#TradingTypes101 In spot trading, you actually buy the crypto and hold it. You profit if you buy low and the market goes bullish. Simple and solid — no leverage, no stress (unless the market tanks).

Margin trading gives you more firepower. You borrow funds using leverage. If the trade goes your way, your profits are multiplied — but so is your risk. One wrong move and liquidation could hit hard.

Then there’s futures — you're not buying coins, you're trading contracts. You can long (buy low, sell high) or short (sell high, buy back low). Plus, just like margin, you can use leverage.

More tools, more risk, more potential — but only if you know what you’re doing.