FIDELITY INVESTMENTS will charge no commissions for online buying and selling of United States stocks, exchange-traded funds and options. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/VICTOR J. BLUE
BOSTON – Fidelity Investments is crashing the free-trading party, challenging rivals in a gambit to lure assets by ending commissions. The firm will offer not only zero commissions for online buying and selling of United States stocks, exchange-traded funds and options, but also provide higher yields for cash balances and better trade execution, according to…