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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) | 11.48% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | 4.28% |
| 3 | Amazon.com Inc (All Sessions) | Amazon.com Inc (All Sessions) | 1.73% |
| 4 | Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) | Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) | 1.68% |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies Inc (All Sessions) | Palantir Technologies Inc | 1.58% |
| 6 | Fortescue Ltd | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | 1.03% |
| 7 | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (All Sessions) | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (All Sessions) | 1.02% |
| 8 | Apple Inc (All Sessions) | Apple Inc (All Sessions) | 1.00% |
| 9 | Advanced Micro Devices Inc (All Sessions) | Advanced Micro Devices Inc (All Sessions) | 0.96% |
| 10 | Microsoft Corp (All Sessions) | Microsoft Corp (All Sessions) | 0.95% |
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) | 8.77% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | 2.87% |
| 3 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 1.73% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies Inc (All Sessions) | Palantir Technologies Inc | 1.32% |
| 5 | Apple Inc (All Sessions) | Apple Inc (All Sessions) | 0.91% |
| 6 | MicroStrategy Inc (All Sessions) | MicroStrategy Inc (All Sessions) | 0.91% |
| 7 | Microsoft Corp (All Sessions) | Microsoft Corp (All Sessions) | 0.88% |
| 8 | Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) | Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) | 0.85% |
| 9 | ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (All Sessions) | ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (All Sessions) | 0.85% |
| 10 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (All Sessions) | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (All Sessions) | 0.76% |
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) | 10.46% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | 3.75% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies Inc (All Sessions) | Palantir Technologies Inc | 1.48% |
| 4 | Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) | Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) | 1.37% |
| 5 | Amazon.com Inc (All Sessions) | Amazon.com Inc (All Sessions) | 1.35% |
| 6 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 1.16% |
| 7 | Apple Inc (All Sessions) | Apple Inc (All Sessions) | 0.97% |
| 8 | Microsoft Corp (All Sessions) | Microsoft Corp (All Sessions) | 0.92% |
| 9 | Fortescue Ltd | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | 0.84% |
| 10 | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (All Sessions) | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (All Sessions) | 0.83% |
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) | 11.69% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | 4.83% |
| 3 | Zip Company Limited | Zip Company Limited | 1.78% |
| 4 | Appen Limited | Appen Limited | 1.64% |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies Inc (All Sessions) | Palantir Technologies Inc | 1.64% |
| 6 | Mineral Resources Ltd | Mineral Resources Ltd | 1.56% |
| 7 | Fortescue Ltd | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | 1.54% |
| 8 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 1.06% |
| 9 | BHP Group Limited (ASX) | BHP Group Limited (ASX) | 1.04% |
| 10 | Coinbase Global Inc (All Sessions) | Coinbase Global Inc (All Sessions) | 1.02% |
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) | 16.12% |
| 2 | a2 Milk Co Ltd | a2 Milk Co Ltd | 3.25% |
| 3 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | 3.05% |
| 4 | Mineral Resources Ltd | Mineral Resources Ltd | 2.74% |
| 5 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 2.12% |
| 6 | Appen Limited | Appen Limited | 1.86% |
| 7 | Rigetti Computing Inc | RGTI-US | 1.45% |
| 8 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 1.39% |
| 9 | Zip Company Limited | Zip Company Limited | 1.39% |
| 10 | Fortescue Ltd | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | 1.24% |
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) | 12.36% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | 4.55% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies Inc (All Sessions) | Palantir Technologies Inc | 1.73% |
| 4 | Mineral Resources Ltd | Mineral Resources Ltd | 1.71% |
| 5 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 1.69% |
| 6 | Zip Company Limited | Zip Company Limited | 1.65% |
| 7 | Five Below Inc | Five Below Inc | 1.59% |
| 8 | Appen Limited | Appen Limited | 1.45% |
| 9 | DroneShield Limited | DroneShield Limited | 1.29% |
| 10 | Advanced Micro Devices Inc (All Sessions) | Advanced Micro Devices Inc (All Sessions) | 1.25% |
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