Spot crude oil investment: first of all, it implements the T 0 trading system, which can be repeated every day. Leverage to improve the utilization rate of investors' funds; With the two-way trading mechanism of buying up and buying down, there are investment opportunities regardless of price rise and fall. The biggest advantage is that the risk is smaller, the market is easy to grasp, and there are more profit opportunities, which is most suitable for investors who pursue a stable style.

The spot trading of crude oil here refers to a trading method in which buyers and sellers deliver physical crude oil immediately or in a short time according to the agreed payment method and delivery method for the demand of physical crude oil and the purpose of selling physical crude oil. Now it is generally a non-physical transaction. In spot trading, with the transfer of commodity ownership, the exchange and circulation of crude oil entities are completed at the same time. Spot trading of crude oil is a widely used and concerned trading method in the world, especially in developed countries.

Futures crude oil investment: Futures crude oil investment is a trading method relative to spot trading, which is developed on the basis of spot trading. An organized trading method for buying and selling standardized futures contracts on futures exchanges. The object of futures trading is not the commodity (subject matter) itself, but the standardized contract of commodity (subject matter), that is, the standardized forward contract. This investment method can also be adopted by ordinary investors, mainly for direct futures trading. The way of futures investment is gradually declining in China.