New clients referred by an existing Schwab customer can earn up to $1,000 by opening an eligible brokerage or IRA account and making a net deposit of $500,000 or more within 45 days of enrolling. Smaller deposit tiers pay smaller bonuses, down to $100 for a $25,000 to $49,999 deposit.
Referral-gated. This bonus requires signing up through an existing member's referral link. Dealaka links only the official program page and never inserts its own referral link. See the method.
Eligibility
Available nationwide
No state restrictions on this offer.
No hard credit pull
Opening this account does not post a hard inquiry.
Requires a referral link
You sign up through an existing member's referral link.
How to get the Charles Schwab Brokerage Account bonus
- Get a referral code or link from an existing Schwab client.
- Open a new eligible Schwab brokerage or IRA account using the referral code.
- Enroll in the referral offer during account opening.
- Make a qualifying net deposit of $500,000 or more within 45 days of enrollment.
- Maintain the deposit for at least one year in taxable accounts to avoid a chargeback.
The fine print that matters
- Schwab Bank Investor Checking accounts do not qualify.
- Excludes Schwab Global Account, ERISA-covered retirement plans, certain tax-qualified accounts, education savings accounts, corporate accounts, and independently advised accounts.
- Only one account can be enrolled per client and the offer cannot be combined with other offers.
- For taxable accounts you must keep the net deposit amount at Schwab for at least one year or the bonus may be charged back.
- Bonus is paid about one to two weeks after the 45 day qualification period ends.
- Taxable bonus is reported on Form 1099-INT.
- Offer available to US residents only and excludes Schwab employees and affiliates.
Verification and reports
Confirmed against schwab.com on Jul 19, 2026. Based on 0 field reports. Status Limited reports is computed from those reports, never hand-set.
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Sources: schwab.com offer page (checked Jul 19, 2026)
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