The famous philosopher Aminos once said that some things only had a first time and countless times thereafter.
So, ever since the first "pre-order Sea God Stone" contract was signed, a new door had opened for countless people.
It could only be said that inspiration in one's way of thinking was important. Once word spread, everyone seemed to have an epiphany and began copying the model: pay part of the deposit first, then receive a certain amount of Sea God Stones at the current price, and settle the full balance when the contract matured.
Naturally, this was more common among those without ready cash. There was no helping it—if they had no money but still wanted to participate in Sea God Stone trading, this seemed like the best option... Yet in truth, even those who had cash on hand still mostly chose this method.
The Sea God Stone market was booming, after all. Who would truly worry about losses? These contracts were money!
Sign more while the opportunity was here, and life would be good later!
It was not just the buyers. As time passed, sellers large and small gradually began abandoning spot transactions as well. Many sellers had even put up signs reading, "Contracts Only"—you do not have cash, and I do not have that much stock either. Selling to one person only earns me money once, but signing contracts lets me sell to ten, twenty, or even more people at the same time, does it not?
They did not care about delivery upon maturity either. After all, delivery dates differed, and sellers could also act as buyers. Could they not just sign contracts with someone else?
Some clever people had even learned tricks like proof of assets. Afraid I do not have money? Look at how many contracts