlement completed immediately after the transaction (usually within 1-2 working days), such as stock trading.
- Futures/Options Trading: Agreement to buy or sell the underlying asset at a specific price at a future time, belonging to derivatives trading. For instance, futures contracts can be used to hedge against price volatility risks, while options grant the buyer the right to choose whether to trade.
- Margin Trading: Trading using borrowed funds, such as "margin financing" - where investors borrow money from brokers to buy stocks (financing) or borrow stocks to sell (short selling), which involves leverage risk.
Classified by market type
- Exchange Trading: Conducted in fixed trading venues (like stock exchanges) through standardized processes, with strict rules, such as A-shares traded on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.
- Over-the-Counter Trading (OTC): Conducted without fixed venues, where transactions are negotiated privately through brokers, banks, and other institutions, such as some foreign exchange transactions or private bond trading.
Classified by investment strategy
- Short-term Trading: Short holding periods (from a few minutes to a few days), profiting from price fluctuations, such as short-term forex trading.
- Long-term Trading: Holding assets for a long time (months to years), focusing on value growth, such as regular investment in index funds.
- Arbitrage Trading: Profiting from price differences between different markets or varieties, such as arbitraging the price difference of the same stock between A-shares and Hong Kong stocks.
Key points for beginners
- The risk differences among different trading types are significant (e.g., futures have high leverage and high risk), so it is essential to understand the rules and one's own risk tolerance first.
- Start with lower-risk spot trading (such as funds, stocks) and gradually approach more complex varieties.
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