Introduction to the thinkorswim® Desktop Platform

August 28, 2023 Beginner
Welcome to thinkorswim®. In this video we'll provide a high-level tour of the most commonly used features of the thinkorswim trading platform.
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Schwab offers trading tools and platforms.

Using Chart Drawing Tools on thinkorswim® Desktop

Learn how to add drawings in charts, draw trendlines, price levels, and Fibonacci retracements to help you identify trend as well as support and resistance.

How to Avoid 3 Technical Analysis Trading Pitfalls

Learn to avoid the three pitfalls of technical analysis and analyzing price patterns: impatience, inflexibility, and tunnel vision.

Credit vs. Debit Spreads: Let Volatility Guide You

When deciding between trading credit spreads or debit spreads, it can be helpful to align the options strike prices and expirations with the level and direction of implied volatility.

This material, including the use of corporate names, symbols and market data, is provided for educational purposes only and is not a recommendation or endorsement of any particular investment or investment strategy.

Past performance does not indicate or guarantee future success. Returns will vary and all investments involve risks, including loss of principal.

Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to options trading may expose investors to potentially rapid and substantial losses. Please read Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options before investing.

Supporting documentation for any claims, comparison, statistics, or other technical data will be supplied upon request.

Short selling is an advanced trading strategy involving potentially unlimited risks, and must be done in a margin account. Margin trading increases your level of market risk. For more information, please refer to your account agreement and the Margin Risk Disclosure Statement.

The paperMoney® software application is for educational purposes only. Successful virtual trading during one time period does not guarantee successful investing of actual funds during a later time period as market conditions change continuously.

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