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Buy and sell investments
How to buy and sell investments, how to set up auto-invest, how to use NZX market depth
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Buy investments
Place market or limit buy orders in Australian, NZ, or US investments.
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Selling an investment
Instructions for selling companies, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and managed funds.
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Fees
You’re charged fees to use Sharesies—including currency exchange, transaction, and management fees.
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Exchange currencies
You’re able to hold three currencies in your Wallet—Australian dollars (AUD), New Zealand dollars (NZD), and United States dollars (USD).
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Multi-currency buys
You can exchange currencies in advance, or when you place an order for Australian or US shares.
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Fractional shares
Sharesies offers fractional shares across Australian, US, and New Zealand investments—except for limit orders in US shares.
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Minimums and maximums
There’s no minimum or maximum buy or sell amount when placing one-off market orders in NZ, US, or Australian shares or NZ managed funds.
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American depositary receipts (ADRs)
American depositary receipts (ADRs) give investors opportunity to invest in foreign companies that aren’t directly listed on US exchanges.
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Watchlist
Save a company or fund to your Watchlist to keep track of investments you’re interested in.
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Order processing times
There’s no way to confirm when your order for a company or exchange-traded fund (ETF) might fill on Sharesies.
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Reasons an order might be rejected or cancelled
Every now and then, an order may be rejected or cancelled. This applies to companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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Partially filled orders
An order might partially fill, or not fill all at once. You can usually cancel a partially filled order.
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Cancel an order
You can usually cancel an order that hasn’t yet filled, but we can’t guarantee it’ll be cancelled.
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Market and support hours
Australian, NZ, and US exchanges are open on weekdays during their local time zones, and are closed on public holidays.
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Limit orders
What's a limit order?
A limit order gives you more control to buy or sell shares at a specific price, or better!
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Differences between a market order and a limit order
Market orders let the market decide the price. Limit orders give you more control to buy and sell shares at a specific price.
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Place a limit order
You can only place limit orders for companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), not managed funds.
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Limit order processing times
Limit orders can wait on-market for up to 30 trading days for NZ and US investments, or 30 calendar days for Australian investments.
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Limit order FAQ
Some helpful bits of info about Limit orders
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Auto-invest
Create an auto-invest order
Set up an auto-invest order to invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) and NZ managed funds.
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Pause, edit, switch, or delete your auto-invest order
You can manage your auto-invest order from your Sharesies Portfolio.
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NZX market depth
NZX market depth
NZX market depth is an add-on that's available for companies and funds listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX).
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NZX market depth glossary
A breakdown of the NZX market depth jargon and terms.
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