期货市场在发达国家只有100多年的历史。但70年代以来,期货市场发展突飞猛进。以美国为例,全美期货市场交易的合同数额由1972年的1833万份,猛增至1982年的1.124亿份,每年的增长率平均为20％以上。随着世界经济的日益国际化,它已成为许多企业进行经济活动的重要场所。期货合同的内容不再仅仅限于其最初的商品买卖合同,而是出现了以外 Futures market in the developed countries only 100 years of history. However, since the 1970s, the futures market has been developing rapidly. Take the United States as an example. The contract value of transactions in the U.S. futures market soared from 18.33 million in 1972 to 112.4 million in 1982, averaging an annual growth rate of over 20%. As the world economy becomes more internationalized, it has become an important site for many enterprises to carry out economic activities. The content of the futures contract is no longer limited to its original contract of sale of goods, but appears outside