At a glance
- ASX brokerage minimum
- $5
- CHESS sponsorship model
- chess
- ASX ETFs supported
- Yes
- Kids / minor account
- Yes
What it costs
Brokerage, account fees, withdrawal fees
Hidden costs
FX spreads, market data fees, currency switch tricks
FX spread (AUD/USD)
Margin charged on AUD↔USD currency conversion, expressed as % of converted amount.
60%
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Holds USD account
Whether the platform allows holding balances in USD without forced conversion.
Yes
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Market data fees
Cost of real-time market data subscriptions, where not free.
$27.5/month
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Corporate action fees
Fees associated with rights issues, takeovers, share purchase plans.
Fail fee $110 or 0.11% daily for unsettled trades; corporate action handling generally pass-through via CHESS sponsorship
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What you can buy
Markets, ETFs, options, crypto
Other markets supported
List of other international markets supported (UK, Europe, HK, Japan etc.).
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How shares are held
CHESS sponsorship, custodian, account types
Trading features
Auto-invest, conditional orders, after-hours
Market orders
Whether platform supports market orders (buy/sell at current best price).
Yes
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Conditional orders
Whether platform supports advanced conditional / contingent orders.
Yes
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DRP (dividend reinvestment)
Whether platform passes through DRP elections to issuers.
Yes
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Tax & reporting
Statements, capital gains, integrations
Australian tax statement
Whether platform provides an Australian-format annual tax statement.
Yes
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Distribution component breakdown
Whether tax statement breaks down trust distributions into income / capital gains / franking components.
Yes
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CGT calculator / report
Whether platform provides realised capital gains/losses calculation.
Yes
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Sharesight / Navexa integration
Whether platform provides API or feed for portfolio tracker apps.
Yes
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Money in & out
Minimum deposits, methods, withdrawals
Deposit methods
Methods accepted to fund the account.
BPAY, Bank transfer (EFT), Direct credit
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Settlement period
Settlement convention (e.g. T+2 for ASX, T+1 for US).
T+2 (ASX), T+1 (US)
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Withdrawal time
Typical time from withdrawal request to funds in bank account.
1-2 business days
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Platform & support
Apps, education, security
Desktop platform
Whether platform offers an installable desktop application (vs. web only).
Yes
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Free real-time market data
Whether real-time prices on ASX/US are free (vs. delayed or paid).
No
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Free research reports
Whether platform provides bundled professional research reports.
Yes
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Customer support channels
Support channels offered (phone / email / live chat / in-app).
phone, email, online forms
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Support hours (AU time)
Hours customer support is available in AET.
Business hours, AET (typically Mon-Fri market hours)
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Education content
Quality and depth of platform-provided educational content.
basic articles
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Trust & regulation
Entity, AFSL, parent
Legal entity name
Full registered legal name of the entity providing the platform.
Third Party Platform Pty Limited (trading as Bell Direct)
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Year founded
Year the platform first offered services to Australian retail investors.
2,007
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Parent / ownership
Ultimate parent company or owner of the platform.
Bell Financial Group Limited (ASX: BFG)
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