Press Release August 31, 2023 TOKYO

Press Release August 31, 2023 For Immediate Release Monex, Inc. Monex Continues to Offer Products and Services with a Commitment to the Investment Return of the Customers Monex, Inc. (headquarters; Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Yuko Seimei; hereinafter, Monex) hereby announces that it will maintain the current domestic equity commission structure at this time. Monex will continue to provide value-added, high-quality products and services with a commitment to increasing customers' assets after deducting fees and other costs (“customer return on investment”). ■ Background Since its establishment, Monex has been providing a variety of services to enhance the investment environment for individual investors. Monex is committed to providing high quality products and services, including information and tools not available from other companies, putting a high priority on the customer return on investment. In response to the announcement by some online brokers that they are waiving domestic stock commissions, Monex has revisited its trading commission’s structure and concluded that the best benefit to its customers is to remain committed to the customer return on investments by maintaining the current trading commission structure at this time. Monex will continue to improve its products and services with an emphasis on providing the following value-added features in order to maximize the customer return on investment. ■ Added-Value Provided by Monex