Schwab Invites Traders to Hang Out With Experts at Company's First-Ever Google Hangout on February 19

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Building upon the success of Schwab Live – Schwab's unique online trader Q&A event – Schwab Trading Services will host the company's first-ever Google Hangout on Thursday, February 19, between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm ET. Schwab Live: After the Bell will allow traders of all experience levels to ask Schwab's industry professionals questions about the day's market activity in an interactive Google Hangout format. The event will be hosted by Randy Frederick, Managing Director of Trading and Derivatives at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, and Lee Bohl, Trading Services Manager at Charles Schwab.

Participants can register online and submit trading questions during the Google Hangout as well as via Twitter using the hashtag #AskSchwab.

"Our popular Schwab Live events have demonstrated that traders of all experience levels want access to experts, timely market analysis and trading education on their own terms," said Kelli Keough, Senior Vice President of Trading Services at Charles Schwab. "The dynamic, small-scale format of a Google Hangout allows traders to converse directly with our trading professionals about their most pressing trading questions and to experience the dedicated service, education, and insight that clients enjoy as part of Schwab's personalized trading experience."

Schwab offers a variety of educational opportunities designed to meet the needs of traders of all knowledge levels, including live in-branch educational workshops, live online workshops and on-demand online webinars. For more information about Schwab's trader education offering, visit www.schwabat.com/education. To view timely market insights from the experts at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, visit www.schwab.com/perspective.

Schwab provides traders with cutting-edge trading platforms and 24-hour access to experienced trading specialists, with no minimum trade requirements. For more information, please visit www.schwab.com/trader or call 888-245-6864.

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