Perpetual Futures vs Spot Trading

Feature	Perpetual Futures	Spot Trading
Leverage	Up to 20x	❌ No leverage
Expiry	No expiry (perpetual)	Immediate settlement
Use Case	Short-term speculation, hedging, high-risk strategies	Long-term holding, instant swaps
Risk Level	🔴 High (liquidation risk)	🟢 Low
Order Types	Market, limit, stop, advanced tools	Simple buy/sell
Funding Rate	Applied periodically to balance long/short positions	❌ Not applicable
Slippage	Minimal (optimized for leveraged trades)	Minimal (deep liquidity pools)
Best For	Active/pro traders seeking bigger moves	Investors and casual traders
Example	Deposit $500 → Trade $10,000 with 20x leverage	Swap 1 BNB → USDT instantly