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The difference between the spot market and the futures market

Many newcomers to the channel, welcome all) I remember how I myself have understood all the subtleties without help, so I decided to tell the information for someone obvious, but for many useful.

So, spot market (spot) and futures (futures) are two types of markets used in trading.
On the spot, there are instant trades in crypto at the market price in real time.

In futures, trades take place in the future at a predetermined price. Futures allow you to protect your assets from price changes in the market, for example, through hedging.

There is also the leverage, where the profit is higher, but also the risk is higher.

More about everything, but a bit later