In some cases, you may want to close your Charles Schwab account. This can happen because one or more of the following points:

• You’re not able to trade anymore
• You find that the Charles Schwab broker is not suitable for you after some time trading.

For these reasons and more, Charles Schwab provides an option to delete your account permanently.

Note:

Charles Schwab does not charge any inactivity fees from its clients.

Steps to Delete Your Account

1. To delete your account properly you should firstly withdraw your money in the account.

Charles Schwab allows withdrawals using only bank wire transfers. Schwab does charge no withdrawal fees if you use ACH withdrawal, but wire transfers cost $25 and happens within 3 business days.

Please note that You’ll pay about $50 as a termination fee to Charles Schwab, whether you choose to transfer or close your account, so make sure you speak directly to the new broker to try to negotiate the payment of the termination fee. The rollover process can take three weeks or more, so be prepared to be patient.

1. The next step will be to visit a local branch, or use the live chat or calling 866-855-9102. You’ll be sent forms to complete in order to request that the account be closed. Make sure to keep a copy of these forms for your records.

This is a sample of the form you can send to Charles Schwab in order to delete your account.

SUBJECT: Request To Delete My Account From Your Database

Dear Charles Schwab Team,

I have an account in your database with the name …… and the email address that is linked to the account is ……….

Meanwhile, for some reasons, I have decided not to use the account again,

therefore I request that you kindly delete my account from your database and

also wipe all notifications if any.

From:

Your Name.

Email Account

Phone Number

Note:

Please note that the demo account is deleted automatically after a specific period of time, but you need to close your live account if you want to be not charged with any inactivity fees.

Delete Charles Schwab Account | End Your Charles Schwab Journey

Description:

If you’re trading on Schwab for a while, you might want to quit it for a variety of reasons. This article provides you the best way to do that with no regret.

In some cases, you may want to close your Charles Schwab account. This can happen because one or more of the following points:

• You’re not able to trade anymore
• You find that the Charles Schwab broker is not suitable for you after some time trading.

For these reasons and more, Charles Schwab provides an option to delete your account permanently.

Note:

Charles Schwab does not charge any inactivity fees from its clients.

Steps to Delete Your Account

1. To delete your account properly you should firstly withdraw your money in the account.

Charles Schwab allows withdrawals using only bank wire transfers. Schwab does charge no withdrawal fees if you use ACH withdrawal, but wire transfers cost $25 and happens within 3 business days.

Please note that You’ll pay about $50 as a termination fee to Charles Schwab, whether you choose to transfer or close your account, so make sure you speak directly to the new broker to try to negotiate the payment of the termination fee. The rollover process can take three weeks or more, so be prepared to be patient.

1. The next step will be to visit a local branch, or use the live chat or calling 866-855-9102. You’ll be sent forms to complete in order to request that the account be closed. Make sure to keep a copy of these forms for your records.

This is a sample of the form you can send to Charles Schwab in order to delete your account.

SUBJECT: Request To Delete My Account From Your Database

Dear Charles Schwab Team,

I have an account in your database with the name …… and the email address that is linked to the account is ……….

Meanwhile, for some reasons, I have decided not to use the account again,

therefore I request that you kindly delete my account from your database and

also wipe all notifications if any.

From:

Your Name.

Email Account

Phone Number

Note:

Please note that the demo account is deleted automatically after a specific period of time, but you need to close your live account if you want to be not charged with any inactivity fees.