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 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% |
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