Seems to me that back-testing and testing live with a simulated account should qualify as experience. Barring any definition of that term (or the word "is", for that matter ), I don't think saying you had 2 years of experience would be a lie
IMO, just let people open up any account they want. People can freely buy lottery tickets all day long, why not futures accounts? But then the critics cry..."oh...but you must protect the naive", well, if they are adults, who can read, then they should be trusted with their own money. Personal responsibilty has become and endangered species in this country. People can open stock accounts freely. They can get wiped out in Enron, World Com or some hyped up penny stock. But thats ok, because....well.....its the stock market. But if you try to open up a futures account, you have to jump through 10 hoops for the "honor" of having an account. Silly.