CAIS

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  CAIS is the first truly open-architecture technology platform for alternative investments and structured notes, where financial advisors, asset managers, and bank issuers can engage and transact directly on a massive scale.

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  Underpinning all our capabilities is industry-leading technology, facilitating operational ease and efficiency, real-time integrations, and human engagement throughout the pre-trade, trade, and post-trade experience.

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  Advisors who custody at Schwab can import, synchronize, and maintain Schwab account information within the CAIS platform, reducing manual entry, enhancing data integrity, and streamlining workflows across alternative investments and structured notes.  
   

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  Through CAIS Structured Investments, you have the flexibility to access bank issuer offerings, curate bespoke strategies, and receive extensive structured note education. CAIS also connects advisors to third-party managers overseeing structured investment strategies such as SMAs and ETFs, as well as referrals to investment banks for hedging and monetization strategies.

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  Our platform's Pricing Tool enables advisors to request indicative quotes, and the Order Management Tool allows advisors to efficiently manage and track orders, with direct integration of Schwab Advisor Center® for instant visibility into available cash balances.

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  Holdings and Lifecycle Management dashboards provide advisors with a real-time view of portfolio positions, performance analytics, and tools to facilitate the reallocation of expiring positions into new strategies.
   

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  Through the CAIS Marketplace, you gain turnkey access to our constantly evolving menu of alternative investment products, and you can use our portfolio tools like CAIS Compass for alts allocation analysis and Models Marketplace for access to objectives-oriented model portfolios.

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  At the trade and post-trade level, advisors are supported with streamlined order workflows, digitized documents, DocuSign, and automated data feeds to support a consolidated and efficient experience.

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  For advisors custodied at Schwab Advisor Services TM, advisors can submit for execution ticker-traded alternative strategies available on the CAIS Marketplace alongside subscription-based funds and within model portfolios, all through one streamlined, integrated workflow with Schwab Advisor Center®.