Margin = futures price * contract company (1000g/ lot) * margin rate (minimum 7% of contract value).
At present, the gold futures market is rising after the year, and the domestic gold futures price is around 258 yuan/gram. Therefore, to buy Shanghai gold futures now, you must have at least a deposit: 258 *1000 * 7% =18060 yuan.
It is worth noting that Shanghai gold futures are a kind of commodity futures, and investors need to meet the threshold of opening accounts for related futures investment before buying and selling.