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Create and Customize Watchlists preview

Create and Customize Watchlists

Customize Platform Appearance preview

Customize Platform Appearance

Customize the color scheme and font size on thinkorswim.

Customizing thinkorswim for Option Traders preview

Customizing thinkorswim for Option Traders

Customizing thinkorswim for Option Traders

Introduction to thinkorswim Platform preview

Introduction to thinkorswim Platform

A high-level tour of the most commonly used features of the thinkorswim® trading platform.

Trade

Analyze Company Financials preview

Analyze Company Financials

Creating Spread Orders preview

Creating Spread Orders

How to Buy Stock on thinkorswim Desktop  preview

How to Buy Stock on thinkorswim Desktop

In this tutorial, we'll show how to place stock orders using the platform.

Practice Stock Trading with paperMoney preview

Practice Stock Trading with paperMoney

Practice Stock Trading with paperMoney

Single Leg Options on thinkorswim preview

Single Leg Options on thinkorswim

Stop Orders on thinkorswim preview

Stop Orders on thinkorswim

TOS Trade Tab Overview preview

TOS Trade Tab Overview

Trailing Stops on thinkorswim preview

Trailing Stops on thinkorswim

paperMoney Options Overview preview

paperMoney Options Overview

paperMoney Options Overview

Monitor

TOS Monitor Tab Overview preview

TOS Monitor Tab Overview

Analyze

Access Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) preview

Access Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)

TOS Analyze Tab Overview preview

TOS Analyze Tab Overview

MarketWatch

Setting Alerts on thinkorswim preview

Setting Alerts on thinkorswim

TOS MarketWatch Tab Overview preview

TOS MarketWatch Tab Overview

Charts

Getting Started with thinkorswim Charts preview

Getting Started with thinkorswim Charts

A rundown of basic thinkorswim charts navigation and a tour of its features.

Tools

TOS Tools Tab Overview preview

TOS Tools Tab Overview

Stock

How to Set Up thinkorswim® for Stock Trading  preview

How to Set Up thinkorswim® for Stock Trading

SSE Transition

StreetSmart Edge to thinkorswim Intro Part 1 preview

StreetSmart Edge to thinkorswim Intro Part 1

StreetSmart Edge to thinkorswim Intro Part 2 preview

StreetSmart Edge to thinkorswim Intro Part 2

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Market volatility, volume and system availability may delay account access and trade executions.

Investing involves risk including loss of principal. Past performance of a security or strategy is no guarantee of future results or investing success.

Trading stocks, options, futures and forex involves speculation, and the risk of loss can be substantial. Clients must consider all relevant risk factors, including their own personal financial situation, before trading. Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, as well as its own unique risk factors.

Options carry a high level of risk and are not suitable for all investors. Certain requirements must be met to trade options through Schwab. Please read the options disclosure document titled "Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options." Supporting documentation for any claims or statistical information is available upon request.

Multiple leg options strategies will involve multiple commissions.

Forex trading involves leverage, carries a high level of risk and is not suitable for all investors. Please read the NFA booklet Trading Forex: What Investors Need to Know prior to trading forex products.

Commodity interests and cash in futures accounts are not protected by SIPC. Futures trading involves a high level of risk and is not suitable for all investors. Certain requirements must be met to trade futures. Please read Risk Disclosure Statement for Futures and Options before considering any futures transactions.

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