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Looking to trade shares
with an award winner1 ?

Trade shares your way

Buy and trade 11,000+ shares online when and how you want. With an IG Share Trading account, you'll pay no commission on US & UK shares2 and from only $5 on Aussie shares if you trade more than three trades in the previous month3. A 0.7% currency conversion fee applies to international trades.

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Why invest in shares with us?

11,000+ shares
to invest in

Buy international stocks such as Apple, Amazon and Facebook, plus local shares like Woolworths and BHP, as well as popular ETFs and trusts.

$0 commission on
international shares

Pay no commission on US or UK shares2 and from only $5 on Aussie shares3 if you've traded three or more times in the previous month with an IG share trading account. A 0.7% currency conversion fee applies to international trades.

Extended trading hours on
key US shares

Capitalise on opportunities when others can't by trading key US shares outside the main session on our out-of-hours offering.

Access a range of features like:

  • Real time alerts for price changes and levels
  • Built in insight suite: TipRanks, IG Client Sentiment and Market Data
  • Technical analysis tools
  • Watchlists, news and analysis
  • Live X (formerly Twitter) feed in-platform

… and many other useful tools.

Your portfolio, in your pocket

Trade shares on the move with our user-friendly mobile trading platform,
available on both iOS and Android.

Trade from your desk

Take full control over your trading with our powerful web-based platform.

Trade on the go

Use our tablet and mobile platform to buy and sell shares from anywhere.

Trade with a multi-award-winner​

We’ve been recognised by industry experts time and again for our cutting-edge tech and great value for money. We’ve won awards year after year from ADVFN, Money Magazine, Canstar and finder.

2020 - 2024 Outstanding value - Online Share Trading - Active Investor​
2020 - 2024 Outstanding value - Online Share Trading - Trader​
2023 - 2024 Outstanding value - Online Share Trading - Casual Investor​

2024 - Best of the best
‘Best-valued feature-packed premium share broker’

2024 - ‘Best Multi-Platform Provider’
at ADVFN International Finance Awards

2024 - ‘Best Financial App’
at ADVFN International Finance Awards

2024 - ‘Best Platform for Active Trader’
at ADVFN International Finance Awards

2023 - Winner
‘Share trading - Low costs’​

2023 - Highly recommended
‘Share trading - US stocks’​

Your assets remain yours

With us, your shares and funds are kept completely separate from our own. When you make a deposit, your money is held in segregated bank accounts under trustee arrangements. This ensures that the cash remains yours. We are FTSE listed4 and we’ve been around for over 50 years.

Questions? Let’s talk.

We’re available to assist you around the clock.
You’ll receive help from a real human, regardless of when you call.
For account opening enquiries call 1800 601 799 or email newaccounts.au@ig.com.

1

Winner of ‘Best Multi-Platform Provider’, ‘Best Platform for the Active Trader’ and ‘Best Finance App’ at the ADVFN International Finance Awards 2024; Canstar 5-Star Award for Outstanding Value – Online Share Trading for Casual Investor, Active Investor and Trader categories; Money magazine Best of the Best 2025: Best-Value Feature-Packed Premium Share Broker.

2

Note for multi-currency accounts: These figures apply to clients who 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 refer to https://www.ig.com/au/share-trading/charges.

3

A$5 or 0.05% commission (whichever is higher) if you've traded 3 or more times in the previous month. Otherwise, a standard commission rate of A$8 or 0.1% commission (whichever is higher) applies.

4

IG Australia is part of IG Group Holdings PLC, a member of the FTSE 250.