Trades Placed on Foreign Stock Exchanges Commissions and Fees per Executed Trade in Local Currency
Country Commission: Online Trades   Commission: Broker-Assisted Trades  
Australia   32 AUD   70 AUD  
Belgium 19 EUR   50 EUR  
Canada   9 CAD   65 CAD  
Finland 19 EUR   50 EUR  
France4 19 EUR   50 EUR  
Germany 19 EUR   50 EUR  
Hong Kong5 250 HKD   600 HKD  
Italy6 19 EUR   50 EUR  
Japan   2000 JPY   6000 JPY  
Netherlands   19 EUR 50 EUR  
Norway 160 NOK 400 NOK  
United Kingdom7 9 GBP   30 GBP  

1This list of countries and fees is subject to change without notice.

2Schwab is charged a local broker fee for all trades placed directly on foreign markets. The fee is passed directly on to clients and reported separately as "Other fee/tax" on the trade confirmation.

3Local broker fees in Canada are up to $0.005 CAD per share for stocks trading at less than $1 CAD per share, and $0.01 CAD per share for stocks trading at or above $1 CAD per share.

4The additional fee charged is a financial transaction tax of 0.3% of principal imposed by the government of France. It applies on all buys for securities with a market capitalization in excess of €1 billion. This is reflected in "Other fee/tax" on the trade confirmation.

5Additional fees charged in Hong Kong include:

  • Transaction levy of 0.003% of principal on buys and sells, rounded to the nearest HK cent.
  • Trading fee of 0.005% of principal on buys and sells, rounded to the nearest HK cent.
  • Stamp duty of 0.13% of principal on buys and sells, rounded up to the nearest HK dollar.

6The additional fee charged is a financial transaction tax imposed by the government of Italy: 0.1% of principal on purchases executed on regulated markets or MTFs; or 0.2% of principal on purchases executed other than on regulated markets or MTFs. It applies on all purchases for securities with a market capitalization in excess of €500 million. This is reflected in "Other fee/tax" on the trade confirmation.

7Additional fees charged in the United Kingdom include: PTM Levy £1 GBP on buys and sells where the principal amount is greater than £10,000 GBP and a stamp duty of 0.5% of principal on buys only.