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Loading TradingGuide Australia content…Compare markets, products, custody and costs side by side.
Use this comparison to inspect verified differences in market access, CHESS/custody arrangements and published costs without reducing them to a winner score.
Data comes from our structured provider catalogue and should be checked against the linked source before acting on it. See comparison methodology.
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| Platform | Add another | ||
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| Key costs | |||
| ASX brokerage | $0 (first eligible buy under $1,000, per security, per day) | $3 or 0.01% | |
| US brokerage | Free | USD $3 or 0.01% | |
| FX conversion | 0.6% | 0.55% | |
| Ownership & access | |||
| ASX ownership | CHESS-sponsored | CHESS-sponsored | |
| Market access | Australia + 15 international markets | Australia · US | |
| Investing features | |||
| ETFs | Supported | Supported | |
| Advanced charting | Supported | Supported | |
| SMSF support | Supported | Supported | |
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Representative cost scenario
Compare the same hypothetical online ASX buy across platforms using verified calculator-ready pricing rules. This is an estimate of brokerage only; taxes, market movement, spreads, subscriptions and other costs are excluded unless the applicable brokerage rule explicitly includes them.
| Platform | Status | Estimated brokerage | Rule used | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMC Invest | Calculated | $11.00 | Standard: buy at or above $1,000 | Source ↗Verified 26/09/2026 |
| Stake | Calculated | $3.00 | Australian shares brokerage | Source ↗Verified 26/09/2026 |
Scenario: online ASX buy, first eligible buy of that security today, no margin-loan settlement. Where a platform publishes named plans, the Standard plan is used, or Fixed for Interactive Brokers.
CommSec uses its online CDIA/Margin Loan settlement brokerage schedule for this representative scenario. CMC's published first-eligible-buy concession is applied only when the entered amount and conditions match its verified rule.
A platform is shown as “Not calculable” when its verified pricing cannot be determined from trade value alone. We do not convert variable pricing into an estimate by guessing.
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International cost scenario
Compare verified US brokerage and AUD-to-USD conversion components for the same hypothetical investment. Components in different currencies are deliberately not added into a fake all-in total without a live exchange rate.
| Platform | Status | US brokerage | Estimated FX cost | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMC Invest | Calculated | USD 0.00International shares brokerage | $30.00International orders FX spread | Brokerage source ↗FX source ↗ |
| Stake | Calculated | USD 3.00US shares brokerage (Wall St) | $27.50Foreign exchange conversion (AUD to USD funding) | Brokerage source ↗FX source ↗ |
Scenario: an Australian investor funds a US share purchase from AUD using the platform's verified standard pricing represented in TradingGuide Australia.
FX is estimated from the AUD amount using the provider's published percentage where a deterministic rule exists. This is not a live currency quote.
US brokerage can be denominated in USD while FX cost is shown in AUD. We do not add those values together without an exchange rate. Per-share or variable brokerage, variable FX, pass-through charges, taxes and market movement remain excluded unless the structured rule can calculate them safely.