Schwab Active Trading Community Code of Conduct

Welcome. The Schwab Trading Community is designed to provide you with a helpful, dynamic environment to meet other traders and improve your trading skills. But the community is only as helpful as you make it. The more you communicate your viewpoints and connect with other members, the more valuable your experience will be.
Your use of this website is governed by the Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Community User Agreement you agreed to upon becoming a registered member. (Your participation also serves that you’ve read and understood the Community User Agreement, which include notice that Schwab may revoke or suspend your membership if your online behavior deviates from stated guidelines.) The Code of Conduct merely describes the type of behavior we feel is necessary to maintain a valuable community experience.

Here are some guidelines to follow as a community member.

1. Post constructively.

a. Think before you post.

You are entirely responsible for the content and consequences of the messages you post on blogs or discussion forums. You cannot change or delete a message once it is posted and someone has responded to it. In most cases, facilitators do not preview postings before they are posted and they are not edited for content, style or errors.

b. Stay on topic.

Each discussion forum or blog has a general topic or theme. The community facilitator may redirect or remove comments that are not related to the topic in the area in which they are posted.

c. Remember the community’s purpose.

The trading community is not a place to tout or hype stocks. Your fellow members are trying to improve their trading skills and meet like minded investors, not to provide rumors or self-interested gossip. For this reason, the Community User Agreement does not allow you to post such material.

2. Act responsibly.

a. Be honest.

Impersonating any person or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting yourself or your affiliation with a person or entity violates the Community User Agreement. Do not post false or misleading statements.

b. Be mindful of the securities laws.

Do not post any material that would violate Federal or State law, or the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition:

i. Do not post any information to manipulate, or attempt to manipulate, any security or the markets in general.

ii. Do not post any non-public information or “inside” information.

iii. Do not post stock quotes.

iv. Do not post offers to buy or sell any security.

3. Protect your privacy.

We strongly encourage you to keep your password/ID secret. You hold sole responsibility for keeping your password/ID confidential. Likewise, you are responsible for everything posted under your ID.

However, when interacting in the community, we suggest that you behave as if you were in a public place. Divulge only what you would be comfortable having others know about you. Do not assume that you are completely anonymous and cannot be identified by your messages.

4. Respect others.

a. Do not post material that does not belong to you.

It is illegal to post anything that is copyrighted—such as newspaper or magazine articles —unless you make the appropriate attribution to the source and obtain permission from the author to reproduce the material. .

Also, do not post material that may belong to your company, organization or anyone else. Such material may be proprietary and you may be subject to liability for any unauthorized disclosure.

b. Respect the privacy of others.

Do not collect, post or share personal information about others.

c. Do not use the community for advertising or promotions.

Junk mail, spamming, pyramid schemes and chain letters are not permitted on the trading community. This prohibition extends to requests to be emailed, phone numbers for your business or posting of your own Web site address, if that address has a commercial element to it.

d. Do not post harmful messages.

Treat everyone participating in the community website with respect. Do not post messages that interfere with the ability of others to enjoy the site. Harmful messages includes messages that are:

i. Harassing
ii. Threatening
iii. Abusive
iv. Rude
v. Slanderous
vi. Defamatory
vii. False
viii. Obscene, lewd, sexually explicit or indecent
ix. Violent
x. Insulting or embarrassing

Finally, we ask that you refrain from posting any message that calls for unlawful, illegal or inappropriate behavior. Do not post or transmit any files that contain viruses, corrupted files, “Trojan Horses” or any other harmful or destructive features that may damage Schwab’s or someone else’s computer.

For a more detailed description of restricted behavior, please take a moment to review the Community User Agreement.

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