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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 | Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) | Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) | 3.08% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | 2.15% |
| 3 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | Pilbara Minerals Limited | 1.06% |
| 4 | Dateline Resources Limited | Dateline Resources Limited | 1.04% |
| 5 | Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) | Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) | 0.93% |
| 6 | Apple Inc (All Sessions) | Apple Inc (All Sessions) | 0.93% |
| 7 | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (All Sessions) | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (All Sessions) | 0.91% |
| 8 | YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | 0.88% |
| 9 | Fortescue Ltd | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | 0.84% |
| 10 | Oklo Inc (All Sessions) | OKLO-US | 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 | Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) | Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) | 3.80% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | 3.26% |
| 3 | Dateline Resources Limited | Dateline Resources Limited | 0.90% |
| 4 | Leverage Shares 3x Tesla ETP - USD | TSL3-LN | 0.87% |
| 5 | IonQ Inc (All Sessions) | IONQ-US | 0.84% |
| 6 | Oklo Inc (All Sessions) | OKLO-US | 0.77% |
| 7 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 0.71% |
| 8 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 0.71% |
| 9 | GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF | GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF | 0.71% |
| 10 | Palantir Technologies Inc (All Sessions) | Palantir Technologies Inc | 0.71% |
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 | Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) | Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) | 3.38% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | 2.61% |
| 3 | Dateline Resources Limited | Dateline Resources Limited | 0.98% |
| 4 | Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) | Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) | 0.77% |
| 5 | Leverage Shares 3x Tesla ETP - USD | TSL3-LN | 0.77% |
| 6 | Oklo Inc (All Sessions) | OKLO-US | 0.77% |
| 7 | Fortescue Ltd | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | 0.75% |
| 8 | IonQ Inc (All Sessions) | IONQ-US | 0.75% |
| 9 | Apple Inc (All Sessions) | Apple Inc (All Sessions) | 0.73% |
| 10 | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (All Sessions) | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (All Sessions) | 0.72% |
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 (All Sessions) | Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) | 7.30% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | 6.59% |
| 3 | Mineral Resources Ltd | Mineral Resources Ltd | 3.57% |
| 4 | Arovella Therapeutics Limited | ALA-AU | 2.01% |
| 5 | Appen Limited | Appen Limited | 1.89% |
| 6 | Zip Company Limited | Zip Company Limited | 1.86% |
| 7 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 1.66% |
| 8 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | Pilbara Minerals Limited | 1.53% |
| 9 | Paladin Energy Ltd | Paladin Energy Ltd | 1.33% |
| 10 | Boss Energy Limited | Boss Resources Limited | 1.28% |
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 | Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) | Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) | 8.78% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | 5.45% |
| 3 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 5.24% |
| 4 | Evolution Mining Ltd | Evolution Mining Ltd | 2.83% |
| 5 | Mineral Resources Ltd | Mineral Resources Ltd | 2.48% |
| 6 | Boss Energy Limited | Boss Resources Limited | 2.26% |
| 7 | Meituan | Meituan Dianping | 1.49% |
| 8 | Temple & Webster Group Limited | Temple & Webster Group Limited | 1.42% |
| 9 | Wisetech Global Limited | Wisetech Global Limited | 1.42% |
| 10 | Xiaomi Corporation | Xiaomi Corporation | 1.42% |
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) | 9.89% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | 6.45% |
| 3 | Mineral Resources Ltd | Mineral Resources Ltd | 4.37% |
| 4 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 2.65% |
| 5 | Zip Company Limited | Zip Company Limited | 1.45% |
| 6 | Appen Limited | Appen Limited | 1.44% |
| 7 | Boss Energy Limited | Boss Resources Limited | 1.19% |
| 8 | Wisetech Global Limited | Wisetech Global Limited | 1.15% |
| 9 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 1.12% |
| 10 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | Pilbara Minerals Limited | 1.05% |
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