Most people who participate in futures trading cancel futures contracts before the expiration date, and only a few people choose to keep contracts for final delivery, accounting for less than 5% of the total trading volume.

Doesn't mean delivery is necessary. As long as it is written off before maturity (the term is liquidation), there is no physical transaction at all.

These articles are not considered from the perspective of a reader at all, and there is indeed ambiguity!

In addition, if you don't choose to write off (close the position) but deliver the goods, of course, the purchased goods are handled by yourself. Moreover, the exchange has restrictions on delivery, and individual investors (retail investors) are not allowed to deliver, so individual investors will be forced to close their positions before delivery.