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E*TRADE Australia - Online Share Trading

New Investor Hotline

1800 786 257

8am - 8pm (AEST) Mon-Fri

Buying & selling

If you’re planning to buy shares with E*TRADE, first you’ll need to transfer enough money from your everyday bank account into your account’s linked Cash Account. It’s quick and easy.

Buying and selling is as easy as following the steps below. Move your mouse over each number for more information.

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How to place a trade

1 Select your account
2 Choose to ‘Buy’ or ‘Sell’
3 Enter the number of shares you wish to trade
4 Enter the share’s ASX Stock Code (or search for it)
5 Select a ‘Market’ or ‘Limit’ price
6 Specify the term (if you choose ‘Limit’)
7 Preview your order

Experienced investor? Trade up.

Of course, this is just the start. Advanced traders can trade through our dynamic subscription-based trading platforms E*TRADE Pro and Power E*TRADE. You can get extra features like real-time statistics, streaming quotes and news to your desktop - all in a single, customisable display. Find out more

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Important Information

The Intech Credit Union E*TRADE Online Share Trading service is provided solely by E*TRADE Australia Securities Limited (E*TRADE Australia) ACN 074 973 873, AFSL No.238277, a Participant of the ASX Limited Group, under an agreement between E*TRADE Australia, Shared Services Pty Ltd and Intech Credit Union. When referring you to E*TRADE Australia, a portion of the brokerage fees paid by you to E*TRADE Australia will be rebated to Intech Credit Union as a commission. Intech Credit Union may receive between 8% to 12.5% of the brokerage payable to E*TRADE Australia plus a trailing commission. Intech Credit Union and its related bodies corporate (to the extent permitted by law) have no legal liability to you in respect of the Intech Credit Union E*TRADE Online Share Trading service and the activities and services of E*TRADE Australia and its related bodies corporate. E*TRADE Australia and its related bodies corporate (to the extent permitted by law) have no legal liability to you in respect of the activities and services of Intech Credit Union and its related bodies corporate.

The E*TRADE Australia service is provided by E*TRADE Australia Securities Ltd (trading as "E*TRADE Australia") (ACN 078 174 973, AFSL No. 238277), a Participant of the ASX Limited Group. You should consider your own investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs before acting upon any information provided on this website. E*TRADE Australia does not provide investment advice to online retail clients. © 2003 E*TRADE Financial Corporation and E*TRADE Australia. All rights reserved. E*TRADE and the Asterisk Logo are registered trademarks of E*TRADE Financial Corporation or its subsidiaries and are used with permission.