Charles Schwab has rolled out a wave of trading platform upgrades, with the headline addition being 24/7 cryptocurrency futures trading on its thinkorswim suite.
The firm, which manages $12.61 trillion in total client assets and logged 10.3 million daily average trades in April 2026, says the move marks its first around-the-clock product offering.
Crypto futures now live
Select cryptocurrency futures — covering Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and Ripple products — are now available to trade nearly 24 hours a day, seven days a week across all thinkorswim platforms.
James Kostulias, Managing Director and Head of Trading Services, commented on the broader upgrade push:
“As retail trading continues to advance, we’re committed to adding features and resources that expand our offering and make Schwab an even more compelling place to trade.”
Other platform upgrades
Beyond crypto futures, Schwab added expected price range information for marginable securities on Schwab.com, giving margin clients a clearer view of their risk exposure.
Schwab Mobile picked up dividend reinvestment controls, letting users adjust reinvestment settings for stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds directly from the Positions page.
The thinkorswim desktop platform is also getting Specified Lots functionality, allowing traders to designate which tax lots are sold on each transaction through the Order Rules section.
Fractional trading expanded
Schwab also broadened its fractional trading capabilities across all platforms, extending coverage to most U.S. stocks and ETFs with a new minimum investment of just $1.
Rather than routing clients through a separate experience, the dollar-amount input is now built directly into the standard trade ticket — a change Schwab says lowers barriers for investors who prefer to trade in set dollar amounts rather than whole shares.
The bitcoin volatility that has historically made full-share purchases difficult for smaller investors is one reason fractional access to crypto-adjacent products has grown in demand.
