{
 "dataset": "Australian online stockbrokers",
 "source": "Each broker's own pricing page, Financial Services Guide and terms (brokerage, CHESS sponsorship or custody, execution and clearing); ASIC's Australian Financial Services Licensee register on data.gov.au (licence, ABN, authorisations)",
 "licence_note": "Brokerage a broker charges in US dollars is converted at the Reserve Bank of Australia's 4pm AUD/USD rate (CC BY 4.0, source: Reserve Bank of Australia). The licence fields are from ASIC's AFS Licensee dataset on data.gov.au, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence. Brokerage, holding model, execution and clearing are facts read from each broker's own published pages, and every one carries the URL and the sentence it was read from. Brokerage is the standard online rate for one ASX trade; it changes without notice and some brokers price differently for frequent traders, other settlement accounts or phone orders. This is reference data, not advice about which broker to use.",
 "broker": {
  "slug": "bank-of-melbourne-directshares",
  "name": "Bank of Melbourne Directshares",
  "product": "Directshares",
  "website": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking",
  "category": "active_asx_retail",
  "checked": "2026-11-07",
  "status_note": "Operating; Bank of Melbourne's page says its online share trading is offered by St.George Bank through the same Directshares service (FSG and Terms dated 1 November 2023, St.George-branded).",
  "successor_slug": null,
  "legal_entity": "CMC Markets Stockbroking Limited",
  "entity_note": "The Directshares service provided by CMC Markets Stockbroking at the request of St.George Bank, a division of Westpac Banking Corporation; Bank of Melbourne is another Westpac brand and its page says 'online share trading is offered by St.George Bank'. Same service as stgeorge-directshares.",
  "authorised_representative_of": null,
  "authorised_representative_no": null,
  "afsl": "246381",
  "abn": "69081002851",
  "acn": null,
  "holding": "chess",
  "holding_note": "The support page says trading, clearing, settlement and sponsorship arrangements are directly with CMC Markets Stockbroking, and the Terms include a Part G CHESS Sponsorship Agreement. International shares are held in custody with BNP Paribas SA.",
  "asx_coverage": null,
  "asx_coverage_note": null,
  "execution_participant": "CMC Markets Stockbroking Limited",
  "clearing_participant": "CMC Markets Stockbroking Limited",
  "international_shares": true,
  "brokerage": {
   "currency": "AUD",
   "gst": "included",
   "tiers": [
    {
     "up_to": 5000,
     "fee": 19.95,
     "percent": null,
     "min": null,
     "max": null
    },
    {
     "up_to": 10000,
     "fee": 24.45,
     "percent": null,
     "min": null,
     "max": null
    },
    {
     "up_to": 28000,
     "fee": 29.95,
     "percent": null,
     "min": null,
     "max": null
    },
    {
     "up_to": null,
     "fee": null,
     "percent": 0.11,
     "min": null,
     "max": null
    }
   ],
   "rule": "First online order placed in the calendar month: $19.95 up to $5,000; $24.45 for $5,001-$10,000; $29.95 for $10,001-$28,000; 0.11% over $28,000 (GST included).",
   "conditions": [
    "2nd and subsequent online orders placed in the same calendar month: $19.95 up to $18,000; greater of $19.95 or 0.11% for $18,001-$28,000; 0.11% over $28,000.",
    "Requires an eligible St.George, BankSA or Bank of Melbourne transaction account (not savings or term deposit) in the exact same name, or a St.George/BankSA margin loan.",
    "Pro platform $49.00/month, waived in a month with 5 or more trades or no Pro logon; Standard platform free.",
    "Telephone orders from $69.95; international (Global Share Service) greater of $59 or 0.59%.",
    "International shares custody fee 0.50% a year (minimum $10), applied monthly to the value of foreign holdings; it may be waived if an international trade was placed in the previous 12 months."
