Unrivalled access to WallSt
Buy U.S. stocks in Australia with $3 brokerage for trades up to $30,000
Trade U.S. shares and ETFs with Stake
Stake was built to give Aussies seamless access to the world’s biggest share market: the United States. Our immersive, intuitive trading platform features over 6,000 U.S. ETFs and stocks, making it easy to invest from Australia in global brands listed on the NYSE, Nasdaq and more. All at $3 brokerage for trades up to $30,000.
Why trade U.S. shares with Stake?
No paperwork
We take care of your U.S. tax form for you, digitally.
Get a free U.S. stock
We’ll get you started. Simply deposit or transfer into your Stake Wall St account within 24 hours of opening it and you’ll get a share in Nike, GoPro, Dropbox or a mystery stock.
How we compare
Our brokerage stacked up against the rest
Commsec | CMC | Selfwealth | Superhero | ||
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Brokerage (trades up to US$30,000) | US$3 | US$19.95 to US$29.95 or 0.31% | $0 | US$9.50 | $0 |
Brokerage (trades over US$30,000) | 0.01% | 0.31% | $0 | US$9.50 | $0 |
FX Fee | 70bps | 0.60% | 0.60% | 0.60% | 70bps |
U.S securities offered | Stocks, ETFs and OTC securities | Stocks, ETFs and OTC securities | Stocks and ETFs only | Stocks and ETFs only | Stocks and ETFs only |
*Last reviewed: 4 March 2023. The information displayed in the pricing comparison table is not exhaustive and is subject to changes. For up-to-date competitor pricing and product offers, visit their websites.
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1000's of 5-star reviews
As a former commsec user, I love how easy the app is to navigate and with ASX now available switching between markets is easy.
I've never written an App review before, but Stake really has continued to wow me.
I started using Stake for US trading, and recently (very easily) transferred my ASX portfolio across to utilise the cheap trades.
Switched from nabtrade. Much better experience. Far cheaper.
A well designed and easy to use app to trade on the USA and AUS markets.
It’s easy to get started.
- 1Sign up in minutes, all you need is some I.D.
- 2Click Stake Wall St
- 3Deposit direct into USD and you’re on your way

Be in the world's biggest market
FAQs
To start buying U.S. stocks from Australia, you’ll need to open an account with a broker like Stake.
- Sign up and download the Stake stock trading app. You’ll need some I.D. to create your account.
- Once that’s done, go to Stake Wall St and choose your deposit method and speed. The funds will arrive in dollars, then you’re ready to purchase U.S.-listed stocks.
With Stake, you can trade 6,000+ U.S. ETFs and stocks. From Apple (AAPL) to Microsoft (MSFT), or TSLA to AMZN. Discover all the U.S. listed companies you can trade and find out the most traded U.S. shares with Stake investors.
Our only fee per trade is our brokerage fee: $3 brokerage for trades up to $30,000, or 0.01% on trades above $30,000 (in AUD for Stake AUS and USD for Stake Wall St). There's no FX fee per trade, only for Stake Wall St deposits and withdrawals. Learn more about BPS.
Our main sources of revenue are: the FX fee and associated fees (e.g. Instant Funding) when you transfer into or out of USD; interest earned on cash sitting in accounts; Stake Black memberships; Stock Lending; and our low brokerage fee when you buy ASX shares.
Transferring your U.S. shares to Stake is paperless and fast. In fact, when you transfer a U.S. portfolio over $500, you're rewarded with a free Dropbox stock.
With Stake, investors can buy U.S. shares with as little as $10, because we offer the ability to trade fractional shares on some of the world’s biggest companies. So if you thought you needed large sums of money to access the U.S. stock market, think again.
When you create an account with Stake, you can also access ASX-listed companies. To buy ASX stocks, simply activate ‘Stake AUS’ in our platform and trade 2,000+ stocks and ETFs from just $3 brokerage for trades up to $30,000, or 0.01% on trades above $30,000.

Get $10 on us
When you sign up and fund Stake AUS.
Also get a free U.S. stock when you fund Stake Wall St.