There is no time limit for applying for qualification certificate. After joining a securities company or a futures company, you can apply for a securities qualification certificate and a futures qualification certificate. The certificate needs no annual review and is permanently valid. After the company applies for your qualification certificate, the qualification certificate needs annual inspection. If you want to engage in the securities industry, you must have a securities qualification certificate. The securities industry needs two exams. There are five exams, namely: securities basics, securities trading, securities investment funds, securities investment analysis, securities issuance and underwriting. You only need to pass the securities foundation and any one of them to qualify for the securities qualification certificate. If you enter a futures company, you have to take two futures exams to get a futures qualification certificate. They are futures foundation and futures regulations.