If it was you

[Zilon]

Between future and spot trading which will you opt in for. For me i think it is better to start with spot trading gradually observe how the market respond over time before moving into future trading. Both are indeed volatile and risky but i think spot which involves immediate buying and holding until price goes up to sell at a profit is more easier to start than making prediction on a price to either go up or come down on a later date.

Spot can be a nice start for newbies from what i have seen from the market so far. Since it only entails buying and holding until the asset appreciates just that it will only require patience since little or no technical skill is needed although with technical skill the trader can have more advantage over the market.

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[un_rank]

Both have their pros and cons, and frankly I would not recommend a newbie to be trading at all, not until they can decide on their own which approach is best for them.

Both are indeed volatile and risky but i think spot which involves immediate buying and holding until price goes up to sell at a profit is more easier to start than making prediction on a price to either go up or come down on a later date.

Is there really much of a difference?
In spot trading, when you buy you are predicting the price would increase and when you do not, it is cause you are not confident it would. The difference I see, is that in spot trading, you can not profit off of a negative market.

- Jay -

[OcTradism]

Between future and spot trading which will you opt in for.

Spot trading!

For me i think it is better to start with spot trading gradually observe how the market respond over time before moving into future trading.

Observe the market and actually trade in the market are so difference. Trading with spot and future are different. Trading with small fund and with big fund are very different.

If you can not get profit from Spot trading with small fund, don't do it with big fund as you will lose big.
If you can not be good with Spot trading, don't move to Future trading because you will lose fund more easily and more quickly.

Spot can be a nice start for newbies from what i have seen from the market so far. Since it only entails buying and holding until the asset appreciates just that it will only require patience since little or no technical skill is needed although with technical skill the trader can have more advantage over the market.

With Spot market, if you trade Bitcoin and have a bad position, you don't lose anything. Hold your bitcoin and wait for its recovery even it can take a few months. You will not be able to do this with Future trading. Liquidation will knock your doors and you funds will be liquidated by exchanges.

[electronicash]

newbie or not, the spot is always the best in a bullish market. profit is not exponential xx times in every pump but it's safe as holding. to me, the spot still needs technical skills because timing when to buy is important.

just choose when you gonna go for future trading. the bear market after the bullrun like in 2022 is a good time to start futures since you can obviously see dips after every bullish movement in a bear market.

[Smack That Ace]

Both have their pros and cons, and frankly I would not recommend a newbie to be trading at all, not until they can decide on their own which approach is best for them.

Even if you have been a market participant for a long time and you have never entered a trade, when you enter a trade, you are still a novice because you have no knowledge of trading.

Newbies can still enter the trade, we all used to be newbies and to gain experience, we need experience. I support newbies in trading as long as they are passionate and willing to accept losses to learn. As a newbie, when starting to trade, you should start with the smallest amount of capital to limit risks because what we are aiming for is not profit but knowledge and experience.

[rozak]

I still remember very well how I was shown a simple trade by my friend. very simple spot trading and very easy to understand for a beginner. of course, I'm talking about its operation on several platforms which is indeed easy. not related to analysis and technical trades that are more complicated.
for beginners spot trading will be very good than futures. the people who first saw futures trading loved it more because it was like a gamble they could win because of the expected outcome they made.
The more people will have spot trading the better as a starting trader before trying futures trading.

[mk4]

No beginner should simply touch futures — or worse, high-leverage futures. Even some people that have been in this industry for years can manage to blow up their bankrolls with bad risk management.

[Issa56]

It's extremely risky for beginners to begin trading with futures. When I first began trading, I only knew spot trading, but as time passed, I discovered future trading. I gave it a try and noticed there was money in future trading even with a small capital, so I began trading futures. I wasted all the money I deposited in my futures account, I moved all the money I had in my spot account to my future account, and I wasted it as well. As a newbie always avoid future's, spot trading is less risky compare to future, in spot trading you can easily hold your coin incase it dump, but you can easily get liquidated in future trading.

[Plaguedeath]

Since it only entails buying and holding until the asset appreciates just that it will only require patience since little or no technical skill is needed although with technical skill the trader can have more advantage over the market.

Seriously, trading without technical skills and only need patience? this is the reason why many traders are always lose in trading.

A newbie should avoid trading at all! spot trading or futures are risky for them because they don't understand about the coin they choose and full of greedy to make profit in everyday. They need to start why they're buying that's coin, choose a good exchange with low fees etc. Imagine a newbie choose a shitcoin where the price is 1 token worth for $0.01.

He have 1000 token or worth $10, next 3 days he making 1000 token but the price is worth for $0.004 now, so 2000 token x $0.004 is $8, he's get more token but he's actually lose.

[Strongkored]

Spot trading will be a good choice for those who are just learning about trading and for me it will always be a favorite choice, futures trades will be good if the trader has good enough experience in spot trades and also has good TA knowledge because it will be like a disaster to do futures trade without being able to do TA.

[maydna]

If I were a beginner, I would probably choose spot trading over futures trading as it is riskier, and I still have a lot to learn about trading. And if I feel I can follow price movements and start to be able to analyze properly, I will try to follow future trades but with very little capital. But futures trading offers greater returns than spot trading, and that's what many novice traders try to get into.

