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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) 3.61%
2 NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) 3.05%
3 Amazon.com Inc (All Sessions) Amazon.com Inc (All Sessions) 1.32%
4 Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) 1.20%
5 Palantir Technologies Inc (All Sessions) Palantir Technologies Inc 1.09%
6 BHP Group Limited (ASX) BHP Group Limited (ASX) 0.97%
7 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.93%
8 Meta Platforms Inc (All Sessions) Meta Platforms Inc (All Sessions) 0.91%
9 Zip Company Limited Zip Company Limited 0.89%
10 Fortescue Ltd Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 0.87%

 

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) 4.82%
2 Palantir Technologies Inc (All Sessions) Palantir Technologies Inc 2.33%
3 NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) 2.17%
4 Microsoft Corp (All Sessions) Microsoft Corp (All Sessions) 1.37%
5 MicroStrategy Inc (All Sessions) MicroStrategy Inc (All Sessions) 1.31%
6 DroneShield Limited DroneShield Limited 1.18%
7 Leverage Shares 3x Tesla ETP - USD TSL3-US 0.99%
8 BHP Group Limited (ASX) BHP Group Limited (ASX) 0.86%
9 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.86%
10 Meta Platforms Inc (All Sessions) Meta Platforms Inc (All Sessions) 0.86%

 

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) 4.09%
2 NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) 2.71%
3 Palantir Technologies Inc (All Sessions) Palantir Technologies Inc 1.58%
4 Amazon.com Inc (All Sessions) Amazon.com Inc (All Sessions) 0.98%
5 DroneShield Limited DroneShield Limited 0.98%
6 BHP Group Limited (ASX) BHP Group Limited (ASX) 0.93%
7 Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) 0.91%
8 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.90%
9 MicroStrategy Inc (All Sessions) MicroStrategy Inc (All Sessions) 0.90%
10 Meta Platforms Inc (All Sessions) Meta Platforms Inc (All Sessions) 0.89%

 

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) 6.16%
2 Mineral Resources Ltd Mineral Resources Ltd 3.54%
3 NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) 2.85%
4 Arovella Therapeutics Limited ALA-AU 2.64%
5 Zip Company Limited Zip Company Limited 2.15%
6 Appen Limited Appen Limited 1.59%
7 Paladin Energy Ltd Paladin Energy Ltd 1.42%
8 DroneShield Limited DroneShield Limited 1.39%
9 Meta Platforms Inc (All Sessions) Meta Platforms Inc (All Sessions) 1.39%
10 Auckland International Airport Limited Auckland International Airport Limited 1.35%

 

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) 9.61%
2 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia 6.91%
3 Mineral Resources Ltd Mineral Resources Ltd 4.59%
4 Palantir Technologies Inc (All Sessions) Palantir Technologies Inc 2.75%
5 NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) 2.59%
6 Arovella Therapeutics Limited ALA-AU 2.32%
7 Bravura Solutions Limited Bravura Solutions Limited 1.57%
8 Zip Company Limited Zip Company Limited 1.57%
9 Goodman Group Goodman Group 1.51%
10 Bank of Queensland Limited Bank of Queensland Limited 1.46%

 

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) 7.73%
2 Mineral Resources Ltd Mineral Resources Ltd 3.63%
3 NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) 3.39%
4 Zip Company Limited Zip Company Limited 2.22%
5 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2.04%
6 Reddit Inc (All Sessions) Reddit Inc (All Sessions) 1.74%
7 Powell Industries Inc Powell Industries Inc 1.65%
8 Palantir Technologies Inc (All Sessions) Palantir Technologies Inc 1.44%
9 Arovella Therapeutics Limited ALA-AU 1.34%
10 DroneShield Limited DroneShield Limited 1.28%

 

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  1. Learn more about trading or investing in shares
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2 If Australian-listed, there is a standard rate of A$5 per trade or 0.05% for trades above A$10,000.
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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.