Mobile phones are being used to trade shares in Australia more than ever before. In 2015, research house Investment Trends found that six out of ten Australian online investors use a mobile device to trade. This figure was up 53 per cent on the previous year.
So what’s brought upon this flurry? Obviously, the advances in smartphones have played their part, but the wider availability of apps and mobile optimised websites in Australia have also contributed to this rise.
Most online share trading platforms in Australia have websites that are optimised for mobiles, but many of them lack the convenience of an app. Only some apps (such as CommSec and Nabtrade) allow you to trade shares directly, but the ones that don’t can offer useful information and tools to assist your decision-making.
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To save you the trouble of trawling through the Google Play and Apple App Store, below we’ve listed some of the available apps out there for Australian share traders.
Allows Trading
CommSec
For those with a CommSec trading account or Margin Loan
Available for Android and iPhone
Buy and sell shares
Access your portfolio and holdings and view your margin loan and CDIA cash account
Create watchlists
View outstanding, executed and cancelled orders.
Set a 4 digit PIN for quicker login
Set up alerts such as:
Stock rises above a specified price
Stock falls below a particular price
Stock reaches a specified trading volume
Stock ex-dividend date notice
Market sensitive announcements
Nabtrade IRESS Trader app
For those with a nabtrade account
Available for Android and iPhone.
Buy and sell shares
Access live data including prices, market depth and charts with adjustable timescales
Create and edit watchlists
View orders and order status
See top ASX gainers and losers
Read market news and announcements
Log in using the same details you use to access nabtrade (username and password)
Westpac Online Investing
For those with a Westpac Online Investing account
Available for Android and iPhone
Trade shares, warrants and ETFs
View portfolio
Create watchlists
View quotes, announcements, charts and news
View live market indices and major currency exchange rates
View balances of integrated cash accounts
Set a 4 digit PIN for quicker login
Set up alerts for when:
Stock rises above or below a specified price
Stock reaches a specified trading volume
Stock ex-dividend date notice
Market sensitive announcements
HSBC Online Share Trading
Complimentary to HSBC Online Share Trading clients
Web-based, no need to download and install
Available for iPhone, Android (2.1+) or BlackBerry (OS6.0+)
Buy and sell shares
View portfolio
View and edit watchlists
Real time quotes
View latest research reports
Track and update orders
Read live news feeds and company announcements
CMC CFD and Forex Trading App
For CMC CFD and Forex traders
Available for Android and iPhone
New traders can download the app and open a demo account with 10K of virtual funds
Instant access to your CFD account to view and manage your positions
View and trade on live streaming prices
Create watchlists and view product details
View client sentiment for every product to gain greater insight
Access the Reuters News service across all asset types
Multiple chart types with adjustable date ranges and interval sizes
Be aware of all major economic data releases and also set alerts using interactive Economic Calendar
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Doesn’t allow trading, but still useful
Stocklight
Available for Android and iPhone
Receive push notification alerts about stocks in your watchlists
Track performance of portfolio
Access premium research and buy/sell recommendations with an in-app purchase or subscription
View any ASX stock’s financials charts, graphs, dividends and announcements
Find investing opportunities using advanced searches and filters
Read live news feeds and company announcements
MSN Money
Available for Android and iPhone
Create watchlists
News tailored to your watchlist from quality sources such as The Australian, Reuters and Wall Street Journal
Read latest headlines (Australia and global news) and personal finance features
Includes financial and budgeting tools such as a mortgage calculator, currency converter, tip calculator, wealth estimator, and retirement planner.
Yahoo! 7 Finance
Available for Android and iPhone
Create watchlists, track major markets in Asia, US, Europe, local bond markets, currency movements, commodities,
View charts of different stocks over different time periods
In-depth analysis for each stock including sector performance and recommendations as well as detailed performances statistics (P/E ratio, EPS, dividend yield) and balance sheet summaries.
Read global business headlines
ASX iPhone App
Available for iPhone only
Create a watchlist of 20 companies
Receive live company announcement alerts for companies from your watchlist
Filter company announcements by date, time, sector and price sensitivity
View the performance of the S&P/ASX 200 and the All Ords indices in real-time
Search for stock prices for all equity securities (20 minute delayed)
Review the top gains and declines for S&P/ASX 200
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