The delivery methods of futures trading are divided into physical delivery and cash delivery. Physical delivery refers to the process that both parties transfer the ownership of the goods contained in the contract and settle the open contract on the delivery date. Cash delivery refers to the process that both parties settle the contract profits and losses in cash on the delivery date. In the futures market, commodity futures are usually delivered in kind, while some varieties in financial futures are delivered in kind and some are delivered in cash. Cash delivery is based on the spot price at the time of delivery as the basis for trading profit and loss and fund allocation, because it does not carry out physical delivery. Therefore, the spot price of varieties for cash delivery should have the characteristics of certainty, and it is standard and unique. The regional price difference of agricultural products is very obvious, and it does not have the conditions for cash delivery. The trading target of stock index futures is stock index, which is fictitious and unique and more suitable for cash delivery. China's commodity futures trading all adopts physical delivery. Physical delivery methods include centralized delivery and rolling delivery.

There are many kinds of products in futures, including agricultural products and precious metals, and gold futures is one of them. Compared with gold futures, among the current gold investment products, spot gold investment is the most popular and the income is faster. Spot gold is traded 24 hours a day, and there is no restriction that it must be delivered at maturity. You just need to download the free MT4 simulation trading software to start trading. You can trade online 24 hours a day, with two-way operation to buy up and buy down, and the leverage ratio is 1: 100. There is no time limit. Once you are familiar with it, you can invest in real transactions.