Gold futures is a kind of commodity futures, and it is a futures contract with gold as the subject matter. Before the expiration date of the gold futures contract, investors can make profits by long or short gold futures. You should open a commodity futures account before operating gold futures. Now you can open a commodity futures account with your mobile phone.

The actual leverage ratio of gold futures depends on real-time market changes, which is generally1:10-1:8; In case of extreme market conditions, futures companies will increase their prices, and their respective proportions will be different. Investment in gold futures must pay a deposit and trade with the deposit.

Margin is generally divided into three grades.

One: the original survival money. This is the minimum deposit that brokers require customers to pay for each contract when opening futures trading.

Two: long-term deposits. This is the amount of reserves that customers must always maintain. Long-term margin sometimes requires customers to provide additional margin. Additional margin refers to the margin required by brokers to maintain their operation and balance when the market changes in the opposite direction to the trader's position. If the market price moves in the direction favorable to the trader's position, the part that exceeds the margin is equity or income, and the trader may also request to raise the money or use it as the initial margin for another gold futures transaction.

Three: emergency and profit and loss margin. The margin paid by the settlement customer to the clearing institution of the exchange according to the results of each trading day is used to compensate the loss caused by the unfavorable price trend of the customer in futures trading.

First of all, individuals should choose a suitable futures trading platform, handle account opening procedures, and complete several steps from account opening to formal trading.

Taking Jin Rong China, teller No.084 of the Gold and Silver Exchange, as an example, the account opening process is described in detail below:

1. Click the navigation at the top of the website of Jin Rong China, a member of the trading field, or press the button on the right to suspend account opening.

2. Select the nationality/region, fill in the mobile phone number, read the usage agreement, and click "Next".

3. Fill in the basic information and click "Get mobile phone verification code" after confirming that the information is correct.

4. Select the account opening type.

5. The account was successfully opened, and the account and security code were kept in mind.