You probably went into Google searching for the best online brokers available in Australia. You are interested and wish to trade a particular asset class like Forex, International Stocks or Cryptos, or maybe a specific asset like Apple Stocks, Oil instruments or the latest DeFi Cryptocurrency.

Although you already know the asset or asset class you want to trade, Google isn't inside your mind (yet). So, Google couldn't figure out whether you wished to trade Forex, US stocks, or buy investment fund units, and it brought you here. This article is long, but it has the basics of what you need to know about the best investment and trading platforms. So, let's talk about Australia's top online trading apps, divided by asset class.