Get started with futures trading at Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC.
From getting your account set up to finding the latest professional perspectives on the futures market, here are some resources to help you with your futures trading experience.
1. First, make sure you have a Schwab futures account.
Already a Schwab client and want to apply for a futures account?
Clients with an eligible brokerage account can go to the Trade > Futures page to apply to open a futures account.
New to Schwab or don't have an eligible brokerage account?
You'll need an eligible1 brokerage account before you can apply for a futures account. Once it's open, return to this page to apply.
2. Power your futures trading with a suite of thinkorswim® platforms.
thinkorswim trading platforms offer a wide range of tools and solutions designed with futures traders in mind. With an easy-to-use bid/ask price ladder, one-click order entry, fully customizable charting, advanced order types, and precise exit and entry points, you can implement your futures trading strategy with confidence.
Learn how to set up thinkorswim platforms for trading futures.
3. Get education designed to help develop and grow your futures knowledge.
4. Get timely news and insights plus live trading demos and commentary.
Schwab Network™: Real-time futures news, insights, and analysis every trading day.
Join Futures host Ben Lichtenstein as he examines the latest futures market developments—available live or on-demand on our media affiliate.*
*Schwab Network is brought to you by Charles Schwab Media Productions Company ("CSMPC"). CSMPC, Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC, and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. are separate but affiliated subsidiaries of The Charles Schwab Corporation. CSMPC is not a financial advisor, registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, or futures commission merchant.
5. Access live futures support when you need it.
Whether you're wanting to talk through your trade idea or need help better understanding the basics of futures, our Trade Desk team is here to help.
Call us at 877-656-8748 anytime between Sunday, 5:30 p.m., and Friday, 5:00 p.m. ET.