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What one ASX trade of $5,000 costs
$11
0.22% of the trade
$19.95
0.40% of the trade

CMC Invest charges $8.95 less on a $5,000 ASX trade than CommSec.

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Brokerage on a $5,000 ASX trade
$11
$8.95 less · Lower brokerage
$19.95
Brokerage on a $2,000 US trade
in Australian dollars
$0
$7.17 less · Lower US brokerage
$7.17
Currency conversion
on buying and selling US shares
0.6%
of each US trade
0.55%
of each US trade
0.05% less · Lower conversion fee
Account fee
None
None
Inactivity fee
None
None
Live prices
Free
Free
How you own ASX shares
CHESS-sponsored
held in your own name
CHESS-sponsored
held in your own name
Moving shares to another broker
Not published
$54
per holding
Markets
9 markets
Australia (ASX), United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Japan…
8 markets
Australia (ASX), United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Hong Kong…
Fractional shares
Not offered
US, EU
Recurring buys
No
Yes
Interest on uninvested cash
None
0.65%
a year
+0.65 · Higher interest on cash

Brokerage at every trade size

CMC InvestCommSec
$0$50$100$500$1k$2k$5k$10k$20k$50k$100k
ASX trade of $5,000 · yours
CMC Invest$11
CommSec$20
Brokerage on one ASX trade

What each charges on a single ASX share trade, from $500 to $100,000; the dashed line is your trade size. Some brokers charge a flat fee to a point and a percentage above it, which is where the lines bend.

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Fees as each broker publishes them, last refreshed 7 October 2026. On a $5,000 ASX trade, CMC Invest Share Investing charges $11 and CommSec Share Trading charges $19.95. Each row says which figure is lower or higher; it doesn't say which broker suits you.

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