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) | TSLA-US | 5.21% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVDA-US | 2.80% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms Inc (All Sessions) | META-US | 1.32% |
| 4 | CleanSpark Inc | CLSK-US | 1.18% |
| 5 | DroneShield Limited | DRO-AU | 1.12% |
| 6 | BHP Group Limited (ASX) | BHP-AU | 1.09% |
| 7 | Apple Inc (All Sessions) | AAPL-US | 1.04% |
| 8 | Microsoft Corp (All Sessions) | MSFT-US | 1.04% |
| 9 | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Sh AE | SOXS-US | 1.01% |
| 10 | Amazon.com Inc (All Sessions) | AMZN-US | 0.93% |
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) | TSLA-US | 6.46% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVDA-US | 2.67% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms Inc (All Sessions) | META-US | 1.81% |
| 4 | Microsoft Corp (All Sessions) | MSFT-US | 1.42% |
| 5 | Apple Inc (All Sessions) | AAPL-US | 1.28% |
| 6 | DroneShield Limited | DRO-AU | 1.28% |
| 7 | BHP Group Limited (ASX) | BHP-AU | 1.23% |
| 8 | Advanced Micro Devices Inc (All Sessions) | AMD-US | 1.06% |
| 9 | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Sh AE | SOXS-US | 1.04% |
| 10 | Amazon.com Inc (All Sessions) | AMZN-US | 1.01% |
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) | TSLA-US | 3.08% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVDA-US | 3.04% |
| 3 | CleanSpark Inc | CLSK-US | 1.56% |
| 4 | Alphabet Inc - A (All Sessions) | GOOGL-US | 1.18% |
| 5 | Zip Company Limited | ZIP-AU | 1.06% |
| 6 | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Sh AE | SOXS-US | 0.97% |
| 7 | BHP Group Limited (ASX) | BHP-AU | 0.84% |
| 8 | DroneShield Limited | DRO-AU | 0.84% |
| 9 | Riot Blockchain Inc | RIOT-US | 0.84% |
| 10 | Amazon.com Inc (All Sessions) | AMZN-US | 0.80% |
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) | TSLA-US | 11.04% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVDA-US | 4.42% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms Inc (All Sessions) | META-US | 2.91% |
| 4 | Zip Company Limited | ZIP-AU | 2.37% |
| 5 | DroneShield Limited | DRO-AU | 1.74% |
| 6 | Kogan Australia Pty. Limited | KGN-AU | 1.62% |
| 7 | Fortescue Ltd | FMG-AU | 1.51% |
| 8 | BHP Group Limited (ASX) | BHP-AU | 1.49% |
| 9 | Exelon Corp | EXC-US | 1.18% |
| 10 | WA1 Resources Limited | WA1-AU | 1.18% |
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) | TSLA-US | 8.34% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVDA-US | 4.29% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms Inc (All Sessions) | META-US | 3.47% |
| 4 | Zip Company Limited | ZIP-AU | 3.42% |
| 5 | Kogan Australia Pty. Limited | KGN-AU | 2.61% |
| 6 | BHP Group Limited (ASX) | BHP-AU | 2.23% |
| 7 | DroneShield Limited | DRO-AU | 2.01% |
| 8 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | PLS-AU | 1.36% |
| 9 | CSL Ltd | CSL-AU | 1.19% |
| 10 | Fortescue Ltd | FMG-AU | 1.17% |
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) | TSLA-US | 17.20% |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corp (All Sessions) | NVDA-US | 5.22% |
| 3 | DroneShield Limited | DRO-AU | 3.50% |
| 4 | Zip Company Limited | ZIP-AU | 2.95% |
| 5 | Fortescue Ltd | FMG-AU | 2.76% |
| 6 | Liontown Resources Limited | LTR-AU | 1.47% |
| 7 | Pro Medicus Ltd | PME-AU | 1.35% |
| 8 | Pilbara Minerals Limited | PLS-AU | 1.29% |
| 9 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | CBA-AU | 1.23% |
| 10 | BHP Group Limited (ASX) | BHP-AU | 1.11% |
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