Trading

Learn how to develop and implement a trading plan that consists of analyzing the markets, filtering for potential opportunities, assessing risks, executing trades, and evaluating results.

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Behavioral Finance

Breaking Bad Trade Behaviors

How to curtail emotional biases and take a more considered approach to your trading decisions.

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Margin

Understanding Risk-Based Concentration and Margin

Margin increases potential return—and risk. To help protect clients and the firm, Charles Schwab uses a risk-based concentration model to set margin requirements.

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Options

Using Implied Volatility Percentiles

Learn how implied volatility (IV) percentiles can help identify when to use various options strategies. Rank volatility using IV percentiles to see if changes are normal or unusual.

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Options

Short Straddles vs. Strangles Options Strategies

Short straddles and strangles can help traders take advantage of range-bound trading or drops in implied volatility. But advanced options strategies carry greater potential risk.

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Markets and Economy

How to Effectively Read Federal Reserve Minutes

Learning to read the Fed minutes effectively can help traders understand the central bank's policy-making process, sentiment, and rate expectations, all of which can impact markets.

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Options

Money Due: Handling Credit Spread Assignment

Early assignment is a risk of trading credit spreads. What happens when a trader's notified money is due? Learn how to take an economical approach to managing an early assignment.

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Trading Tools

7 Basic thinkorswim® desktop Chart Drawing Tools

Understanding how to use thinkorswim® desktop's drawing tools can help traders identify trends and patterns. Here's an overview of seven commonly used chart drawing tools.

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Options

Practice Options Trading on the thinkorswim Platform

Stock traders may consider options as way to generate income or speculate on the market, but it takes practice to master the complexities. Learn how to get started risk-free.

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Portfolio Management

Using S&P 500 Put Options to Hedge a Downturn

Using S&P 500 put options for temporary downside portfolio protection when concerns over an event-driven sell-off are elevated.

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Trading Tools

Price Movement Indicator: Market Maker Move

Is the market pricing in a greater-than-typical move in a stock? Check the Market Maker Move indicator on the thinkorswim platform. It can help inform your trading decisions.

The information provided here is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for specific individualized tax, legal or investment planning advice. Where specific advice is necessary or appropriate, consult with a qualified tax advisor, CPA, financial planner or investment manager.

Investing involves risk, including loss of principal. Hedging and protective strategies generally involve additional costs and do not assure a profit or guarantee against loss.

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" before considering any option transaction. Supporting documentation for any claims or statistical information is available upon request.

With long options, investors may lose 100% of funds invested.

Covered calls provide downside protection only to the extent of premiums received, and prevent any profitability above the strike price of the call.

Cryptocurrency- related products carry a substantial level of risk and are not suitable for all investors. Investments in cryptocurrencies are relatively new, highly speculative, and may be subject to extreme price volatility, illiquidity, and increased risk of loss, including your entire investment in the fund. Spot markets on which cryptocurrencies trade are relatively new and largely unregulated, and therefore, may be more exposed to fraud and security breaches than established, regulated exchanges for other financial assets or instruments. Some cryptocurrency-related products use futures contracts to attempt to duplicate the performance of an investment in cryptocurrency, which may result in unpredictable pricing, higher transaction costs, and performance that fails to track the price of the reference cryptocurrency as intended. Please read more about risks of trading cryptocurrency futures here.

Futures, futures options and Forex trading involves substantial risk and is not suitable for all investors. Please read the Risk Disclosure Statement for Futures and Options prior to trading futures products.

Forex trading involves leverage, carries a substantial level of risk, and is not suitable for all investors. Please read the Risk Disclosure for Forex.

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