Charles Schwab, the U.S. brokerage giant, opened direct trading of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) through its crypto trading service “Schwab Crypto” to all eligible individual customers on the 15th, transitioning from a partial rollout that began in May to a full-scale launch.

The trading fee is 0.75% per transaction, with order sizes ranging from $1 (approximately ¥160) to $2 million (approximately ¥320 million). Customers outside the United States are not eligible. Compared with competitors, the fee sits between Fidelity’s 1% and Morgan Stanley-owned E*TRADE’s 0.50%. Robinhood and Coinbase already offer similar trading services.

At a business briefing held the same day, CEO Rick Wurster cited cryptocurrencies and prediction…