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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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Contact us: 1800 601 799

Start trading today. For account opening enquiries call 1800 601 799 between 9am and 6pm (AEDT) weekdays, or email newaccounts.au@ig.com.

Contact us: 1800 601 799

Discover our most traded stocks on share trading

  • Most dealt shares in Australia
  • Most bought shares in Australia
  • Most sold shares in Australia

When you deal shares, you buy and own the stock and become a shareholder in the company. 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 Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) 3.13%
2 Pilbara Minerals Limited Pilbara Minerals Limited 1.24%
3 Imugene Limited Imugene Limited 1.15%
4 Coinbase Global Inc (All Sessions) Coinbase Global Inc (All Sessions) 1.00%
5 BHP Group Limited (ASX) BHP Group Limited (ASX) 0.88%
6 EML Payments Ltd Emerchants Ltd 0.77%
7 Core Lithium Limited CXO-AU 0.75%
8 CSL Ltd CSL Ltd 0.74%
9 Chariot Corp Ltd Chariot Corp Ltd 0.70%
10 Boeing Co (All Sessions) Boeing Co (All Sessions) 0.61%

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 dealing platform in the previous week (Monday to Friday all hours).

Rank Shares Ticker Percentage of all trades
1 Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) 3.08%
2 Pilbara Minerals Limited Pilbara Minerals Limited 1.45%
3 Coinbase Global Inc (All Sessions) Coinbase Global Inc (All Sessions) 1.22%
4 Imugene Limited Imugene Limited 1.05%
5 BHP Group Limited (ASX) BHP Group Limited (ASX) 0.90%
6 Woodside Energy Group Limited WDS-AU 0.87%
7 EML Payments Ltd Emerchants Ltd 0.84%
8 BPH Energy Limited BPH Energy Limited 0.81%
9 NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) 0.81%
10 Chariot Corp Ltd Chariot Corp Ltd 0.79%

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 Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) 3.19%
2 Boeing Co (All Sessions) Boeing Co (All Sessions) 1.35%
3 Imugene Limited Imugene Limited 1.27%
4 Pilbara Minerals Limited Pilbara Minerals Limited 0.97%
5 Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd 0.90%
6 CSL Ltd CSL Ltd 0.90%
7 Apple Inc (All Sessions) Apple Inc (All Sessions) 0.86%
8 BHP Group Limited (ASX) BHP Group Limited (ASX) 0.86%
9 Coinbase Global Inc (All Sessions) Coinbase Global Inc (All Sessions) 0.71%
10 Core Lithium Limited CXO-AU 0.71%

Discover our most traded stocks on CFDs

  • Most traded shares in Australia
  • Most long (buy) positions
  • Most short (sell) positions

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 (All Sessions) Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) 4.73%
2 Powell Industries Inc Powell Industries Inc 2.61%
3 Fortescue Ltd Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 2.52%
4 Pilbara Minerals Limited Pilbara Minerals Limited 2.37%
5 Wildcat Resources Limited WC8-AU 1.58%
6 EML Payments Ltd Emerchants Ltd 1.51%
7 Core Lithium Limited CXO-AU 1.34%
8 Temple & Webster Group Limited Temple & Webster Group Limited 1.29%
9 NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) 1.24%
10 Dollar General Corp Dollar General Corp 1.20%

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 (All Sessions) Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) 6.80%
2 Pilbara Minerals Limited Pilbara Minerals Limited 2.68%
3 Wildcat Resources Limited WC8-AU 2.29%
4 EML Payments Ltd Emerchants Ltd 2.12%
5 NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) 1.71%
6 Core Lithium Limited CXO-AU 1.63%
7 Temple & Webster Group Limited Temple & Webster Group Limited 1.19%
8 Evolution Mining Ltd Evolution Mining Ltd 1.17%
9 Northern Star Resources Ltd Northern Star Resources Ltd 1.17%
10 Coinbase Global Inc (All Sessions) Coinbase Global Inc (All Sessions) 1.05%

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 Fortescue Ltd Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 6.84%
2 Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) 4.46%
3 Pilbara Minerals Limited Pilbara Minerals Limited 3.79%
4 Wildcat Resources Limited WC8-AU 3.39%
5 Temple & Webster Group Limited Temple & Webster Group Limited 3.33%
6 Iress Ltd Iress Ltd 1.86%
7 EML Payments Ltd Emerchants Ltd 1.69%
8 Coinbase Global Inc (All Sessions) Coinbase Global Inc (All Sessions) 1.64%
9 Premier Investments Ltd Premier Investments Ltd 1.58%
10 Core Lithium Limited CXO-AU 1.47%

Why trade or invest in shares with us?

$0 on US shares

Buy and sell US and UK shares with no commission with an IG share trading account1

$5 on Aussie shares

Pay from just $5 commission, or 0.05%, on all domestic shares if you've traded shares three or more times in the previous month2

Trade from one account

Trade wherever you are, whenever you want, all from the one award winning platform and app3

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Established internationally and locally, we have won Canstar's 5-Star Rating for both the trader and active trader categories in 20204

Better deals for active traders

Trade three or more times in the previous quarter and we'll waive our $50 subscription fee5

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How to get started with share trading or investing

Deposit funds into an IG account, and it’s safeguarded:

  1. Learn more about trading or investing in shares
  2. Choose your shares with market research and analysis
  3. Create an account to trade or invest in shares
  4. Take steps to manage your risk
  5. Open and monitor your first position

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It’s free to open an account and there’s no obligation to fund or trade.

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1 Other fees and charges apply.
2 If Australian-listed, there is a standard rate of A$8 or 0.1% (whichever is higher) for 0-2 trades in the previous month. 3+ trades in the previous month = A$5 or 0.05%.
3 Best Finance App, Best Multi-Platform Provider and Best Platform for the Active Trader as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2023.
4 Awarded Canstar's 5-Star Rating for the Trader and Active Trader categories in 2020.
5 If you make fewer than three trades on your share trading account(s) per quarter, you'll pay a $50 subscription fee.