Buying a house and betting on its future price are two completely different things.
The same idea applies to crypto.
That’s the simplest way to understand Spot and Futures trading.
Let’s break it down.
𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
You buy the actual asset.
If you buy BTC on the spot market, it belongs to you until you decide to sell it.
Your goal is usually simple: buy, hold, and benefit if the value increases over time.
𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
You’re not buying the asset.
You’re trading your expectation of where the price will go next.
You can take a position if you think the price will rise