diff --git a/docs/schwab.rst b/docs/schwab.rst index 4f59ecf..57c1be1 100644 --- a/docs/schwab.rst +++ b/docs/schwab.rst @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ As far as we understand it, the implications of this transition for existing * All accounts will be transitioned to Schwab over the course of 2023. * Once an account is transitioned to Schwab, it will lose access to the TDAmeritrade REST API. This means all API wrappers will stop working on that account, including ``tda-api``. -* Schwab has announced their intention to provide an API for retail traders, but no such API has materialized yet. They have also `stated that this API will be largely similar to the existing TDAmeritrade API `__, with some modifications. Again, details are forthcoming. +* Schwab has announced their intention to provide an API for retail traders, but no such API has materialized yet. They have also `stated that this API will be largely similar to the existing TDAmeritrade API `__, with some modifications. Again, details are forthcoming. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ @@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ What happens to the ``tda-api`` app after I transition? It stops working. You will need to migrate your app to the upcoming Schwab API, once it becomes available. +We have begun developing a new ``schwab-py`` API `(linked here) `__ +which implements much of the functionality of ``tda-api``, but is adapted +for `Charles Schwab's API `__. This new API +will be maintained and supported going forward, and replaces ``tda-api``. +``schwab-py`` is still under development with more features rolling out +quickly, and already implements much of the functionality of the original +``tda-api``. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ What if I transition before the new Schwab API becomes available? @@ -95,7 +102,7 @@ know, the Schwab API will be made available before your account is transitioned, and your access to a retail trading API will not be interrupted. However, this scenario has not been ruled out, either. TDAmeritrade's/Schwab's `integration guide -`__ +`__ says *"It is possible that a TDA brokerage account may not be migrated to Schwab brokerage before Schwab endpoints are live,"* although we're frankly at a loss for how to interpret that statement. @@ -117,7 +124,7 @@ this is based on preliminary information and subject to change at any time: * TDAmeritrade/Schwab has also confirmed that you will need to register a new application, i.e. receive a new API key. Schwab has announced this will happen in `"early 2023." - `__ + `__ --------------------- @@ -166,4 +173,4 @@ the following links: * `TDAmeritrade Transition Overview `__ at Charles Schwab * `TDAmeritrade & Charles Schwab: What to Know `__ at TDAmeritrade -* `Trader API Schwab Integration Guide `__ at TDAmeritrade's developer portal \ No newline at end of file +* `Trader API Schwab Integration Guide `__ at TDAmeritrade's developer portal \ No newline at end of file