Charles Schwab expands direct bitcoin and ether trading to all eligible U.S. retail clients, fee 0.75 percent

Charles Schwab has expanded direct trading in bitcoin and ether to all eligible U.S. retail clients, according to a report originally published by Digital Today. The brokerage’s offering gives qualifying customers access to the two largest cryptocurrencies by market value through its retail platform.

Schwab is charging a 0.75% fee for the service. Bitcoin is the original and largest cryptocurrency, while ether is the native asset of the Ethereum network, a blockchain widely used for decentralized applications and digital-asset transactions.

The expansion places direct crypto trading alongside Schwab’s broader retail brokerage services for eligible U.S. customers. Major traditional financial firms have increasingly added digital-asset products in recent years as cryptocurrencies have become more integrated into mainstream investing and trading markets.