Platform features
The Directshares platform provides you with a full suite of trading tools, with live chat and phone support from our customer service team.
Directshares offers two trading platforms.
Directshares Standard
Our Directshares Standard platform keeps it simple, but still provides you with the tools, research and features to help you stay connected to the market.
Key features include:
- Easy navigation across screens.
- One trading account that caters for your investments including domestic and international shares, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), options and more.
- Multiple layers of insights including Morningstar, ESG ratings, and our new research capability, OPTO.
- Live click data refresh.
- Dow Jones news feed and Morningstar fundamental research.
- Tax and portfolio reporting packages offered in conjunction with Praemium.
- Access TradingView charts where you can review, model and assess price movements.
Directshares Pro
Our Directshares Pro platform caters for frequent or sophisticated investors, offering integrated access to advanced trading tools and professional charting. With customisable layouts and intuitive multi-module linking, this trading platform can be configured to suit the needs of any trader
Directshares Pro is a more interactive platform suited to more frequent or sophisticated traders. It is a subscription service which includes:
- Real time data streaming.
- Professional charting with customisable options using a range of tools and over 100 technical indicators.
- Up to 5 customisable platform layouts.
- Integrated news and analysis from Reuters, theScreener, Morningstar and OPTO.
- Market depth tool – see where other traders have placed their orders and where your order sits in the queue.
- Full integration with the standard platform – identical orders, watchlists and alerts. When logged into the platform, investors can easily toggle between the standard and pro platform as required.
Directshares Pro subscription fee
The monthly subscription fee to access Directshares Pro is $49, charged monthly in arrears. If you trade 5 or more times in the preceding month or do not login to Directshares Pro in a calendar month, this fee will be waived for that month.
Platform video guides
The following videos provide good tips to help set up your account, access research and help you place your first trades.
Navigating the trading platform
Get started by working your way around the Directshares standard platform.
Transferring shares
Find out how to transfer shares to your Directshares account.
Placing a trade
Helping you get started with your trading.
Setup trading watchlists and alerts
Learn how to set up your watchlists and receive alerts to track your favourite stocks.
Profit and loss
A quick guide to the profit and loss page on the Directshares platform.
International shares
An introduction to trading international shares.
Research Tools and Resources
Take a tour of our tools and analysis available on the Directshares platform.
Charting
Explore the charting tools and concepts available on the Directshares platform.
Still not sure where to start?
Find more information and answers to your questions in the additional sections below.
Important information
Share trading with Directshares is a service provided through CMC Markets Stockbroking Limited, ABN 69 081 002 851, AFSL 246381 (‘CMC Markets Stockbroking’), a member of the CMC Markets group of companies (‘CMC Markets Group’). CMC Markets Stockbroking is a Participant of the ASX Group (‘ASX’), Sydney Stock Exchange (“SSX”) and Cboe Australia Pty Ltd (“Cboe”), a Clearing Participant of ASX Clear Pty Limited and a Settlement Participant of ASX Settlement Pty Limited. The Directshares service is made available to customers of St.George Bank (‘St.George’) - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141, AFSL and Australian credit licence 233714. Neither St. George, Directshares nor CMC Markets Stockbroking are representatives of each other. Directshares is not a related party of CMC Markets Stockbroking, the ASX, SSX or Cboe
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International securities trading is through CMC Markets Stockbroking. When trading with CMC Markets Stockbroking, your international securities are held in a custody arrangement between CMC Markets Stockbroking and BNP Paribas SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of the BNP Paribas Group RCS 662 042 449.
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