Important information for Schwab clients

Setting the Industry Standard for Extra Investor Protection

As a Schwab investor, you automatically enjoy a high level of account protection at no additional cost. Your assets are immediately eligible for this cover whether you are trading over the web, by telephone or in person at the Schwab U.K. Investor Centre.

SIPC Protection

Schwab is not authorized to carry on designated investment business in the U.K., but is regulated under U.S. securities law. This means that all or most of the protections provided by the U.K. regulatory system do not apply, but U.S. securities protections do. Although there is no coverage by the U.K. Financial Services Compensation Scheme, there is coverage under the U.S. SIPC scheme (Securities Investor Protection Corporation). To obtain information about SIPC, including an explanatory brochure, please contact SIPC at www.sipc.org.

Internet Trading

When you place an order or provide personal information in our Customer Centre, we encrypt it using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology. SSL protects information as it crosses the Internet. To support this, you need a SSL-capable browser.

Schwab recommends using a strong encryption, 128-bit browser like Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or Netscape Navigator 4.5 or higher. When you're connected to a secure server, the padlock symbol on the bottom right of Netscape Navigator's and Internet Explorer's browser screen is shown locked. If you like, you can download the latest strong encryption browser from Netscape or Microsoft. At places where or your web browsers do not support 128-bit encryption, the security protection applicable to your web browser may be lower than those that support 128-bit encryption.

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