In financial investment and wealth management products, options are also a very important component and are favored by many investors. Today we will talk about it. What are the thresholds if you want to participate in options trading? What is the process for opening an option account?

Option access conditions

Investors who want to participate in options trading must meet certain access conditions before they can participate in the transaction. Among them, the appropriate management regulations that individual investors need to meet are:

1. The average daily assets in the securities account and capital account in the 20 trading days before applying for account opening shall not be less than RMB 500,000 (excluding the Funds and securities invested by investors through margin financing and securities lending).

2. Have opened an account with a securities company for more than 6 months and have the qualifications to participate in margin financing and securities lending business or have experience in financial futures trading, or have opened an account with a futures company for more than 6 months and have experience in financial futures trading.

3. Have basic knowledge of options and pass the relevant knowledge test recognized by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (a set of test questions is required)

4. Have options simulation trading experience recognized by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

5. Have the risk tolerance appropriate for participating in options trading on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. (Risk tolerance assessment is required)

Among these access rules, if both Articles 1 and 2 are met, there will basically be no problem.

Investors who meet the conditions will also be subject to hierarchical management based on differences in professional knowledge, trading experience, risk tolerance and other aspects.

On the premise of meeting the option access conditions, investors need to conduct a comprehensive assessment of investor suitability before opening an account. The option operating agency will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the investor’s basic situation, investment experience, financial asset status, options Basic knowledge, risk tolerance and integrity status will be reviewed before entering the formal account opening process.

Remember, options account opening must be done in person.

Investors need to prepare all the materials required for account opening and go to the sales department of the option operating institution to open an account. The account opening process will be "double-recorded" (audio and video). Other process staff will provide step-by-step detailed guidance, so investors do not need to worry about being confused during the account opening process.