① Self-service account opening: Investors bring their second-generation ID cards and bank cards (please consult the securities company for supporting banks) and go directly to the business department of the securities company for handling.
② Appointment to open an account (recommended): Some securities companies such as Guotai Junan Securities Guangdong Branch can make an appointment to open an account through its official website online, and then confirm the stock account opening at the designated business department at the appointed time. Customers who make an appointment to open an account through the Internet have flexible time to open a stock account, and can support opening a stock account at noon from Monday to Friday and on Saturday and Sunday.
2. Stock account and capital account.
For investors who open new securities accounts, securities companies need to handle stock accounts and capital accounts for investors.
1, stock account
Customers who want to enter the stock market must first open a stock account, which is the passport for investors to enter the market. Only when they own it can they enter the market to buy and sell securities. Stock account is also called shareholder code card in Shenzhen.
(1) Documents required for opening a stock account. Stock accounts can be divided into individual accounts and legal person accounts. Individual investors must hold their valid identity documents (usually ID cards) when opening an account. The information required for a legal person to open an account includes: valid legal person certification document (business license) and its copy; The certificate of the legal representative and his/her ID card, the power of attorney of the legal person and the ID card of the trustee. The stock accounts of Shanghai Stock Exchange are centrally managed by the securities registration companies affiliated to the exchange, and the specific account opening procedures are entrusted to relevant institutions.
(2) Information required for opening a stock account. When opening a stock account, an individual investor shall provide detailed information about himself and his clients, including name, gender, ID number, home address, occupation, contact telephone number, etc. The legal person investor shall provide the legal person's address, telephone number, name, gender, written power of attorney, bank account and account number, postal code, legal representative and institutional nature of the authorized brokerage firm.
⑶ Basic conditions for opening a stock account. According to the relevant provisions of the state, the following persons are not allowed to open stock accounts:
Relevant personnel in charge of securities affairs in securities management institutions;
(2) Managers of stock exchanges.
(3) Personnel directly related to stock issuance or trading in securities institutions;
(4) The functionaries of the organs who have direct administrative subordination or management relationship with the issuer.
⑤ Other insiders related to stock issuance or trading.
After handling the stock and securities account of Shanghai Stock Exchange, you need to handle the designated transaction, so that the account can be designated for trading in the securities company. Such designated transactions can be handled or cancelled at any time. After the stock account of Shenzhen Stock Exchange is opened, the entrusted transactions can only be handled in the designated securities institutions. If investors need to entrust other securities institutions, they must go through the formalities of transferring custody in advance.
With the development of the securities market, the function of stock account is not limited to stocks, but has been extended to funds, stock warrants, paperless national debt and so on.
2. Open a fund account
After handling the stock account, you also need to handle the fund account. At present, in the system of Shanghai Stock Exchange, the capital account is opened in a securities institution, which is only valid. Securities institutions shall pay interest according to the bank deposit rate deposited in the investor's capital account. The documents and materials required for opening a capital account are basically the same as those for opening a stock account.