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What are the most traded shares in Australia?
Discover the most traded shares in Australia. See the most popular stocks for investors and traders on our share trading and CFD accounts.
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Discover our most traded stocks on share trading
- Most bought shares in Australia
- Most sold shares in Australia
- Most dealt shares in Australia
When you buy shares with share trading, you buy and own the stock and become a shareholder in the company. Here are the most bought shares on our share trading platform in the previous week (Monday to Friday all hours).
| Rank | Shares | Ticker | Percentage of all trades |
| 1 | Arafura Rare Earths Limited | Arafura Resources Ltd | 3.21% |
| 2 | Beyond Meat Inc (Extended Hours) | Beyond Meat Inc (Extended Hours) | 1.89% |
| 3 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 1.72% |
| 4 | Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd | Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd | 1.58% |
| 5 | Lynas Rare Earths Limited | Lynas Rare Earths Limited | 1.51% |
| 6 | Zip Company Limited | Zip Company Limited | 1.48% |
| 7 | Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) | Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) | 1.34% |
| 8 | BHP Group Limited (ASX) | BHP Group Limited (ASX) | 0.88% |
| 9 | NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) | NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) | 0.79% |
| 10 | National Australia Bank Ltd | National Australia Bank Ltd | 0.77% |
When you sell shares with share trading, you are selling your existing shareholding in that company. Here are the most sold shares on our platform most sold by our clients in Australia during regular trading hours. This data may be valuable for those wishing to short share CFDs as well.
| Rank | Shares | Ticker | Percentage of all trades |
| 1 | Beyond Meat Inc (Extended Hours) | Beyond Meat Inc (Extended Hours) | 2.04% |
| 2 | Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) | Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) | 1.98% |
| 3 | Arafura Rare Earths Limited | Arafura Resources Ltd | 1.56% |
| 4 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 1.34% |
| 5 | Lynas Rare Earths Limited | Lynas Rare Earths Limited | 1.16% |
| 6 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | Pilbara Minerals Limited | 1.16% |
| 7 | Zip Company Limited | Zip Company Limited | 1.07% |
| 8 | Woodside Energy Group Limited | WDS-AU | 0.91% |
| 9 | NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) | NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) | 0.87% |
| 10 | Paladin Energy Ltd | Paladin Energy Ltd | 0.85% |
When you trade shares on our share trading platform, you can buy and own the shares and become a shareholder in the company6 or sell the shares. Here are the most traded global shares on our share trading platform from Australian clients in the previous week (Monday to Friday). Most traded includes both buy and sell trades.
| Rank | Shares | Ticker | Percentage of all trades |
| 1 | Arafura Rare Earths Limited | Arafura Resources Ltd | 2.59% |
| 2 | Beyond Meat Inc (Extended Hours) | Beyond Meat Inc (Extended Hours) | 1.95% |
| 3 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 1.58% |
| 4 | Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) | Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) | 1.58% |
| 5 | Lynas Rare Earths Limited | Lynas Rare Earths Limited | 1.38% |
| 6 | Zip Company Limited | Zip Company Limited | 1.33% |
| 7 | Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd | Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd | 1.27% |
| 8 | BHP Group Limited (ASX) | BHP Group Limited (ASX) | 0.86% |
| 9 | NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) | NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) | 0.82% |
| 10 | Woodside Energy Group Limited | WDS-AU | 0.70% |
Discover our most traded stocks on CFDs
- Most long (buy) positions
- Most short (sell) positions
- Most traded shares in Australia
When you buy (go long) on shares with CFDs, you speculate on the price of the stock rising. You’ll never own the underlying company share. Here are the trades with the most long positions on our Australian CFD platforms in the past week (from Monday to Friday all hours).
| Rank | Shares | Ticker | Percentage of all trades |
| 1 | Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) | Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) | 6.44% |
| 2 | Beyond Meat Inc (Extended Hours) | Beyond Meat Inc (Extended Hours) | 3.70% |
| 3 | Mineral Resources Ltd | Mineral Resources Ltd | 2.77% |
| 4 | Zip Company Limited | Zip Company Limited | 2.33% |
| 5 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 2.32% |
| 6 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | Pilbara Minerals Limited | 2.19% |
| 7 | Arafura Rare Earths Limited | Arafura Resources Ltd | 2.16% |
| 8 | NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) | NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) | 1.49% |
| 9 | Lynas Rare Earths Limited | Lynas Rare Earths Limited | 1.34% |
| 10 | Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd | Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd | 1.15% |
When you sell (go short) on shares with CFDs, you speculate on the price of the stock falling. You’ll never own the underlying company share. Here are the trades with the most short positions on our Australian CFD platforms in the past week (from Monday to Friday all hours).
| Rank | Shares | Ticker | Percentage of all trades |
| 1 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | Pilbara Minerals Limited | 6.58% |
| 2 | Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) | Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) | 6.29% |
| 3 | Mineral Resources Ltd | Mineral Resources Ltd | 6.17% |
| 4 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 3.79% |
| 5 | HUB24 Limited | HUB24 Limited | 2.46% |
| 6 | Coronado Global Resources Inc | Coronado Global Resources Inc | 2.33% |
| 7 | Zip Company Limited | Zip Company Limited | 2.33% |
| 8 | Arafura Rare Earths Limited | Arafura Resources Ltd | 2.25% |
| 9 | Lynas Rare Earths Limited | Lynas Rare Earths Limited | 2.04% |
| 10 | 4DMedical Limited | 4DMedical Limited | 1.75% |
When you trade shares with CFDs, you speculate on the price of the stock. You can go long or short but you never own the underlying asset. Here are the most traded shares on Australian CFD trading accounts in the previous week (Monday to Friday). Most traded includes both long and short positions.
| Rank | Shares | Ticker | Percentage of all trades |
| 1 | Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) | Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) | 11.16% |
| 2 | Beyond Meat Inc (Extended Hours) | Beyond Meat Inc (Extended Hours) | 6.44% |
| 3 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 3.26% |
| 4 | Mineral Resources Ltd | Mineral Resources Ltd | 2.14% |
| 5 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | Pilbara Minerals Limited | 2.13% |
| 6 | Zip Company Limited | Zip Company Limited | 2.06% |
| 7 | Arafura Rare Earths Limited | Arafura Resources Ltd | 1.83% |
| 8 | Lynas Rare Earths Limited | Lynas Rare Earths Limited | 1.41% |
| 9 | NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) | NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) | 1.33% |
| 10 | Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd | Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd | 1.04% |
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