Crude oil futures trading is a kind of futures trading. The so-called continuous spot trading of crude oil refers to an electronic trading contract automatically generated by crude oil traders who declare the price of buying or selling crude oil through the electronic trading system of the exchange and then trade through the electronic trading system.

Traders can automatically choose the trading method of the delivery date according to the agreement of the electronic contract. It can be delivered on the same day or later. It is an innovation of spot trading mode after studying and analyzing the needs of spot traders and commodity investors.