It depends on your personal risk tolerance and investment goals. Cortex is a cryptocurrency that is highly volatile and therefore may not be suitable for all investors. Before investing, please do your own research about cryptocurrencies, crypto wallets, cryptocurrency exchanges, and smart contracts, and it is crucial to understand the risks and potential rewards of investing in cryptocurrencies..
If you decide to get involved in Cortex investing, you will also need to understand the Cortex project's white paper, team background, tokenomics, and the overall market environment.
The main ways to get involved in Cortex investing are by participating in Spot trading or pledging to earn interest. Perpetual and ETF/Leveraged trading are very risky and are not recommended for non-professionals.

You can buy Cortex from a cryptocurrency exchange (CEX or DEX) or some cryptocurrency wallets. Usually we choose cryptocurrency exchanges to buy, most exchanges require you to set up an account and verify your identity before buying Cortex. Cryptocurrency exchanges that currently support Cortex trading include:

• Binance
• OKX(OKEx)
• MEXC Global
• HTX
• Bithumb

According to CoinCarp's tracking data, no crypto exchange yet supports Cortex contracts or ETF trading. so you can't short Cortex

It is impossible to predict what Cortex will be worth in five years. The cryptocurrency market is highly volatile and can be affected by a variety of factors, such as US dollar policy, government regulations, technological progress, market sentiment, Cortex's circulating supply and the development of project ecology. Therefore, it is impossible to accurately predict the price of Cortex 5 years from now.