CommSec Pocket brokerage, CHESS sponsorship and licence
- Website
- commsec.com.au/products/pocket.html
- Product
- Pocket (trades in the Pocket App or CommBank App)
- Legal entity
- Commonwealth Securities Limited
- ASX shares
- Selected list only: 10 themed ETFs only
- Your shares
- CHESS-sponsored
- Executes ASX orders
- Commonwealth Securities Limited
- Clears and settles
- Commonwealth Securities Limited
- International shares
- No
- Account fee
- None
- Documents
- Financial Services Guide · CommSec Pocket Terms and Conditions
- Record re-read by hand
- 8 November 2026
Pocket has its own HIN, separate from other CommSec HINs; only Pocket Securities may be CHESS-sponsored on it.
Brokerage
| Trade value | Brokerage |
|---|---|
| Up to $1,000 | $2.00 |
| Over $1,000 | 0.2% |
$2.00 up to and including $1,000, then 0.20% of trade value, for trades through the Pocket App or CommBank App. Prices include GST.
- $0 brokerage on trades executed from 20 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 through the CommSec Pocket app or CommBank app, an offer CommSec may withdraw or change at any time; offers are not ranked (etf_brokerage.offer).
Brokerage at common trade sizes
| Trade | Brokerage | Of trade |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | $2.00 | 0.40% |
| $1,000 | $2.00 | 0.20% |
| $2,000 | $4.00 | 0.20% |
| $5,000 | $10.00 | 0.20% |
| $10,000 | $20.00 | 0.20% |
| $25,000 | $50.00 | 0.20% |
| $50,000 | $100.00 | 0.20% |
| $100,000 | $200.00 | 0.20% |
ETFs
Offer, not ranked: $0 brokerage on CommSec Pocket trades placed through the CommSec Pocket app or CommBank app and executed from 20 April 2026 to 31 March 2027; CommSec may withdraw or change the offer at any time.
“The offer period is 20 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 (inclusive)”
Source: commsec.com.au/campaigns_native/pocket-etf-offer-commsec.html · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
“We reserve the right to withdraw or modify this offer at any time.”
Source: commsec.com.au/campaigns_native/pocket-etf-offer-commsec.html · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
What the broker says
Brokerage
“Trade through Pocket App or CommBank App $2.00 (Up to and including $1,000) 0.20% (Over $1,000)”
Source: www2.commsec.com.au/media/57221/fsg.pdf · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
Holding
“Your CommSec Pocket Holder Identification Number (HIN) is separate to any other HIN you may hold with CommSec. Only Pocket Securities are eligible for CHESS sponsorship with CommSec on your CommSec Pocket HIN.”
Source: commsec.com.au/content/dam/EN/coretx/media/commsec-pocket/commsecpockettermsandconditions.pdf · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
Execution
“CommSec is a Market Participant of ASX Limited and Cboe Australia Pty Limited, a Clearing Participant of ASX Clear Pty Limited and a Settlement Participant of ASX Settlement Pty Limited.”
Source: www2.commsec.com.au/media/57221/fsg.pdf · Not found on the broker's page on 13 November 2026: the broker may have changed it, and this is being re-read.
What can be traded
“Invest in 10 themed ETFs and start investing from $50 with CommSec Pocket.”
Source: commsec.com.au/products/pocket.html · Confirmed on the broker's page on 13 November 2026.
Licence
- AFS licence
- 238814 · COMMONWEALTH SECURITIES LIMITED
- ABN
- 60067254399
- Licensed since
- 1 December 2003
- Principal business
- Sydney NSW 2000
- Authorised to
- Buy and sell securities for clients (retail clients)
- Hold assets for clients (custody) (retail clients)
- Advise on securities (retail clients)
- Make a market (retail clients)
- Deal in securities as principal (retail clients)
From ASIC's AFS Licensee dataset, release of 11 November 2026, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia.
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