Australia's leading online broker
With over 25 years of industry leading service and experience, offering Australia's best online and mobile trading solutions CommSec is the first choice when considering retail online trading partners.
Why join CommSec
Whether you’re starting out or an experienced investor, see how you can get more value from trading with us.
You can take advantage of our great range of benefits, including our mobile app so you can trade on the go, cutting-edge research for investment ideas, up-to-date market, industry and economic commentary from the CommSec experts, products to help you diversify, support if you need it and much more.
Get live pricing
Access real-time share and market prices, with no delay in quotes, regardless of how much you trade.
Support when you need it
Our dedicated customer support team is available 8am to 6pm (Sydney time), Monday to Friday, to answer questions and help you to execute your trades.
Keep your finger on the pulse
Get live commentary and daily updates from our industry experts, with all the latest news from Australian investment markets.
Trade international shares5
CommSec offers you access to global share markets, including the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange.
Choose your settlement account
Settle trades with the bank account of your choice, or open a Commonwealth Direct Investment Account (CDIA)3 with CommSec to trade from as low as $51.
Place orders with no cash deposit
Trade up to $5,000 worth of stocks without an initial cash deposit4.
Trade with the right tools
Building your investment portfolio is just like building anything — you need the right tools for the job. CommSec’s great range of research and trading tools offers you just that.
Compare and monitor stocks
Use CommSec’s sophisticated charting tools to compare stocks and monitor their performance.
Get expert stock recommendations
Gain valuable market insights with weekly stock recommendations from our industry experts.
Keep your strategy on track
Use Conditional Orders to make sure your trades are placed, even when you aren’t monitoring the market. You can also set up alerts2 to stay informed.
Create Personalised Watchlists
View live pricing, research and market data points for any stock you're interested in by setting up custom watchlists.
Trade on the go
Manage your investments, trade on the go and stay on top of the market - whenever you like, wherever you are - with the free CommSec Mobile App.
Offering access to live quotes, your stock search history and watchlists, it's part of our commitment to bringing you the very best trading experience, at your fingertips.
Available on the App Store or Google Play.
CommSec means value
Value means more than just CommSec’s low brokerage rates (from $5.001 per trade). It’s free to join, there are no ongoing fees and you can start trading with as little as $500. Value also means a great range of free research and trading tools, and an ongoing commitment to making your trading experience the best it can be.
Free to join
Once you’ve joined you can learn more about share trading, with our extensive library of free resources and helpful tools.
It's free to join CommSec and you can be trading in as little as 5 minutes.
Important Information
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1 $5 brokerage for trades up to and including $1000. To be eligible, you must trade online, be CHESS Sponsored with CommSec and settle your trades through either a Commonwealth Direct Investment Account (CDIA) or a CommSec Margin Loan.
2 The receipt of push notifications or email messages on your mobile device depends upon the electronic transmission of data across networks operated by mobile phone service providers. Because CommSec does not control these networks, CommSec cannot and does not guarantee the security of these data transmissions. You can however check with your network service provider for information about their privacy and security practices. CommSec will treat your data in accordance with CommSec's Privacy Policy available on the CommSec website.Alert data is provided for your information only and should not be relied on for taxation, investment or any other purposes. Alert data is provided by Markit On Demand and Six Telekurs and is not verified by CommSec. CommSec does not make any representation or warranty as to the timeliness, reliability, accuracy or completeness of the material contained in alerts, nor does it accept any responsibility arising in any way for errors in, or omissions from, that material. Markit On Demand uses data sourced from ASX TradeMatch only.
3 The Commonwealth Direct Investment Account is issued by Commonwealth Bank of Australia and administered by Commonwealth Securities Limited. The target market for the CDIA can be found within the product’s Target Market Determination, available at commbank.com.au/tmd. You can view the CommBank Transaction Savings and Investment Account Terms and Conditions, CommSec Trading Terms and Conditions, Best Execution Statement and Financial Services Guide, and should consider them before making any decision about these products and services.
4 Funds must be available on the morning of the settlement date. For more information, read about CommSec's trading limits.
5 You can view the International Shares Terms and Conditions and should consider them before making any decision about these products and services. Investing in overseas markets exposes you to risks including those related to movements in foreign currency exchange rates and market prices.
