Brokerage reportAs of 30 September 2026September 2026
A $5,000 ASX trade costs $6.55 at the median broker and $0 at the cheapest.
Cheapest trades
As of 30 September 2026Brokerage on one buy, from each broker's published schedule; the US trade adds the broker's currency conversion. Brokers that sell only US shares aren't in the ASX lists. The banks' own brokers (CommSec, nabtrade, St.George, Westpac) average $16.96 on a $5,000 trade; the rest $6.05.
Interest on uninvested cash
Highest firstThe rate each broker publishes for cash waiting in the account. Brokers that pay nothing or don't say are left out.
Pricing changes in September
Since tracking began, 12 Sep- IG IG Share TradingASX brokerage on $5,000$8 → $0 · By 13 Sep, day unknownBy 13 Sep, day unknown$8 → $0−$8
Not counted as changes: our own re-reads of 11 brokers' pages, and figures read for the first time.
- Data
- Each broker's own pricing page, read by hand; no broker publishes a data feed. A reading is recorded whenever a tracked fee differs from the last one stored.
- Like for like
- A schedule change is shown as the fee on a $5,000 trade, or at the size it moved. US fees are converted at one stated rate, so currency drift never reads as a fee change. Our own corrections are never counted as a broker's move.
- Scope
- Online share-trading platforms open to Australian retail investors, as listed on BankMate. Account and data fees aren't in the trade price. Factual comparison, not financial advice. Methodology · Today's full ranking
As of 30 September 2026, the cheapest brokerage on a $5,000 ASX share trade tracked by BankMate was $0 at Betashares, against a median of $6.55 across the 22 brokers that sell ASX shares; 2 charged nothing. The cheapest US trade all-in, brokerage plus currency conversion on $5,000, was $2.92 at Interactive Brokers. The bank-owned brokers averaged $16.96 on that trade against $6.05 for the rest. Trading 212 paid the most on uninvested cash at 5.20%. During September 2026 BankMate recorded 1 pricing change.