Buying Apple now as easy as Westpac for Aussie share traders

By Tom Watson · · 1 min read
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Whether it’s because of the opportunities presented by volatile markets or the relatively low rates on banking products such as savings accounts and term deposits, Australians have flocked to low-cost players have entered the online trading market, while existing platforms like CMC Markets and IG have both launched zero brokerage offers for shares traded from select international markets.

“The way our platform works - and other platforms too - is that when you’re buying an ASX stock it’s the same experience as buying a US or a Japanese stock, so the experience of buying Apple really is no different to buying Westpac,” said Rogers.

“There’s no additional paperwork, we debit your account in AUD, we convert it at the exchange rate when the order’s filled, and then when you sell you’ll receive your funds two Australian days after settlement.”

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