share trading
Sharesies
Buy fractional ASX and US shares from $1. Kids accounts and auto-invest built in.
At a glance
- ASX brokerage minimum
- $0
- Monthly platform fee
- $0/month
- CHESS sponsorship model
- custodian
- ASX ETFs supported
- Yes
- Auto-invest / DCA
- Yes
- Kids / minor account
- Yes
What it costs
Brokerage, account fees, withdrawal fees
ASX brokerage threshold
Trade value above which percentage pricing kicks in (or below which special pricing applies).
$315.79
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ASX free trade conditions
Description of any conditions under which ASX brokerage is waived.
Pay-as-you-go: 1.9% per buy/sell order, capped at AU$6 for ASX, US$5 for US, NZ$25 for NZ. Monthly plans cover transaction fees on a set volume: $5/mo plan ($54/yr) covers $500 AUD buy/sell + $1,000 AUD auto-invest; $10/mo plan ($108/yr) covers $1,000 AUD buy/sell + $3,000 AUD auto-invest; $20/mo plan ($216/yr) covers $3,000 AUD buy/sell + $8,000 AUD auto-invest. Kids plan $2/mo covers $500 buy/sell + $1,000 auto-invest. Once monthly cover used up, pay-as-you-go applies. No truly free trade option.
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Off-market transfer fee
Fee to transfer holdings to another broker via off-market transfer.
$50
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Hidden costs
FX spreads, market data fees, currency switch tricks
FX spread (AUD/USD)
Margin charged on AUD↔USD currency conversion, expressed as % of converted amount.
0.6%
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Holds USD account
Whether the platform allows holding balances in USD without forced conversion.
Yes
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FX currency switch trick
Whether platform calculates FX in foreign currency relative to base currency, inflating effective rate.
No
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Corporate action fees
Fees associated with rights issues, takeovers, share purchase plans.
No fee for receiving DRP shares ('You don't pay a Sharesies transaction fee when you receive shares through a DRP'). Sharesies handles corporate actions via the Voting & Corporate Actions Policy; specific fees for rights issues, SPP, takeovers not separately listed in pricing schedule.
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What you can buy
Markets, ETFs, options, crypto
Other markets supported
List of other international markets supported (UK, Europe, HK, Japan etc.).
NZ
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How shares are held
CHESS sponsorship, custodian, account types
Trading features
Auto-invest, conditional orders, after-hours
Market orders
Whether platform supports market orders (buy/sell at current best price).
Yes
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Conditional orders
Whether platform supports advanced conditional / contingent orders.
Yes
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Auto-invest sophistication
How sophisticated the auto-invest feature is.
multiple_assets
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DRP (dividend reinvestment)
Whether platform passes through DRP elections to issuers.
Yes
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After-hours / overnight trading
Whether platform supports trading outside main market hours (e.g. 24-hour US trading).
Yes
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Tax & reporting
Statements, capital gains, integrations
Australian tax statement
Whether platform provides an Australian-format annual tax statement.
Yes
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Distribution component breakdown
Whether tax statement breaks down trust distributions into income / capital gains / franking components.
Yes
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CGT calculator / report
Whether platform provides realised capital gains/losses calculation.
Yes
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Sharesight / Navexa integration
Whether platform provides API or feed for portfolio tracker apps.
No
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Money in & out
Minimum deposits, methods, withdrawals
Minimum subsequent purchase
Minimum value for subsequent purchases of the same security.
$1
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Settlement period
Settlement convention (e.g. T+2 for ASX, T+1 for US).
T+2 ASX/NZX, T+1 US
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Withdrawal time
Typical time from withdrawal request to funds in bank account.
1-2 business days for settled funds; longer if recently sold (T+2 settlement plus 1-2 days reconciliation plus 1-2 days bank transfer)
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Platform & support
Apps, education, security
Desktop platform
Whether platform offers an installable desktop application (vs. web only).
No
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Free real-time market data
Whether real-time prices on ASX/US are free (vs. delayed or paid).
No
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Free research reports
Whether platform provides bundled professional research reports.
No
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Customer support channels
Support channels offered (phone / email / live chat / in-app).
email, in_app
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Support hours (AU time)
Hours customer support is available in AET.
Monday to Friday, 6 AM to 4 PM AEST
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Education content
Quality and depth of platform-provided educational content.
basic_articles
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Trust & regulation
Entity, AFSL, parent
Legal entity name
Full registered legal name of the entity providing the platform.
Sharesies Australia Limited
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Year founded
Year the platform first offered services to Australian retail investors.
2,021
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Parent / ownership
Ultimate parent company or owner of the platform.
Sharesies Group Limited (New Zealand)
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Sharesies compared with
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