Introduction to thinkorswim® Web

August 28, 2023 Beginner
In this tutorial, we'll take a tour of the thinkorswim® web platform and show you how to get started.
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Schwab offers trading tools and platforms.

How to Buy Stocks in 4 Steps for Beginners

From square one to your first trade: This video will teach you what a stock is, what to consider when trading, and how to actually place the trade on schwab.com.

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.

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.

Investing involves risks, including the loss of principal invested.

This material is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered a personalized recommendation or investment advice. Investors should review investment strategies for their own particular situations before making any investment decisions.

Specific securities used to demonstrate platform functionality were selected randomly. All security symbols, names, and market data are shown for illustrative purposes only, and should not be considered an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any security, or a recommendation of any strategy.

Options carry a high level of risk and are not suitable for all investors. Certain requirements must be met to trade options through Schwab. Please read the options disclosure document titled "Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options" before considering any options transaction. Supporting documentation for any claims or statistical information is available upon request.

With long options, investors may lose 100% of funds invested.

There is no guarantee that execution of a stop order will be at or near the stop price.

Schwab does not recommend the use of technical analysis as a sole means of investment research.

Commissions, taxes and transaction costs are not included in this discussion but can affect final outcome and should be considered. Please contact a tax advisor for the tax implications involved in these strategies.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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