Introducing Schwab Trading Powered by Ameritrade™.
Get ready to trade brilliantly.
We've combined the strengths of Schwab and Ameritrade to create a world-class trading experience. That means traders at Schwab now get the best in trading—award-winning platforms, tailored education, and specialized support—all from one of the most trusted brands in the industry. Trade brilliantly with this supercharged trading experience you won't find anywhere else.
Schwab offers additional platforms to invest and trade online.
Looking for other ways to trade and invest online at Schwab? In addition to thinkorswim, check out Schwab.com and the Schwab Mobile app.1 You can also compare all our platforms to see which one is right for you.
Explore Schwab's trading products.
Trading products for a range of strategies.
competitive margin
Additional regulatory and exchange fees may apply. Schwab also offers competitive margin rates.
Awards speak louder than words.
Best in Class: Platforms & Tools
StockBrokers.com,4 2024
Best in Class: Education
StockBrokers.com,4 2024
Best in Class: Customer Service
StockBrokers.com,4 2024
Now you have even more ways to trade around the clock.
Trade on your terms with 24/5 access to over 800 of the most popular stocks and ETFs—now including the entire S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, and more—in addition to a wide variety of futures markets already available.
Frequently asked questions.
Schwab Trading Powered by AmeritradeTM is the name of our newly upgraded trading offer. We combined the strengths of Ameritrade and Schwab to create a world-class trading experience—one that gives traders more.
You get more powerful trading platforms, including the thinkorswim® platform suite. More tailored education with an expanding library of resources. More specialized support from a Trade Desk team of trained, passionate traders. All wrapped into one supercharged trading experience, all now available at Schwab.
Schwab Trading Powered by AmeritradeTM is only available to Schwab clients. If you don't have an account with us, you can open an account now. Once you have an account, you can access the trading platforms, education, and support in several ways.
Platforms
To access thinkorswim® desktop, you can install the software directly onto your computer. For thinkorswim mobile, you can download the thinkorswim mobile trading app here. And for thinkorswim web, visit trade.thinkorswim.com.
Education
To view our expanding library of educational resources, you can visit our Insights and Education hub or take advantage of the in-platform resources on thinkorswim.
Support
For platform help, strategy, support, and more, clients can contact our Trade Desk team at 800-435-9050—or even through our in-platform chat on thinkorswim.
Keep in mind: You can also always log in to Schwab.com for more information on all of the above.
The features of Schwab Trading Powered by AmeritradeTM are available for most Schwab self-directed brokerage accounts. Accounts not eligible include managed and specialty accounts such as Schwab CharitableTM, Pledged Asset Line®, etc.
No. While thinkorswim® offers a full suite of powerful trading platforms (desktop, web, and mobile), Schwab clients can also use Schwab.com and the Schwab Mobile app to trade. You can use all of our platforms—or pick and choose—it's entirely up to you. For example, if you want to use the charting tools on thinkorswim but trade on Schwab.com, you can. The choice is yours.
No. Schwab clients get access to the thinkorswim® platform suite for no charge. However, when it comes to trades placed through each platform, Schwab's standard pricing applies.