What’s the difference between spot and perpetual futures trading?

[tradelikepro]

Spot trading: Own the underlying asset; simple long/short strategies.

Perpetual futures: No expiry, leverage available, funding rates affect costs.

Perpetuals are high-risk, high-reward, while spot is safer for accumulation.

[Nahid10]

Spot trading involves actual asset ownership, while perpetual futures rely on contracts tied to market price.

[EmTeam]

Perpetual futures let traders use leverage but come with higher risk and funding fee exposure.