Expert Insight and Research
Get insight to help make more informed trades and manage your risk with practical analysis from industry-recognized Schwab experts. You can also take advantage of our extensive selection of independent third-party research from leading sources to help develop your trading strategies, and a thriving, exclusive Trading Community.
As a Schwab active trading client, you’ll get access to all of the following resources and more:
Market Commentary from Schwab Experts
Nationally-recognized market experts including Liz Ann Sonders, Randy Frederick, and others provide timely and actionable insight, market analysis, and trading commentary.
Schwab Equity Ratings
Use our proprietary method for indentifying opportunities and managing risk:
- Based on balance sheet numbers shown to influence prices
- Help identify potential 12-month over and under performance
- Thousands of stocks updated weekly with easy-to-use letter grading
Market Edge®, Briefing.com, and More
Access a wealth of premium independent commentary designed for traders. Get market analysis, recommendations, and ratings from Market Edge, Briefing.com, Credit Suisse, Ned Davis Research, Argus, and others.
Trading Community
Connect with traders just like you with exclusive access to our trading community:
- Exchange trading ideas and gain insight from fellow traders.
- Ask questions directly to Schwab experts.
- Get help with specific tools and features on Schwab’s trading platforms.
Smarter Tools
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*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.
Schwab’s StreetSmart tools are available 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. Access to Nasdaq TotalView® quotes is provided for free to non-professional clients who have made 120 or more equity and options trades in the last 12 months, or 30 or more equity and options trades in either the current or previous quarter, or who maintain $1 million or more in household balances at Schwab. Schwab Active Trading clients who do not meet these requirements can subscribe to Nasdaq TotalView quotes for a quarterly fee. Professional clients may be required to meet additional criteria before obtaining a subscription to Nasdaq TotalView quotes. This offer may be subject to additional restrictions or fees, and may be changed at any time. The speed and performance of streaming data may vary depending on your modem speed and ISP connection. Access to electronic services may be limited or unavailable during periods of peak demand, market volatility, systems upgrades or maintenance, or for other reasons.
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.
The Schwab Equity Ratings and stock lists or models are not personal recommendations for any particular investor; do not take into account the financial, investment or other objectives; and may not be suitable for any particular investor. Before buying, investors should consider whether the investment is suitable for themselves and their portfolio. Additionally, investors should consider any recent market or company news. Stocks can be volatile and entail risk, and individual stocks may not be suitable for an investor.
Symbols and price and volume data shown here are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute a recommendation by Schwab to buy or sell a particular security.
Schwab does not recommend the use of technical analysis as a sole means of investment research.
Third-party news providers are not affiliated with Schwab. The information is presented as a service to Schwab clients, and Schwab makes no judgment or warranty with respect to accuracy, timeliness, completeness, or suitability of information. It is presented for general informational purposes only and should not be considered an individualized recommendation or personalized investment advice. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.