Trading Support
Get priority access to stock and options specialists who share your passion for trading. They can help you find tools best suited for the way you trade. For Active Trading clients1 only.
Specialized Support for Traders
- Our trading specialists are seasoned professionals who can review your trading strategy, help with decision support, and even guide you through trading tools best suited for the way you trade.
- Whether you’re new to active trading, need to execute complex strategies and orders, or trade in markets around the world, we’ll put the right team of seasoned professionals behind you.
Convenient Access
- Instant Messaging features provide fast trade and technical assistance when using our StreetSmart Edge® and Streetsmart.com® trading platforms.
- Call a toll-free number reserved just for active traders
- Visit a Schwab branch office nationwide to attend educational trading workshops or meet with a financial consultant about all your investing needs.
Experienced Options and Global Teams
- A special options support team is ready to help with risk analysis, hedging techniques, income generation, and technical/fundamental analysis. They can also assist you in implementing your strategies and placing complex orders.
- Tap into an experienced Global Investing team who can provide you with up-to-date quotes, news, and company information on foreign securities, as well as assist you with placing trades.
Quick Links for Traders
*Free trades expire 180 days after account approval, up to 250 trades total. Applies to base online equity, ETF, and option commissions only. Option per-contract and foreign transaction fees still apply. To qualify, call 888-245-6864 and commit to making a minimum of 36 online equity or options trades per year and deposit $50,000. Other commission-free trade offers may be available if you deposit less than $50,000 -- call 888-245-6864 for terms. Commission-free trades will be assigned following determination of eligibility by Schwab. Account and assets deposited must be new to Schwab. Assets transferred from optionsXpress, Inc. or other Schwab affiliates are excluded. Current Schwab clients and households are not eligible. Offer valid until 12/31/2012. Offer is nontransferable, limited to one per household, and may not be combined with other offers. Accounts ineligible for this offer include, without limitation: 401(k), 403(b), Custodial, 529 Plan and Estate accounts. Only trades placed through Schwab.com, Schwab trading platform applications and Schwab Wireless are eligible for free trades. No credit will be given for unexecuted trades. Domestic, nonprofessional accounts only. Schwab, Schwab-affiliated, broker-dealer and exchange employees are not eligible. Other exceptions may apply. Schwab reserves the right to restrict this offer at any time.
1. Access to Schwab’s dedicated support for traders is provided for Schwab Active Trading Clients. To qualify as a Schwab Active Trading client, you must commit to making a minimum of 36 online equity or options trades per year. Call 888-245-6864 to qualify.
Options carry a high level of risk and are not suitable for all investors. Certain requirements must be met to trade options through Schwab. Covered calls provide downside protection only to the extent of the premium received and limit upside potential to the strike price plus premium received. With long options, investors may lose 100% of funds invested. Multiple-leg options strategies will involve multiple commissions. Please read the Options Disclosure Document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options.