遠期契約(forward contract)與期貨(Futures)到底有什麼不同??
除了價格會很明顯受到無風險利率影響而不同之外,在實務上也有許多差異的地方。只要記住forward cotracts兩大缺點,Futures的產生就是針對這兩點而來。
Poor Liquidity
Default Risk
從這兩點就可衍生出 Futures比forward多出最大的四樣東西,由這四樣東西又可再衍生出實務上的不同。
Poor Liquidity
--> Trade on an exchange
--> Usually closed out before maturity
--> Cash settlement
(Transaction cost of delivery is very expensive from exchange)
--> Standardized contracts
--> Range of delivery dates
Default Risk
--> Initial Margin
--> Daily Settlement & Maintainenc Margin
--> No credit risk
大家說衍生性金融商品是不是很有趣?