   ]
  },
  "account_fee": null,
  "expected": {
   "1000": 19.95,
   "10000": 24.45,
   "50000": 55.0
  },
  "quotes": {
   "brokerage": {
    "text": "Up to $5,000 $19.95 $19.95 $5,001 - $10,000 $24.45 $19.95 $10,001 - $18,000 $29.95 $19.95 $18,001 - $28,000 $29.95 Greater of $19.95 or 0.11% of the trade value Over $28,000 0.11% of the trade value 0.11% of the trade value",
    "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking/rates-and-fees",
    "checked": {
     "status": "found",
     "at": "2026-11-13T00:45:45+00:00"
    },
    "citation": {
     "quote": "Up to $5,000 $19.95 $19.95 $5,001 - $10,000 $24.45 $19.95 $10,001 - $18,000 $29.95 $19.95 $18,001 - $28,000 $29.95 Greater of $19.95 or 0.11% of the trade value Over $28,000 0.11% of the trade value 0.11% of the trade value",
     "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking/rates-and-fees#:~:text=Up%20to%20%245%2C000%20%2419.95%20%2419.95,0.11%25%20of%20the%20trade%20value",
     "document_sha256": "5c2fb3dd226a851c0a88310535273d91c41504c72420673cef5d06a7ba74d4e4",
     "confirmed": "2026-11-13"
    }
   },
   "holding": {
    "text": "Under this arrangement, your trading, clearing, settlement and sponsorship arrangements are directly with CMC Markets Stockbroking.",
    "url": "https://www.stgeorge.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking/support-and-learn",
    "checked": {
     "status": "found",
     "at": "2026-11-13T00:45:45+00:00"
    },
    "citation": {
     "quote": "Under this arrangement, your trading, clearing, settlement and sponsorship arrangements are directly with CMC Markets Stockbroking.",
     "url": "https://www.stgeorge.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking/support-and-learn#:~:text=Under%20this%20arrangement%2C%20your%20trading%2C,directly%20with%20CMC%20Markets%20Stockbroking.",
     "document_sha256": "90a90448fcfd83805b4e52a15d9120a6f95788c05d282bfec1ba3bc931358692",
     "confirmed": "2026-11-13"
    }
   },
   "status": {
    "text": "At Bank of Melbourne, online share trading is offered by St.George Bank",
    "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking",
    "checked": {
     "status": "found",
     "at": "2026-11-13T00:45:45+00:00"
    },
    "citation": {
     "quote": "At Bank of Melbourne, online share trading is offered by St.George Bank",
     "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking#:~:text=At%20Bank%20of%20Melbourne%2C%20online,is%20offered%20by%20St.George%20Bank",
     "document_sha256": "254a65ab0bc0be4adb6403774e6990fdc404047dec06d28cc6883b99146b9692",
     "confirmed": "2026-11-13"
    }
   },
   "execution": {
    "text": "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.",
    "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking",
    "checked": {
     "status": "found",
     "at": "2026-11-13T00:45:45+00:00"
    },
    "citation": {
     "quote": "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.",
     "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking#:~:text=CMC%20Markets%20Stockbroking%20is%20a,of%20ASX%20Settlement%20Pty%20Limited.",
     "document_sha256": "254a65ab0bc0be4adb6403774e6990fdc404047dec06d28cc6883b99146b9692",
     "confirmed": "2026-11-13"
    }
   },
   "international": {
    "text": "Buy and sell shares across 15 international markets with 24 hour support from our customer services team.",
    "url": "https://www.stgeorge.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking",
    "checked": {
     "status": "found",
     "at": "2026-11-13T00:45:45+00:00"
    },
    "citation": {
     "quote": "Buy and sell shares across 15 international markets with 24 hour support from our customer services team.",
     "url": "https://www.stgeorge.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking#:~:text=Buy%20and%20sell%20shares%20across,from%20our%20customer%20services%20team.",
     "document_sha256": "a76244634429e2084c345e83d839038094e4ed900ec763d32c0e46c9df03cc81",
     "confirmed": "2026-11-13"
    }
   },
   "custody": {
    "text": "Custody Fee 0.50% p.a.*, minimum $10",
    "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking/rates-and-fees",
    "checked": {
     "status": "found",
     "at": "2026-11-13T00:45:45+00:00"
    },
    "citation": {
     "quote": "Custody Fee 0.50% p.a.*, minimum $10",
     "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking/rates-and-fees#:~:text=Custody%20Fee%200.50%25%20p.a.%2A%2C%20minimum%20%2410",
     "document_sha256": "5c2fb3dd226a851c0a88310535273d91c41504c72420673cef5d06a7ba74d4e4",
