Crypto Pre-Market Trading: How to Trade a Token Before It Launches

Crypto pre-market trading is the buying and selling of a token, or the right to receive it, before its official launch. Trades happen on exchange pre-markets, pre-launch futures and peer-to-peer platforms. The token itself is usually delivered later, once it exists. For airdrop farmers, this market matters a lot. It shows what a future airdrop might be worth, and it sometimes lets you lock in that value early. The term has its own entry in our crypto airdrop glossary . The Three Types of Pre-Market Pre-market trading comes in three forms, and they work differently. Exchange pre-markets.