FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Chafkin Jeremiah H 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SCHWAB CHARLES CORP [SCH] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 120 KEARNY STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP - Advised Investor 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 104,816 D   Common Stock 218.08 I by ESOP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	02/27/2006	02/27/2012	Common Stock	7,627	$ 13.11	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	02/28/2005	02/28/2011	Common Stock	4,784	$ 20.9	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	09/23/2000	09/23/2009	Common Stock	11,250	$ 23.625	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	02/23/2001	02/23/2010	Common Stock	4,500	$ 26.375	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	06/12/2001	06/12/2010	Common Stock	2,837	$ 28.875	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	12/15/2004(2)	09/30/2011	Common Stock	182,482	$ 9.19	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/08/2004(1)	11/08/2012	Common Stock	30,000	$ 9.71	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	09/24/2002(3)	09/24/2011	Common Stock	30,000	$ 10.2	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/27/2003(4)	02/27/2012	Common Stock	37,373	$ 13.11	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	07/18/2002(3)	07/18/2011	Common Stock	150,000	$ 15.02	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	05/04/2001(5)	05/04/2011	Common Stock	6,000	$ 20.68	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/28/2002(4)	02/28/2011	Common Stock	25,216	$ 20.9	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	09/23/2000(4)	09/23/2009	Common Stock	11,250	$ 23.625	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/01/2000(4)	11/01/2009	Common Stock	12,000	$ 25.9167	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	12/15/2003(6)	12/15/2010	Common Stock	75,000	$ 28.75	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/12/2001(4)	06/12/2010	Common Stock	27,163	$ 28.875	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	10/25/2001(4)	10/25/2010	Common Stock	8,000	$ 31.0625	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Chafkin Jeremiah H C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION 120 KEARNY STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108	Â	Â	  EVP - Advised Investor	Â

Signatures

Jeremiah H. Chafkin		01/06/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The options were granted under the 1992 Stock Incentive Plan and/or 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and vest 25% on each of the second and third anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date.
(2)	The options were granted under the 1992 Stock Incentive Plan and/or 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and vest in four equal annual installments beginning on December 15, 2004.
(3)	The options were granted under the 1992 Stock Incentive Plan and/or 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and vest 35% on the first anniversary of the grant date, 25% on the second anniversary of the grant date and 20% on each of the third and fourth anniversary of the grant date.
(4)	The options were granted under the 1992 Stock Incentive Plan and/or 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and vest in four equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(5)	The options were granted under the 1992 Stock Incentive Plan and/or 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and vested immediately.
(6)	The options were granted under the 1992 Stock Incentive Plan and/or 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and vested 50% on each of the third and fourth anniversary of the grant date.

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