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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 Microsoft Corp (24 Hours) Microsoft Corp (24 Hours) 2.01%
2 ETFS Physical Silver ETFS Physical Silver 2.00%
3 NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) 1.39%
4 Palantir Technologies Inc (24 Hours) Palantir Technologies Inc (24 Hours) 1.34%
5 DroneShield Limited DroneShield Limited 1.26%
6 Amazon.com Inc (24 Hours) Amazon.com Inc (24 Hours) 1.20%
7 GLOBAL X PHYSICAL GOLD GLOBAL X PHYSICAL GOLD 1.09%
8 4DMedical Limited 4DMedical Limited 1.07%
9 iShares Silver Trust (24 Hours) iShares Silver Trust (All Sessions) 1.06%
10 Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) 1.04%

 

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 DroneShield Limited DroneShield Limited 1.46%
2 Appen Limited Appen Limited 1.44%
3 NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) 1.38%
4 4DMedical Limited 4DMedical Limited 1.13%
5 PLS Group Limited Pilbara Minerals Limited 1.05%
6 ETFS Physical Silver ETFS Physical Silver 1.03%
7 Lynas Rare Earths Limited Lynas Rare Earths Limited 0.92%
8 BHP Group Limited (ASX) BHP Group Limited (ASX) 0.88%
9 GLOBAL X PHYSICAL GOLD GLOBAL X PHYSICAL GOLD 0.88%
10 Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) 0.82%

 

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 ETFS Physical Silver ETFS Physical Silver 1.65%
2 Microsoft Corp (24 Hours) Microsoft Corp (24 Hours) 1.42%
3 NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) 1.39%
4 DroneShield Limited DroneShield Limited 1.33%
5 4DMedical Limited 4DMedical Limited 1.09%
6 Appen Limited Appen Limited 1.08%
7 Palantir Technologies Inc (24 Hours) Palantir Technologies Inc (24 Hours) 1.07%
8 GLOBAL X PHYSICAL GOLD GLOBAL X PHYSICAL GOLD 1.02%
9 Amazon.com Inc (24 Hours) Amazon.com Inc (24 Hours) 1.00%
10 Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) 0.96%

 

 

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 PLS Group Limited Pilbara Minerals Limited 3.69%
2 Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) 3.15%
3 Mineral Resources Ltd Mineral Resources Ltd 2.02%
4 NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) 1.79%
5 IREN Limited (24 Hours) Iris Energy Limited (24 Hours) 1.63%
6 Wisetech Global Limited Wisetech Global Limited 1.63%
7 Xero Ltd Xero Ltd 1.56%
8 Strategy Inc (24 Hours) Strategy Inc (24 Hours) 1.51%
9 Amazon.com Inc (24 Hours) Amazon.com Inc (24 Hours) 1.46%
10 Palantir Technologies Inc (24 Hours) Palantir Technologies Inc (24 Hours) 1.42%

 

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 PLS Group Limited Pilbara Minerals Limited 7.81%
2 Strategy Inc (24 Hours) Strategy Inc (24 Hours) 5.71%
3 NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) 4.16%
4 Mineral Resources Ltd Mineral Resources Ltd 3.22%
5 Rio Tinto Limited Rio Tinto Limited 2.28%
6 Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) 2.06%
7 Evolution Mining Ltd Evolution Mining Ltd 1.81%
8 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.70%
9 Northern Star Resources Ltd Northern Star Resources Ltd 1.48%
10 Oracle Corp (24 Hours) Oracle Corp (24 Hours) 1.48%

 

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 PLS Group Limited Pilbara Minerals Limited 2.58%
2 VanEck Vectors Australian Resources ETF VanEck Vectors Australian Resources ETF 2.49%
3 NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) 2.25%
4 Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) Tesla Motors Inc (24 Hours) 2.16%
5 Strategy Inc (24 Hours) Strategy Inc (24 Hours) 2.13%
6 iShares Silver Trust (24 Hours) iShares Silver Trust (All Sessions) 1.83%
7 Rio Tinto Limited Rio Tinto Limited 1.83%
8 Palantir Technologies Inc (24 Hours) Palantir Technologies Inc (24 Hours) 1.45%
9 Mineral Resources Ltd Mineral Resources Ltd 1.38%
10 BetaShares S&P ASX 200 Resources Sector ETF BetaShares S&P ASX 200 Resources Sector ETF 1.24%

 

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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

Open a share trading account

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

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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 $0 commission applies to clients who trade on the IG share trading account and opt for the default setting of ‘instant currency conversion’. Clients who choose to convert currencies manually will pay commission of 2 cents per share with a minimum charge of $10 on US stocks and, for European markets, we charge £10 / €10 per trade or 0.1%, whichever is higher. Other fees and charges may apply, please see our share trading cost and charges page.
2 For all fees, please see our share trading cost and charges page.
3 Best Finance App, Best Multi-Platform Provider, Best Platform for the Active Trader and Best Online Stockbroker as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2025.
4 Awarded Canstar's 5-Star Rating for the Casual Investor, Active Investor and Trader categories in 2024.
5 24 hours a day except on Saturdays from 7am to 5pm (AEST) or 8am to 6pm (AEDT).
6 When investing with us, you’ll do so via our share trading platform using our custodial model. This means that we manage, hold and safeguard securities you choose to buy and sell on your behalf. Via our custodial model, you’ll be able to buy and have a stake in actual assets – for example, shares in an ASX 200-tracking ETF or ASX 200-constituent company. You’ll also be entitled to dividends if any are paid, and granted voting rights if applicable.