Questions tagged [schwab]
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Trading on Charles Schwab shortly before the market closing time: "Your request will be processed on a best efforts basis. "
I placed an ordered to buy some ETF on https://www.schwab.com/ shortly before the market closed and I saw the warning:
Please Note: The market closes in approximately 3 minutes. Your request will be ...
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Where can I find the indicative yield of soon-to-be-issued Treasury bonds on Charles Schwab?
In Vanguard, one may see the indicative yield of soon-to-be-issued Treasury bonds on https://personal.vanguard.com/us/FixedIncomeTrading:
Where can I find the indicative yield for soon-to-be-issued ...
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Why wouldn't a broker let a retail investor choose the order type when purchasing Treasury bills via auctions?
When purchasing US Treasury bills via auctions with Charles Schwab, one cannot choose the order type: it has to be a market order, as shown below.
As a result, one receives the following warning:
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Why would a recipient bank reject an incoming international transfer?
I tried to make a SWIFT international money transfer from my Revolut bank account based in Europe to my US brokerage account, and my US brokerage account (Charles Schwab) rejected the transfer, ...
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Trading options and stocks under $1 per share at Charles Schwab shortly after the brokerage account creation
When creating a brokerage account at Charles Schwab, I see:
January 05, 2023: Funds post. You can buy most securities, but we restrict withdrawals and trading of some securities, including all ...
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Why would a financial services company force their customers to link their checking accounts to an existing or new brokerage account?
I read on page to create a new checking account at Charles Schwab Corporation in the US:
Your new checking account will be linked to one Schwab individual brokerage account. You can open a new ...
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Is there any reason not to have my employer direct deposit to my brokerage account?
My employer deposits my check using direct deposit, into my checking account. I'd like to have the money deposited the same way into my Schwab brokerage account instead. I've found my account and ...
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When two financial institutions merge, when is the SIPC protection for an individual owning a brokerage account in both places reduced?
For example, as a result of the $22 billion Schwab-TD Ameritrade merger (mirror), when will the SIPC protection for an individual owning a Schwab and a TD Ameritrade brokerage accounts be reduced to ...
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Why is it harder to fill at the mid-point with my new broker?
My old broker (USAA) sold my accounts to Schwab. When I used USAA, I would buy options at around the mid-point, usually. The order would be filled quickly. Now that I am using Schwab, I mostly ...
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Why does Charles Schwab require a large minimum deposit to open an international brokerage account? [closed]
Charles Schwab is demanding US $25,000 for opening an international individual broker account which is I guess free for the US citizens.
Why does Charles Schwab charge such a huge amount for ...
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Why does selling covered calls result in a negative balance in my account?
When I sell covered calls I see the balance that I was paid (the premium) represented as a negative number under the "options" section of my balances. Why? It makes sense to me that the ...
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Buying stock with unsettled funds (Schwab)
I sold stock in my IRA that I have with Schwab. I tried to buy different stock and was given a checkbox to acknowledge that the buy order is being accepted with insufficient (unsettled) funds.
I don'...
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Could a brokarage have a valid reason for enforcing poor password rules?
USAA is transferring all of its customers' brokerage and retirement accounts to Schwab. I just tried to initiate that transfer and was surprised to see that Schwab wouldn't allow me to use special ...
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Settlement timing when buying/selling mutual funds
Schwab tells me that Money Market and all of their Mutual Funds settle at T+1. Suppose I have $1000 in a Money Market and I wish to buy $1000 in an SP500 index Mutual Fund. I issue a sell order for ...
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Comparing ETFs following the same index
If I want to choose between two ETFs of different issuers following the same index, what are the factors should I consider?
For example I want to decide between SCHD of Schwab and Vanguard High ...
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How to avoid paying higher taxes on stock sales
If I bought some shares of a stock over a year ago, and some within the last year, is there some way I can sell the shares I bought over a year ago without paying additional taxes? I know in the ...
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Schwab wants to charge me interest on the money I received for selling TSLA short
Has anyone ever heard of a company charging you interest on short position? Should I try and open an account somewhere else if I want to short TSLA? This will cost me about $13 a day.
I was called ...
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Can I open an investment account in the United States as a Green Card holder?
Can a green card holder open a Schwab investment account as a normal US citizen would, or most they open an International account? Funds to use would all be coming from a US bank and not overseas.
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How does Schwab compare to the more modern online brokers like E*Trade?
I started using Schwab because a girl I was dating at the time used them. That was 15 years ago, and I've never thought much about it. I'm highly illiterate (financially) and have mostly left my $50,...
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How does transferring to a new brokerage account work?
I currently have 2 brokerage accounts - one at Schwab and one at Vanguard - I would like to consolidate them both at Vanguard. How does that work? Do the stocks (mutual funds in this case) just ...
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