Applying for a futures account is the first step to enter the futures market. Futures account is the legal relationship between the trading principal and the trading agent (customer and futures company). According to the customer nature of the application, it can be divided into two types: individual customers and unit customers. When applying for a futures account, the requirements are also different. Details are as follows: 1. Requirements for individual customers: individual customers need to go through the account opening procedures in person and sign the account opening materials, and may not entrust others to go through the account opening procedures. Unless otherwise stipulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the valid identity documents of individual customers shall be those of China people. 2. Corporate customers (institutional investors) who want to open futures accounts need to produce the power of attorney issued by the company, the valid identity certificate of the agent and other account opening materials that need to be carried according to regulations. Unless otherwise stipulated by China Securities Regulatory Commission, the valid identity documents of general corporate clients and special corporate clients are as follows: 1 The valid identity documents of general corporate clients are organization code certificate and business license. 2. The valid identification documents of the clients of special units shall be stipulated separately by the monitoring center. Banks, securities companies, fund management companies, trust companies and other financial institutions of institutional investors in special units, as well as social security companies, qualified foreign investors, administrative agencies and legal person customers who need to manage assets separately according to rules and regulations. The futures company will strictly examine the customers who apply for opening an account in accordance with the investor suitability management measures, and will strictly examine the customer information. It also needs the active cooperation of investors and friends to ensure the authenticity, rationality, accuracy and completeness of the information provided.