Asphalt is a dark brown complex mixture, which consists of hydrocarbons with different molecular weights and their nonmetallic derivatives. It is an organic liquid with high viscosity. It is a liquid with a black surface and is soluble in carbon disulfide. Asphalt is a waterproof, moisture-proof and anticorrosive organic cementing material.

Asphalt itself is a petroleum derivative product and a commodity, and its properties, trend and activity are very close to those of crude oil before.

Asphalt oil is a new investment product in the spot market. Many investors are still in the fog and don't know what asphalt oil is. In fact, in short, asphalt oil is a kind of crude oil, which is refined from crude oil and is a new type of spot investment product.

Second, the concept of asphalt investment

From the above concept of asphalt, it is not difficult to understand that asphalt investment refers to the behavior of buying and selling asphalt to earn the difference by taking advantage of the fluctuation of asphalt price in the international market. It is an important international investment project similar to stock gold.

At present, domestic individuals participate in asphalt investment mainly through cooperation with institutional members of exchanges, and exchanges generally do not support individual investment.

Third, the asphalt investment and trading mode

At present, there are mainly four ways of asphalt investment and trading in the world: spot investment, futures investment, futures index investment and energy stock investment, while domestic investment mainly supports spot investment and futures investment.

Spot investment refers to the way that buyers and sellers negotiate payment and delivery methods according to the demand of physical asphalt and the purpose of selling physical asphalt, and conduct physical asphalt transactions in a short time. It is a T+0 trading system with leverage and two-way trading mechanism. You can open an account and save money online.

Futures investment is an organized way to buy and sell standardized futures contracts on futures exchanges, and it is also an investment way with leverage and two-way trading mechanism.