I try future and spot trades at once if the price moves well. Sometimes, the profits I get from futures trading are greater than those on spot trading, making me learn to analyze better.

[irhact]

Spot can be a nice start for newbies from what i have seen from the market so far. Since it only entails buying and holding until the asset appreciates just that it will only require patience since little or no technical skill is needed although with technical skill the trader can have more advantage over the market.

I prefer spot trading to any other other type of trading available in the market, with spot trading I own control of my assets as I can buy the coin, transfer it to my personal wallet and not having to depend on the exchange to guide my investment for me. Spot trading also gives you the privileges of holding onto your coins for a longer period of time exceeding your initial target when buying that particular coin.

Spot trading is less risky than other forms of trading and can be easily understood if you pick interest in wanting to learn then begin practicing what you just learnt to make money. There's also the advantages of having many coins available for you to research on and trade compared to other types of trading as not all coins are available for leverage trading etc.

[Scripture]

Futures are not for beginners, it takes a lot of analysis before you succeed on this option or else you are doing is wrong by just guessing.

If you are going to trade as a beginner, its advisable to go for spot option where you can set-up your position based on your analysis and based on your strategy.

Both have their own pros and cons, but if you want to be more safe and to lessen the risk of losing, you'll go for spot trading.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Between future and spot trading which will you opt in for.

No questions spot trading. The only direction or concept youll think is youll gain if the market goes up and youll lose if the market goes down. Its easy, and the only parameter youll think is how good your token being watch here. While on future you can gain in both directions but predicting the market is somehow bit different and risky. Some might be good at profiting on this but required a lot of skills and knowledge. Not really sure if those parameters they are using work on their end cause market is unpredictable anyways. To be safe spot trading especially for newbies out there.

[LogitechMouse]

A very subjective question and we have different answers for that.

Futures trading isn't for newbies out there because they might get liquidated in just one trade especially when they used a high leverage. What's good with Binance though is that, the maximum amount of leverage that you can use if you just registered into their platform is 20x. I had registered an account a few months ago and I can't use more than 20x until next month. I guess this is their way to at least minimize the risk, but overall, futures trading is very risky, and I don't recommend it for newbies.

Spot trading is more of a safer way of trading. Safer = less profit. Futures trading is very risky, but it gives way more profits than that of spot trading. I guess what's important in trading is that, you always set a stop loss because anything can happen with crypto. We've seen Bitcoin pumped days ago so the shorts for sure got liquidated because of it.

As for me, I'd go trade with futures trading because I already experienced trading in spot trading.

[TheUltraElite]

Futures is a gamble, anything other than spot is  gamble, so you can decide now which one is EV+ and which is one is not.

I would disagree that spot is for newbies. Nope, spot is the only trading where you don't actually lose money but only end up converting the crypto to another crypto which remains in your control. It is the only method for long term hold.

Those who want to gamble with their money, feel free to do so but that does not mean spot is in any way inferior to others.

[crwth]

I think if you have a skill level that is appropriate with the market that you are trying to trade on, that’s where you would be successful. So if you are experienced with  margin and futures trading then definitely it’s best if you do it in trade in that. If not, and if you are just starting out definitely spot market would be the ideal one for you since it wouldn’t be as brutal if you make a mistake.

I know a lot of people who have lost a lot of money because of futures trading.

[boyptc]

Between future and spot trading which will you opt in for. For me i think it is better to start with spot trading gradually observe how the market respond over time before moving into future trading. Both are indeed volatile and risky but i think spot which involves immediate buying and holding until price goes up to sell at a profit is more easier to start than making prediction on a price to either go up or come down on a later date.

Spot can be a nice start for newbies from what i have seen from the market so far. Since it only entails buying and holding until the asset appreciates just that it will only require patience since little or no technical skill is needed although with technical skill the trader can have more advantage over the market.

Spot is safer than futures.

Even if I'll become more experienced in spot, I'm decided to just stay to where I am. I don't want to take more risk with futures because I know that I can be boiled there on an instant.

Spot is for everybody, newbies and oldies, we can all stay there but I know that those who have tried to get into futures. If they fail, they can always be back into the spot and learn and gain more experience from there.

[Getmon]

In contrast to spot trading, where we can safely withdraw our coins to our own personal cold wallets and sell them when the price is high enough. Futures trading does not allow us to perform a long-term hedge. But to avoid losing all of their capital, individuals new to crypto currency trading should only begin spot trading. Because it is too risky, futures trading is best for traders with extensive charting expertise. And even if they only have a small amount of capital to trade, futures trading can be profitable which is the positive side of it.

[Eternad]

Spot is less risky because it doesn’t have any liquidation limit and only paper loss you can get when shit happened to your trade. Futures trading on the hand is an extremely risky option even for pro traders because volatility is high which will always hit the liquidation limit when you setup the opposite position.

Spot trading is the best overall. Futures trading is only advisable when trading low volatility asset so that your risk of hitting liquidation will lessen.