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Prediction Series · Lock · Issue P-212
Prediction Series · P-212

The brokerage floor — ≥$6.6bn, locked at 93%.

93% probability Charles Schwab's Q3 2026 total net revenues land at or above $6.6 billion — roughly 7% below the record $7.07 billion of Q2, which grew 21% year-on-year. Resolves ~21 Oct 2026.

Type · Prediction Lock · revenue-floor threshold Locked · 2026-08-26 · before the Q3 results Resolves · ~2026-10-21 · Charles Schwab Q3 2026 results (aboutschwab.com) Scored · binary: Q3 2026 total net revenues ≥$6.6bn yes/no
Charles Schwab Q3 2026 net revenues · our locked floor
≥ $6.6bn
total net revenues · vs a record $7.07bn in Q2 2026

Charles Schwab reported record Q2 2026 total net revenue of $7.07bn, up 21% year-on-year and ahead of a $6.9bn consensus, with trading revenue of $1.2bn (up 28%), net interest revenue of $3.4bn (up 19%) and asset management and administration fees of $1.8bn (up 16%). Source: Charles Schwab Q2 2026 results, 21 July 2026.

— 1 · The Locked Call

Charles Schwab Q3 2026 total net revenues land ≥$6.6 billion — P = 0.93.

We lock a binary: The Charles Schwab Corporation reports third-quarter 2026 total net revenues of at least $6.6 billion. Confidence 93%.

— 2 · Why it's nail-able

Two of three revenue lines are balance-driven, not activity-driven.

Schwab's revenue rests on three legs, and only one is volatile. Net interest revenue of $3.4bn is earned on client cash balances and moves with rates and balances rather than with sentiment. Asset management and administration fees of $1.8bn are levied on custodied assets, which are sticky. Only trading revenue, at $1.2bn, swings with activity. Our floor sits roughly 7% below a record quarter, which would require a decline across legs that do not usually fall together. Confidence 93%, not higher, because that stability cuts both ways: net interest revenue is exposed to a falling-rate path and to client cash sorting out of low-yield sweep accounts, which is the specific mechanism that has hurt this company before. Scored on TOTAL NET REVENUES, not net interest revenue alone.

Locked on 2026-08-26 — scored against Schwab's reported Q3 2026 total net revenues.

RAOSCAFF locks P-212 on 2026-08-26, before the Q3 release. Scored against The Charles Schwab Corporation's reported third-quarter 2026 total net revenues versus a $6.6 billion floor.

Locked
2026-08-26 (commit timestamp on origin/main)
Resolves
~2026-10-21 — Charles Schwab Q3 2026 results
Source
The Charles Schwab Corporation Q3 2026 earnings release, total net revenues (aboutschwab.com; SEC 8-K)
Scored by
Binary: YES if reported Q3 2026 TOTAL NET REVENUES are ≥$6.6bn; NO otherwise. Total net revenues — not net interest revenue alone, not trading revenue alone, and not asset management and administration fees alone.

Net interest revenue is exposed to a falling-rate path and to client cash sorting out of sweep accounts — the mechanism that has hurt this company before.