Article 23 of the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Futures Companies stipulates that futures companies may set up branches such as business departments and branches. To apply for establishing a branch, a futures company shall meet the following conditions: (1) Its corporate governance is sound, its internal control system complies with relevant regulations and is effectively implemented; (two) within 3 months before the date of application, it meets the risk supervision index standards; (3) It complies with the provisions on the protection of clients' assets and the safe custody and monitoring of futures deposits. (4) It has not been put on file for investigation by the competent authority for suspected illegal business operation, and has not been subjected to administrative punishment or criminal punishment for illegal business operation in recent 1 year; (5) Having a branch establishment plan that meets the needs of business development; (six) other conditions stipulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission in accordance with the principle of prudent supervision. So the answer to this question is C.