TOKYO -- Japan's two biggest online brokerages will eliminate trading commissions for Japanese equities starting next month, Nikkei has learned, in a first for the country's securities industry.
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Japan aims to encourage more savers to invest in the stock market. (Photo by Hirofumi Yamamoto)
TOKYO -- Japan's two biggest online brokerages will eliminate trading commissions for Japanese equities starting next month, Nikkei has learned, in a first for the country's securities industry.