Regulatory Requirements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

The regulatory capital and ratios for Schwab Bank are as follows:


	Actual					Minimum Capital Requirement					Minimum to be Well Capitalized
December 31, 2011	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital	$	4,984		23.4	%	$	850		4.0	%	$	1,276		6.0	%
Total Risk-Based Capital	$	5,036		23.7	%	$	1,701		8.0	%	$	2,126		10.0	%
Tier 1 Core Capital	$	4,984		7.5	%	$	2,642		4.0	%	$	3,302		5.0	%
Tangible Equity	$	4,984		7.5	%	$	1,321		2.0	%		N/A

December 31, 2010
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital	$	4,157		23.7	%	$	702		4.0	%	$	1,053		6.0	%
Total Risk-Based Capital	$	4,209		24.0	%	$	1,404		8.0	%	$	1,755		10.0	%
Tier 1 Core Capital	$	4,157		7.6	%	$	2,195		4.0	%	$	2,744		5.0	%
Tangible Equity	$	4,157		7.6	%	$	1,098		2.0	%		N/A

N/A Not applicable.

Net Capital and Net Capital Requirements for Schwab and optionsXpress, Inc.

Net capital and net capital requirements for Schwab and optionsXpress, Inc. at December 31, 2011, are as follows:


	Net Capital		% of Aggregate Debit Balances			Minimum Net Capital Required		2% of Aggregate Debit Balances		Net Capital in Excess of Required Net Capital		Net Capital in Excess of 5% of Aggregate Debit Balances
Schwab	$	1,188		10	%	$	0.250	$	240	$	948	$	588
optionsXpress, Inc.	$	78		29	%	$	1	$	5	$	73	$	65

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