Australian equities
Equities execution with market depth, research, charting, and separate accounts for securities and settlement cash.
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Published by TradeIdea · Last reviewed 17 July 2026
Brokerage, ASX fees, account eligibility and product availability are subject to current terms.
In one sentence
tradeidea provides online access to Australian equities alongside the options, data and portfolio tools in the same platform.
Equities brokerage is priced separately from options brokerage. tradeidea does not collapse the two products into one headline rate; current conditions are published on the pricing page.
How the account structure fits together
CHESS HIN
Identifies eligible securities registered to the holder on the CHESS subregister under a sponsoring broker.
Macquarie CMA
Acts as the linked cash account used for settlement funding and cash management.
tradeidea platform
Provides the interface for market information, orders, portfolio visibility, charting and research.
Ownership
What does CHESS-sponsored mean?
ASX describes a CHESS-sponsored holder as the person or entity registered in CHESS as the owner of securities. The holder is identified by a HIN, while the sponsoring participant maintains the record and processes instructions.
Read the HIN and broker-transfer guide →Linked cash
What does the CMA do?
Macquarie describes its CMA as an interest-earning account with funds accessible for investment opportunities. In the tradeidea account structure, it is the linked cash account rather than the record of securities ownership.
Read the Macquarie CMA explainer →