Spot Trading
Buying or selling cryptocurrency for immediate delivery at the current market price.
Explained Simply
Spot trading means exchanging assets at the current ('spot') price with immediate settlement. When you buy Bitcoin on Coinbase, you are spot trading — you pay money and receive BTC right away. This is the simplest and safest form of crypto trading. In contrast, derivatives trading (futures, options) involves contracts about future prices and often uses leverage. Most beginners should stick to spot trading until they thoroughly understand market mechanics.
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