There are two main ways to open a futures account: one is to open an account in a securities company that also engages in futures business; the other is to open an individual account in a futures brokerage company. Customers need to select a suitable brokerage company, sign the futures brokerage contract, and complete the account opening.
There are three steps to open a futures account: the first step is to go through the account opening procedures at the futures company; the second step is to go to the bank that the futures company cooperates with for bank-futures transfer;
Similar to the procedure of bank-securities transfer, after opening a futures trading account, investors need to go to the bank for bank-futures transfer procedures. In this way, investors can safely and conveniently transfer funds between futures trading margin accounts and bank deposit accounts through telephone entrustment or self-service trading terminals.