Gold continuity is the quotation in the gold futures market, because futures are delivered on a monthly contract and quoted independently every month, so there will be a saying of gold continuity. There is a great difference between spot gold and futures gold, mainly in the following aspects.

1. trading time: spot gold consists of Asian, European and American plates. Its trading time is 24 hours, and investors can trade at any time of the day. But futures have a trading time limit. In China, the trading time of Shanghai Gold on the Shanghai Stock Exchange just missed the beginning of the European and American markets where the price of gold fluctuated the most.

2. Trading rules: Spot gold is traded on the floor, which means that if you want to buy or sell, you can successfully facilitate the transaction at any time, but futures is a matching transaction. When the big market comes, there may be cases of non-delivery, which to some extent infinitely increases the risk of investors.

3. Leverage ratio: The leverage ratio of spot gold is 1 to 100. As long as you pay a deposit of $65,438+0,000, you can do primary trading, but futures need much more funds, and the demand for funds is large, so the corresponding risks are great.