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FCA licence recorded for charles SCHWAB

Holder
charles SCHWAB
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Investment Advisory License

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RecordModified Aug 19, 2026

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Financial Conduct Authority No number on the register

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Issuing authority
Financial Conduct Authority
Holder
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Investment Advisory License

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Open charles SCHWABAbout FCA
Our check

What we checked

Nobody has adjudicated this licence yet. It is recorded here as claimed, not as confirmed.

Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Investment Advisory License
The authority

About FCA

Financial Conduct Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is United Kingdom.

Full name
Financial Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
2013
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
108 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Options, Derivatives, Commodity, Loan, Retail Investment
Licences it issues
MiFID Investment Firm – Dealing on Own Account / Matched Principal (retail & market-making CFDs)
Typical cost of a licence
£100000+ (including compliance setup)
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

FCA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeUp to £85000 (FSCS)
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeFinancial Ombudsman Service
  • Maximum leverage1:30
This describes the authority's regime, not how charles SCHWAB applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against charles SCHWAB. A licence is issued to a legal company, so the companies below are what you would search a corporate register for.

Broker
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.
Based in
United States
Wikilix score
67.1the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATIONUnited States · Reg. 2108673 · Sep 26, 2024
  • CHARLES SCHWAB & CO. INC.United States · Reg. EXTUID_2763295 · Aug 27, 2019
  • TD Ameritrade Hong Kong LimitedHong Kong · Reg. 2327584 · Jan 6, 2016
Provenance

Where this record came from

Every date below has already happened. We do not publish a promised next-update date, because we do not schedule per-licence re-checks.

Last checked by Wikilix
Never — nobody has looked this entry up yet
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
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Also on record

Other licences charles SCHWAB holds

3 other licences are on record for charles SCHWAB.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

Most Popular Questions
Charles Schwab offers trading in a variety of regulated financial instruments including forex, stocks, derivatives, securities, and futures. The availability of these instruments may vary by jurisdiction and regulatory permissions.
Charles Schwab offers a maximum leverage of 2:1. This leverage level applies to its trading accounts and is consistent with regulatory requirements in its operating jurisdictions.
Charles Schwab supports several funding methods including ACH bank transfers, wire transfers, mobile check deposits, check deposits by mail, and account transfers via ACATS. ACH transfers are typically free and take about two days, while wire transfers are faster but may incur withdrawal fees. Availability and processing times vary depending on the method.
Yes, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. is regulated by multiple authorities including the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in the United States, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom, and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). These regulators ensure compliance with onshore regulations and investor protection standards.
charles SCHWAB holds this FCA licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
Nobody at Wikilix has looked this entry up on the FCA register yet, so treat it as claimed rather than confirmed. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
Wikilix rates FCA tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
charles SCHWAB has 3 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 3 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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