International Services

International Services empowers non-U.S. investors and U.S. expatriates to invest and manage their United States dollar portfolios from abroad. International Services serves investors in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and elsewhere through locally-registered entities and the U.S.-registered Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.*

Facts

Headquarters

San Francisco

History

1982: The company’s first international office opens in Hong Kong.

1990: The first Asia Pacific center opens with bilingual services.

1992: Latin American center opens in Miami.

1993: Charles Schwab Limited opens its first office in London

Clients

Serving non-U.S. investors and U.S. expatriates in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

Locations

Local offices in Hong Kong, Miami and the United Kingdom; investor call centers in San Francisco and Orlando.

Websites

Hong Kong: http://www.schwab.com.hk

UK & Switzerland: http://www.charlesschwab.co.uk

Other non-U.S.: http://schwab-global.com


Products and Services

International Services provides a full array of investment and financial service choices for non-U.S. clients, including:

 

Schwab Investor Services. A wide range of self-directed and active trader offers for non-U.S. clients.

 

Advised Investing Services*. Personal relationship with periodic advice and guidance for international investors' U.S. portfolio.

 

Sales and Service Centers. Local offices in Hong Kong, Miami, and UK, and investor call centers in San Francisco and Orlando.

 

Multilingual Online Services. International client gateway is available online.

 

Non-U.S. affiliates. Charles Schwab, U.K., Limited (a branch of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.) was established for clients in the U.K. and Switzerland, and Charles Schwab, Hong Kong, Ltd. serves clients in Hong Kong.

 

Foreign Currency Wires. Foreign currency wire transfer service in 14 currencies.

 

Investor Education and Tools. We offer in-country seminars to educate international investors about how to best utilize Schwab's trading tools and services to meet their U.S. investing and trading goals.

 

* Certain locations and countries are restricted. To serve investors in Europe, Asia and Latin America, Schwab International Services maintains locally registered Schwab affiliates — Charles Schwab, Hong Kong, Ltd. and Charles Schwab, U.K., Limited — as well as an office of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. in Coral Gables, Florida.