Charles Schwab company information
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Also known as Schwab
Editorial review updated 26 August 2026 · Broker data checked 26 August 2026
- Editorial score
- 8.2/10How we scored Charles Schwab
- User rating
- No user ratings yet
- Country
- United States
- Established
- Established 1971
- Website
- schwab.com
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Legal entities and registration
Charles Schwab has been trading for around 55 years, through at least one full market cycle. Longevity guarantees nothing on its own, but a firm that came through 2008 and 2015 has been tested in a way a recent entrant has not.
It is publicly listed, which brings audited accounts and disclosure duties a private broker does not carry. That is real transparency about the company - though it says nothing about the trading conditions.
The contracting entity is Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.. This is the company you would actually have a relationship with, and it is worth checking that it is the same one named on the licence you are relying on: large brokers commonly operate several, and they are not equally protected.
Part of The Charles Schwab Corporation. A parent adds resources, but the protections that apply to you are the ones attached to the entity that holds your account, not to the group.
- Legal entity
- Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
- Trading name
- Charles Schwab; Schwab; Charles Schwab
- Company registration number
- FINRA CRD 5393 / SEC 8-16514
- Country of registration
- United States
- Registered address
- Westlake, Texas, United States
- Website
- schwab.com
- Not confirmed
- Phone
- +1 800 435 4000; international +1 415 667 8400
- Established
- 1971
- Company status
- Operating
- Parent company
- The Charles Schwab Corporation
- Publicly listed
- Yes, NYSE: SCHW
- Employees
- Approx. 33,000
Broker history
Charles Schwab was established in 1971. No material change has yet been recorded on this profile.
Profile change history
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