Your home for everything you need to start trading futures at Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC.
From getting your account set up to finding the latest professional perspectives
on the futures market, here are some resources to help you with your futures trading experience.
1. Consider your account status and eligibility to trade futures.
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Do you have a brokerage account?
Open an eligible brokerage account. Once your new account is open, return to this page to apply for a futures account.
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Already a client? Open a futures trading account.
From the Trade Futures page, choose one of your eligible brokerage accounts from the dropdown and click the "Open a Futures Account" button.
2. Familiarize yourself with futures.
Start with the basics, then check out our tips for establishing a strategy you can build upon as your futures trading skills develop.
3. Stay on top of the latest futures market action.
Get professional market commentary, perspectives, and trading insights from Schwab Futures Specialists.
4. Explore Schwab's futures platforms.
Schwab provides you with desktop or mobile futures trading platforms to make it convenient to stay on top of your futures trading goals.
5. Get live trading support when you need it.
Schwab Trading Specialists are here to answer the questions you have, from getting started to placing trades.
Have a specific question?
Our Trading Specialists are available 24/7 at 877-656-8748.

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Open an account.
Open an eligible brokerage account. Once your new account is open, click this link to apply for a futures account.
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Already a client, but not futures approved?
Choose one of your eligible brokerage accounts from the dropdown.