The latest news from OneTrade
Here we will upload media releases or announce changes to our service or business. Check back here if you would like to stay up to date with whats happening at OneTrade.
03/11/2008 - Market Open on Non-Settlement Day - Melbourne Cup!
Tomorrow is a non-settlement day due to the Melbourne Cup Public Holiday, however the market is still open for trading.
27/10/2008 - Macquarie CMT Deposits 100% Guaranteed
Following from the announcement by Macquarie Bank Limited, all funds held in Macquarie CMT accounts are 100% invested in Australian regulated bank issued securities and deposits, 100% of which are eligible for the Government guarantee. To view this announcement, click here.
06/10/2008 - Market Open on Non-Settlement Day
Today is a non-settlement day due to the Labour Day holiday is some states, however the market is still open for trading.
25/09/2008 - ASIC Update on Short Selling
Please refer to ASIC's website for an update on short selling www.asic.gov.au. A reminder to OneTrade clients that short selling is not permitted in any case and clients are only able to sell securities they hold.
22/09/2008 - ASIC Ban on All Short Selling
Following on from ASIC's announcement, there is now a ban imposed on short selling. We will post more information as ASIC and ASX progress.
More information regarding ASIC's decision can be found on their website - click here for announcement.
22/09/2008 - ASX Open Delayed at Least 30 Minutes
ASX have delayed market open by at least 30 minutes.
01/09/2008 - Changes to ASX Fail Fees
Due to the change in ASX fail fees which take effect today, fail fees for buy trades will be $110 per day and fail fees for sell trades will be $110 per day or 0.11% up to $5500. All clients are encouraged to ensure they have more than sufficient funds to cover their trades by settlement date (T+3). Please see our Financial Services Guide for all fees.
22/08/2008 - OneTrade Wins AFR Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Award
OneTrade is now officially Australia's #1 non-advisory phone broker having today won AFR Smart Investor Magazine's Blue Ribbon Award for 'cheapest non-advisory phone broker' for 2008. This is the second award of it's kind for us, having also won Money magazine's Best of the Best Gold Award for 'cheapest non-advisory phone broker'.
We also managed to pick up a 'Highly Commended' award as a finalist for 'cheapest online broker'. Grab your copy of the September issue of AFR Smart Investor on sale today!
Click here to go to our media room.
19/08/2008 - OneTrade Featured in Informed Investor Magazine
OneTrade was featured in Informed Investor Magazine's (Chinese) special August issue comparing online brokers. Go out and grab your copy today!
26/06/2008 - OneTrade Featured in AFR Smart Investor Magazine
Thank you to the team at AFR Smart Investor for including OneTrade in their article on online brokers (see Media - 'Test Drive the Brokers'), and thank you to our client who called to point out that we had been included. We must make one small correction however - OneTrade Basic does handle conditional orders and at no extra charge. Go out and grab the July issue of AFR Smart Investor today!
06/06/2008 - Market Closed for Queens Birthday Holiday
The ASX will be closed for Queens Birthday Holiday 9th June. Please keep this in mind when placing your sell orders today and over the long weekend.
24/04/2008 - Market Closed for ANZAC Day
The ASX will be closed for ANZAC Day 25th April. Please keep this in mind when placing your orders today. Lest we forget.
18/04/2008 - OneTrade Gets a Mention in The Age Article
We only noticed this today, but OneTrade was mentioned in an article in The Age website called The Big Chair relating to online trading. Click here to read the article.
08/04/2008 - OneTrade Gets a Mention in SMH Article
OneTrade was mentioned in an article in the SMH (Sydney Morning Herald) relating to online trading. Click here to read the article. Click here to view the comparison table.
19/03/2008 - Easter Holiday Market Trading Hours
When placing your sell orders, please keep in mind the market will be closed early on Thursday 20th, and closed all day Friday 21st & Monday 24th March for the Easter break.
OneTrade would like to wish you a safe & happy Easter!
17/02/2008 - Website Upgrades
Today our website has been upgraded to assist visitors and clients with navigating and finding what they need. We hope you like the upgrades, and if you find any bugs let us know.
25/01/2008 - Australia Day Market Trading Hours
Please keep in mind the market will be closed on Monday 28th January for Australia Day. Enjoy your BBQ's!
22/01/2008 - CommSec Crashes, OneTrade Flawless
A quick reminder that bigger doesn't equal better. During today's morning session, CommSec's website reportedly crashed for 25 minutes under heavy trading (which is not the first time it's happened), clearly proving they cannot properly service their clients during busy periods. OneTrade's share trading service, which is made up of systems provided by IRESS Market Technology and UBS Securities today operated flawlessly. We encourage you all to make the switch to OneTrade for a better share trading service.
27/12/2007 - OneTrade featured in AFR Smart Investor magazine
OneTrade has been included in the AFR Smart Investor magazine's Online Trading lift-out, which went on sale 21st December. Grad your copy today!
24/12/2007 - Holiday Market Trading Hours
Please keep in mind the following holiday market trading hours: Monday 24th - Closed from 2:10pm, Tuesday 25th - Closed, Wednesday 26th - Closed, Monday 31st - Closed from 2:10pm, Tuesday 1st - Closed.
OneTrade would like to wish all our clients a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
17/12/2007 - OneTrade Media Release for Award
Click here to read the media release about our Money magazine Best of the Best 2008 award.
05/12/2007 - OneTrade wins Money magazine award
OneTrade is the GOLD WINNER of Money magazine's famous Best of the Best 2008 awards, taking out the award for Cheapest Non-Advisory Phone Broker. Check out page 38 of the latest Money magazine, on sale today.
14/11/2007 - OneTrade gets a mention in The Australia newspaper
OneTrade was mentioned in The Australian newspaper (business section) relating to online trading and building wealth. Click here to read the news article.
For more features of OneTrade in the media click here.
07/11/2007 - OneTrade Launches New Websites & Updates
OneTrade has today launched revamped websites for OneTrade Group, OneTrade - Sell Shares and OneTrade Stockbroking. We have also renamed our online trading platforms from htmlIRESS & webIRESS to OneTrade Basic & OneTrade PRO.
09/10/2007 - Updated & Improved Fee Schedule
OneTrade Stockbroking has today updated & improved it's fee schedule for online trading, as well as relaunched htmlIRESS as a trading platform, which clients can now access free of charge and trade for as little as $17.95 a trade. Click here to view our updated FSG.
27/09/2007 - OneTrade Stockbroking Introduces Trader Discounts
OneTrade Stockbroking has today introduced frequent trader discounts. Online trading clients who execute 20 trades or more in a month will get FREE access to webIRESS, our online trading platform, which is a saving of $66 or $792 over a 12 month period.
30/08/2007 - Introducing Australia's Cheapest Online Stockbroking Co.
OneTrade Stockbroking is now Australia's cheapest online stockbroking company. Click here to read the media release.
13/08/2007 - OneTrade Stockbroking Launches Online Trading
OneTrade Stockbroking has launched online trading, offering a choice of 2 trading platforms as well as broker assisted trading by phone. Click here to read the media release.
12/07/2007 - OneTrade Australia is Now OneTrade Stockbroking
OneTrade Australia Pty Ltd has changed it's name to OneTrade Stockbroking Pty Ltd to reflect the true nature of the business.
19/06/2007 - OneTrade Australia Launches OneTrade Stockbroking
OneTrade Australia has launched OneTrade Stockbroking, a new national phone based stockbroking service. Click here to read the media release.


