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Can any one tell me, why futures contract has no value?

We know that the value of future(Maybe I confuse the concept of future value and future price): $$\textrm{Fut}(t,T) = \widetilde{E}[S(T)|\mathcal{F}_t]$$ How can it be zero? We only have the discounted value of cash flow is zero.

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FurthermoreAnd why in the forward contract, I saw$F$ is not zero in the discussion below$\Pi = V(S,t) - \delta S - \delta_1 Z.$ But just set $V = 0$ to obtain the forward price, but it seems not useful for my problemis unreasonable. Why are futures valueless?enter image description here

Can any one tell me, why futures contract has no value?

We know that the value of future(Maybe I confuse the concept of future value and future price): $$\textrm{Fut}(t,T) = \widetilde{E}[S(T)|\mathcal{F}_t]$$ How can it be zero? We only have the discounted value of cash flow is zero.

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Furthermore, I saw the discussion below, but it seems not useful for my problem. Why are futures valueless?

Can any one tell me, why futures contract has no value?

We know that the value of future(Maybe I confuse the concept of future value and future price): $$\textrm{Fut}(t,T) = \widetilde{E}[S(T)|\mathcal{F}_t]$$ How can it be zero? We only have the discounted value of cash flow is zero.

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And why in the forward contract, $F$ is not zero in the $\Pi = V(S,t) - \delta S - \delta_1 Z.$ But just set $V = 0$ to obtain the forward price, it is unreasonable. enter image description here

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why futures contract has no value

Can any one tell me, why futures contract has no value?

We know that the value of future(Maybe I confuse the concept of future value and future price): $$\textrm{Fut}(t,T) = \widetilde{E}[S(T)|\mathcal{F}_t]$$ How can it be zero? We only have the discounted value of cash flow is zero.

enter image description here

Furthermore, I saw the discussion below, but it seems not useful for my problem. Why are futures valueless?