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Charles Schwab (SCHW) announced platform enhancements across Schwab.com, Schwab Mobile, and thinkorswim on December 15, 2025, aiming to support record retail activity and expand trader support.
Key items include a new Extended Hours Valuation toggle, 15+ new fundamentals data points and independent research ratings, multi-leg saved orders, sortable option-chain columns, a historical quotes table view, thinkorswim account and tax-lot features, and 17 new futures products. Schwab noted it exceeded 7 million daily average trades for three consecutive quarters and operates nearly 400 retail branches with two new in-branch trading roles.
Charles Schwab (SCHW) reported November 2025 monthly activity showing sustained client flows and engagement. Core net new assets rose 40% YoY to $40.4 billion, bringing year-to-date net new assets to $440.3 billion.
Total client assets were $11.83 trillion, up 15% YoY and essentially flat month-over-month. New brokerage accounts totaled 365,000 in November, taking the YTD account openings to more than 4.2 million. Investor activity remained high with daily average trades of 8.46 million and margin loan balances up 8% to $108.9 billion. Transactional sweep cash declined by $1.3 billion to $427.5 billion.
Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) reported the Schwab Trading Activity Index™ (STAX) rose to 48.75 in November, up from 48.12 in October, marking the sixth consecutive monthly upswing and the highest score since February 2025. Schwab clients were net buyers of equities for November, outpacing the S&P 500 for the third straight month despite the S&P rising only about 0.1%. Net-buying peaked mid-month then weakened in the final week when the S&P gained nearly 4%. Only 2 of 11 sectors saw net-buying (Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary); largest net-sell sectors were Communication Services, Health Care, and Energy.
Popular buys included NVDA, PLTR, META, AMZN, TSLA; top sells included AAPL, AVGO, LLY, INTC, RIVN.
Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) reported October 2025 monthly activity with record inflows and higher client engagement. Core net new assets rose 80% YoY to $44.4 billion, a monthly October record. Total client assets reached $11.83 trillion, up 20% year‑over‑year and 2% month‑over‑month. New brokerage accounts totaled 429,000 (up 30% YoY). Investor activity increased: daily average trades were 8.6 million and average margin loan balances rose 7% vs Sept 2025. Transactional sweep cash finished at $428.8 billion, up $3.2 billion.
Charles Schwab (SCHW) marked more than a decade of its annual skills-based volunteer program, surpassing $4 million in cumulative pro bono community investments. In the past month, 100+ employees volunteered thousands of hours to support nearly 20 nonprofits and small businesses in the Dallas–Fort Worth region, providing expertise in strategy, finance, human resources, and technology.
Schwab said enhanced partner capabilities have enabled hiring, new programs, and stronger service delivery. The company reported $21 million in community giving for 2024 and offers paid volunteer time off plus donation matching.
Charles Schwab (SCHW) reports the Schwab Trading Activity Index (STAX) rose to 48.12 in October from 46.12 in September, marking a fifth consecutive monthly increase and a "moderate low" reading versus history.
Schwab clients were net buyers as stocks climbed despite a U.S. government shutdown; key drivers included Magnificent Seven earnings, a 25-basis-point Fed rate cut, and progress on U.S.-China trade. Sector net-buys: communication services, financials, industrials. Net-sells: information technology, consumer discretionary, health care. Reported S&P 500 company results through October showed 82% beat EPS and 10.34% EPS growth.
Charles Schwab (SCHW) published findings from its 2025 “ETFs and Beyond” study showing growing investor adoption of ETFs. Key takeaways: 62% of ETF investors can envision entire portfolios in ETFs and 50% say that could happen within five years. 66% of ETF investors began using ETFs within the past five years. Cost is the top selection factor (59%), and 94% say ETFs help keep costs down. Investors plan to add index and active ETFs (~66% and 65%), increase fixed income allocations (40%), and show strong interest in specialty ETFs including dividend and crypto-focused products.
Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) agreed to acquire Forge Global (NYSE: FRGE) for about $660 million, paying $45 cash per share. The deal unites Schwab’s scale — 46 million client accounts and $11.6 trillion in client assets — with Forge’s private‑markets marketplace that has facilitated more than $17 billion of private share transactions through Sept. 30, 2025.
The transaction is unanimously approved by both boards, supported by Forge’s two largest holders, and is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. Schwab says the acquisition will expand retail access to private securities and integrate private stock plan administration with liquidity solutions.
Charles Schwab (SCHW) expanded Schwab Advisor ProDirect™, now making the fee-based membership program available to current independent RIA client firms as well as advisors newly moving to independence, with the first mixed cohort starting in January.
The program targets advisory firms with $50M–$300M client assets and offers a four-part framework—Launch, Learn, Connect, Grow—plus peer sessions and curated resources to help firms scale operations, increase AUM, and improve enterprise value. Schwab cited its 2025 RIA Benchmarking Study showing AUM +16.6% and revenue +17.6% YoY as context for the expansion.
Charles Schwab (SCHW) released its Q4 2025 Trader Sentiment Survey showing traders remain cautiously bullish despite valuation and macro worries. Key figures: $11.59 trillion in client assets, 57% of traders describe themselves as bullish, 67% say the market is overvalued (up from 57% last quarter), and 57% view stagflation as somewhat/very likely in the next 12–18 months.
Other notable findings: 70% are confident in decision making, 63% expect a weakening labor market, and 52% plan to move money into individual stocks over the next three months.