Business Continuity
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Schwab's Business Continuity and Contingency Planning


Securities industry regulations require that brokerage firms inform their clients of their plans to address the possibility of a business disruption that potentially results from power outages, natural disasters, or other events. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. has a comprehensive business continuity program in place, which we review, update and test on a regular basis. The plan provides for continuation of client service within minutes in most cases.

Here are a few examples of what might occur if we were to experience a business disruption of varying magnitude:


While no contingency plan can eliminate all risk of service interruption or temporarily impeded account access, we continually assess and update our plans to mitigate all reasonable risk.
This disclosure is subject to modification.
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