Silver futures are kind of futures contracts that are related to silver price in some time. Silver futures contract is a standardized futures contract and formulated by the relevant futures exchange. It definitely illustrates silver price, silver quality, delivery date and so on. In May 10,2012, silver futures are listed for trading on the Shanghai Future Exchange (SHFE) for the first time. It terminates a history that China has no price right to speak in the silver production and consumption country. In the international market, the famous silver futures exchanges are the London futures Exchange and New York Metal Exchange. Silver futures price always reflects and guides the price of spot silver. As silver price gradually rising, many investors invest silver in some way, including silver futures. So many investors are full of expectation for silver futures, especially leverage effects and two-way trade.This thesis attempts to answer following questions:1 What are the factors that affect silver futures price? 2 How do these factors impact the silver futures price? 3 This thesis attempts to find silver futures form K line graph.After much research:1 silver futures price depends on the dollar and crude oil prices.2 Generally dollar and silver price have negative interaction,silver price and crude oil price have positive interaction.3 K line graph can help us to forecast silver price. |