期货(Futures)Unlike spot goods, spot goods are tangible goods (commodities) that can be traded. Futures are mainly not commodities, but standardized tradable contracts based on certain mass products such as cotton, soybeans, oil, and financial assets such as stocks and bonds. Therefore, this subject matter can be a certain commodity (e.ggold、crude oil、农产品),也可以是金融工具。交收期货的日子可以是一星期之后,一个月之后,三个月之后,甚至一年之后。买卖期货的合同或协议叫做期货合约。买卖期货的场所叫做期货交易所。