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Rick Wurster
Charles Schwab (President and CEO)
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Asked why he thinks the retail trading boom is sustainable (a Wall Street Journal headline that day cited him saying the stock trading boom is here to stay). He cites structural drivers: 'Gen Z is 45% more likely to invest by the age of 21 than the prior generation' @23:38, and zero commissions, which 'just took away the last barrier for investors' @23:49. Schwab reported a record 11.9 million daily average revenue trades in Q2.
“So I think it's all adding up to just more engagement. We've seen the highest level of stock ownership of stocks that we've seen in the last 20 years.”
S&P 500 since this was said: ▼ -0.0% · 7,509 → 7,506 · as of 2026-07-22
BullSpaceX
leaning · 2026-07-21
Asked how Schwab is preparing for the August 6 SpaceX lockup expiry, two days after earnings, with the stock below its IPO price. Earlier he says the SpaceX IPO was 'The heaviest day of call volume we've ever seen in the history of the firm' @25:58 and 'The level of retail interest, I've never seen a level of retail interest like this in an IPO or anything.' @26:34.
“Yeah, the retail investor is still buying SpaceX. We still see volume and it's largely one sided.”
On Schwab's spot crypto rollout. He attributes the decline partly to price: 'some of that's related to the price action, I'm sure there's other reasons' @29:17, while noting Schwab will still 'make crypto available for transfers by the end of the year' @29:05 because clients want it regardless of interest level.
“You know, the level of interest in crypto right now I think is lower than it has been. It's really declined.”
Bitcoin since this was said: ▼ -1.1% · 66,674 → 65,953 · as of 2026-07-22
Wrap-up question on the overall environment after Schwab's Q2. He adds 'But all in all, they're still bullish. They're buying on the dips. They're going into the AI stocks' @31:55, echoing his earlier data point that Schwab saw 'three and a half times more volume on down days in the market, which means that they're buying the dip' @22:33.
“I still think clients are bullish, but there is some caution and you do see them taking smaller positions than they normally would”
S&P 500 since this was said: ▼ -0.0% · 7,509 → 7,506 · as of 2026-07-22
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