Trading stocks at Schwab

Discover how Schwab simplifies the process of identifying, analyzing, and acting on potential opportunities.

US$0 online listed equity commissions¹

Platforms and tools for any experience level

Premium research and education

Award-winning 24/5 support

Invest in and trade the types of stocks that are right for your needs.

U.S. stocks

Trade all stocks listed on U.S. exchanges plus over-the-counter (OTCs) stocks and more. You can also trade fractional shares with Schwab Stock Slices.

Non U.S. stocks

Trade American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and foreign ordinaries.

Trade with confidence using our powerful trading platforms.

Schwab website

Our streamlined online platform is designed to help you research, place, and manage your trades quickly and easily.

Schwab Mobile

Manage accounts, monitor opportunities, and place trades from wherever you are.

thinkorswim® platforms

Choose from three trading platforms with real-time insights and powerful features on your choice of desktop, web, and mobile.

Learn more about all our tools and platforms

Get the tools to help you find, analyze, trade, and monitor U.S. stocks on the Schwab website.

Stock screeners

Easily search for potential trade ideas based on your strategy's criteria with custom and pre-defined screeners.

Stock charts

Analyze potential trades with interactive price charts using overlaid indicators and comparisons.

SnapTicket™

This streamlined trade ticket on Schwab.com allows you to quickly place trades directly from key pages in your trading workflow.

Watchlists

Create multiple custom watchlists to help you keep a close eye on important details and real-time market data for the securities in your portfolio or ones you are targeting.

Extended hours trading sessions

Schwab offers extended hours trading sessions both before and after regular U.S. market hours of 9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (U.S. ET).

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Make more informed trading decisions with U.S. market insights and investing education.

Schwab Market Update

Review Schwab's latest insights on U.S. market news and more.

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Investing education

Learn about ways to act on opportunities in the U.S. market.

Explore stocks education

U.S. investing guidance

We offer a variety of webcasts to help orient you to investing in the U.S., led by Schwab experts.

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Schwab Network™: Real-time insights, every trading day.

Get analysis and interpretation of the market—livestreaming or on-demand—with Schwab Network, brought to you by our media affiliate.

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Knowledgeable support and investment teams are available to you.

  • Experienced, multilingual customer support from U.S.-based registered investment professionals
     
  • Get help evaluating and implementing a trading strategy that fits your objectives
     
  • Assistance setting up and optimizing the platforms and tools for stock trading online
     
  • Access specialists who can answer specific questions—from stock trading to U.S. market investing

Ready to start investing in the U.S. market?

Have more questions? We're here to help.

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