# Preparing a Gate Account for Veles

> Find out how to activate a futures account on Gate and prepare it for Veles trading bots.

On **Gate** a futures account is activated only after funds have been transferred to it.
Follow the steps below to prepare your account to work with **Veles** bots.

1. Go to the assets page: https://www.gate.com/myaccount/funds, switch to **"Futures"** and click **"Transfer"**.

2. In the dialog window select **"Perpetual Futures Account"**, specify
 the amount and confirm the operation.

After the transfer of funds, your **futures account** will be activated.
Now you can **create a binding to the exchange** in your Veles cabinet and launch a trading bot.