in 1977, schwab began offering seminars to clients. by 1978, the company had 45,000 client accounts total, and the number grew to 84,000 in 1979. in 1980 schwab established the industry's first 24-hour quotation service, and the total of client accounts grew to 147,000. in 1981 schwab became a member of the nyse, and the total of client accounts grew to 222,000. in 1982, schwab became the first firm to offer 24/7 order entry and quote service. it opened its first international office in hong kong, and the number of client accounts totaled 374,000. by 1995 the company was by far the largest discount broker, with revenue of $1.4 billion and $200 billion in total assets managed. by 1996 there were 3.6 million active accounts.