Symbol Lookup

Click the Symbol Lookup link in the Quick Quote panel or in the Trade and Option Chains tabs to search for a company/index name based on the symbol or vice versa.

The Symbol Lookup window can help you locate specific stocks, exchange traded funds, indices, or options contracts by querying the security data using Description or Symbol. The Symbol Lookup function will give you the symbol or a list of cross-referenced possibilities to choose from.

Stock and/or option symbols and price and volume data shown here are for illustrative purposes only. Charles Schwab & Co., its parent or affiliates, and/or its employees and/or directors may have positions in securities referenced herein, and may, as principal or agent, buy from or sell to clients.

Enter the name or part of a name of the symbol you are searching.
Choose how to search: Contains will find any instance of your search term anywhere in the name or symbol (or description, if you check Search Description). Starts with will only find instances of your search term at the start of a name or symbol.
Select the types if securities to include in the search results, or select Option.
Click Search to display a list of potential matches.
Click on the symbol or company name in the list to access a link to trade the symbol, get research, charts, news, and more.

NOTE: Not all indices listed may be available for quotes or charts. For locating Options, you will have to know the underlying symbol. When looking for index options you will need to precede the index symbol with a “$”.

TIP: Although you may know the full name spelled out, the database does use abbreviations and symbols, so sometimes typing less is more.