     "confirmed": "2026-11-13"
    }
   },
   "custody_waiver": {
    "text": "* Applied monthly based on foreign asset holdings value excluding cash. This fee may be waived if client has placed a trade on International Securities in the previous 12 months. Charged Monthly.",
    "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking/rates-and-fees",
    "checked": {
     "status": "found",
     "at": "2026-11-13T00:45:45+00:00"
    },
    "citation": {
     "quote": "* Applied monthly based on foreign asset holdings value excluding cash. This fee may be waived if client has placed a trade on International Securities in the previous 12 months. Charged Monthly.",
     "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking/rates-and-fees#:~:text=%2A%20Applied%20monthly%20based%20on,previous%2012%20months.%20Charged%20Monthly.",
     "document_sha256": "5c2fb3dd226a851c0a88310535273d91c41504c72420673cef5d06a7ba74d4e4",
     "confirmed": "2026-11-13"
    }
   }
  },
  "sources": [
   "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking/rates-and-fees",
   "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking",
   "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/content/dam/bom/downloads/invest/Directshares-Financial-Services-Guide.pdf",
   "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/content/dam/bom/downloads/invest/StGeorge-Directshares-TC.pdf",
   "https://www.stgeorge.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking/rates-and-fees",
   "https://www.stgeorge.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking",
   "https://www.stgeorge.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking/support-and-learn"
  ],
  "documents": [
   {
    "title": "Rates & fees",
    "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking/rates-and-fees"
   },
   {
    "title": "St.George Directshares Financial Services Guide (FSG)",
    "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/content/dam/bom/downloads/invest/Directshares-Financial-Services-Guide.pdf"
   },
   {
    "title": "St.George Directshares Terms and conditions",
    "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/content/dam/bom/downloads/invest/StGeorge-Directshares-TC.pdf"
   },
   {
    "title": "Directshares",
    "url": "https://www.bankofmelbourne.com.au/personal/investments/directshares-online-broking"
   }
  ],
  "curation_notes": "Same service, prices and documents as stgeorge-directshares: Bank of Melbourne's rates page carries the identical online-orders table (quoted, cells joined), and the FSG and Terms it links are the St.George Directshares documents dated 1 November 2023 hosted on www.bankofmelbourne.com.au. Holding and international quotes are from the St.George pages, as Bank of Melbourne's own landing page does not repeat them. Recorded as a separate brand because a reader searching for 'Bank of Melbourne Directshares' should find it; merge into stgeorge-directshares if the dataset counts services rather than brands. Expected uses the 1st-order-in-month column.",
  "licence": {
   "afsl": "246381",
   "name": "CMC MARKETS STOCKBROKING LIMITED",
   "abn": "69081002851",
   "acn": null,
   "licensed_since": "2004-03-01",
   "locality": "Sydney NSW 2000",
   "authorisations": {
    "advice_securities": [
     "retail"
    ],
    "custody": [
     "retail"
    ],
    "deal_securities_for_clients": [
     "retail"
    ],
    "market_maker": [
     "retail"
    ]
   },
   "source": {
    "dataset": "ASIC AFS Licensee dataset",
    "url": "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/asic-afs-licensee",
    "release": "https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ab7eddce-84df-4098-bc8f-500d0d9776d1/resource/d98a113d-6b50-40e6-b65f-2612efc877f4/download/afs_lic_202611.csv",
    "last_modified": "2026-11-11T20:51:07.739275",
    "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia"
   },
   "disagreements": []
  },
  "category_label": "Open to new retail clients for ASX shares",
  "holding_label": "CHESS-sponsored",
  "prices": {
   "500": 19.95,
   "1000": 19.95,
   "2000": 19.95,
   "5000": 19.95,
   "10000": 24.45,
   "25000": 29.95,
   "50000": 55.0,
   "100000": 110.0
  },
  "prices_native": null,
  "fx": null,
  "plans": [],
  "etf_brokerage": null,
  "etf_prices": null,
  "etf_sell_prices": null,
  "page": "https://deepalmanac.com/au/finance/stockbrokers/bank-of-melbourne-directshares/",
  "json": "https://deepalmanac.com/au/finance/stockbrokers/v1/brokers/bank-of-melbourne-directshares.json"
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}