Spot crude oil is subject to T+0 trading system, which can be traded repeatedly 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. Spot trading is a transaction between big banks, and it is also a transaction between big banks acting as agents for big customers. After the transaction is concluded, the payment and delivery of funds shall be completed within two working days at the latest. However, the delivery time can be extended continuously.

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 the 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 advantages of futures crude oil are that it can be leveraged, long or short, flexible in operation and good in liquidity. The disadvantage is that the risk is huge, the amount of funds is used more, and investors need to have enough experience. Therefore, the way of futures investment is gradually declining in China.