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Narrator: Looking to trade in the foreign exchange markets? Eligible Schwab accounts can access forex 23 hours a day, opening at 5 p.m. Central time, and closing at 4 p.m. Central time, and closed on Saturdays. Those eligible brokerage accounts include individual, joint, and certain trust and organizational accounts, and one is required to open a forex account. To get started, navigate to Trade, and select Forex.
Trade, then Forex is selected.
Narrator: Next, select Open a Forex Account.
Open a Forex Account is selected.
Narrator: Here you'll be prompted to complete the forex application form. Carefully enter the required information and review the form and risk disclosures before submitting.
Disclosures appear and Submit is selected.
Narrator: To access forex trading, navigate to Trade and select thinkorswim®.
Trade, then thinkorswim is selected.
Narrator: Please note that thinkorswim isn't available until after you've enabled your brokerage account for thinkorswim trading. If you don't yet have an eligible account for forex trading, you'll see a message under Getting started that says you don't have access. In that case, select the link to Open a new brokerage account.
Open is selected.
Narrator: Complete the account creation process, and carefully review your information before submitting.
Brokerage account form briefly appears.
Narrator: Once the brokerage account is opened, return to the forex page by navigating to Trade, then selecting Forex.
Trade, then Forex is selected.
Narrator: Select your new brokerage account, then select Open a Forex Account.
The new account is selected, then Open a Forex Account is clicked.
Narrator: Complete the forex application form, and carefully review the form and risk disclosures before submitting.
Disclosures appear and Submit is selected.
Narrator: Completing a forex application does not guarantee that the account will be approved for forex trading.
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