How Do I Sell Stocks on Charles Schwab?

You'll find two main ways to sell stocks with Charles Schwab. Visit the Schwab website and log in to your account. From there, you can view your portfolio, check your earnings and sell your stocks. The second way to sell stocks is to use the Schwab app. You can do this by logging in and clicking on the Sell tab. You'll then need to select the desired security.

If you want to sell a stock, open an account with Charles Schwab. You can begin buying and selling stocks. You can trade stocks online or at a local branch. Find out how to sell stocks using Charles Schwab's platforms below.

1. Log in to Charles Schwab Online Trading

Log in to your Trading account
Clicking on the Trading tab
Select Sell Stocks

2. Choose the Transaction Confirmation Method

You can choose email, text message, or phone call notification.
If you select this option, Schwab will send an email confirmation to the email address associated with your account.
This email will contain a link that allows you to confirm each trade.

3. Select the Time in Force Option

Time in force refers to the length of time an order will remain open. When you place a day order, it will expire at the end of that trading day.

If you want an order to be active for longer than one day, choose Good-Till-Canceled instead of Day.

As long as your order is valid and not canceled by Schwab or yourself, a good-till-canceled (GTC) order will continue functioning. It won't cancel until it is filled or until it expires after 90 days from the original date of execution.

4. Enter the Order Details

Enter the details of your order, such as how many shares you want to sell and at what price. You can choose from three types of orders. If you're using a stop loss order (which means stop selling when my stocks reach this price), specify by entering both numbers into these fields.

Stop Price (if buying)

Take Profit Price (if selling)

5. View and Submit Your Trade Order

After you have entered all your order details, you can review the order and make any necessary changes.

Select the Cancel button from the confirmation page if you need to cancel an order.
When you're satisfied with what you see, click Submit and complete the transaction.
You may also submit a trade by calling Charles Schwab's phone number.

Why does GetHuman Write How-to Guides for Charles Schwab Problems?

GetHuman has been working for over 10 years on sourcing information about big organizations like Charles Schwab in order to help customers resolve customer service issues faster. We started with contact information and fastest ways to reach a human at big companies. Particularly ones with slow or complicated IVR or phone menu systems. Or companies that have self-serve help forums instead of a customer service department. From there, we realized that consumers still needed more detailed help solving the most common problems, so we expanded to this set of guides, which grows every day. And if you spot any issues with our How Do I Sell Stocks on Charles Schwab? guide, please let us know by sending us feedback. We want to be as helpful as possible. If you appreciated this guide, please share it with your favorite people. Our free information and tools is powered by you, the customer. The more people that use it, the better it gets.