1, different transaction objects. The object of spot trading is the physical object, while the object of futures trading is the standardized contract formulated by the exchange.

2. The purpose of the transaction is different. In spot trading, the buyer wants to get the goods, and the seller wants to sell the goods to realize the value of the goods. The purpose of futures trading is to transfer price risk or profit from speculation.

3. The transaction procedures are different. In spot trading, the seller can only sell the goods, and the buyer can only buy them by paying cash. This is the trading procedure of spot trading. Futures trading can reverse the procedure of spot trading, that is, you can sell without goods and buy without goods.

4. Different trading methods. Spot trading is the trading activity of actual goods. The transaction process is synchronized with the transfer of commodity ownership. Futures trading is the trading of various commodity futures contracts.