Online Brokers Australia – January 2018 Featured Stock Broker … Bell Direct
Bell Direct Review Rating 4 out of 5Bell Direct Australian stock broker
- Australian stock broker with an easy to use platform, great SMSF solution, quality ASX information, and online share trading at an affordable price
- Speed of Execution – Platform offers automated or Straight Through Processing (STP) to the ASX with 1 second Placement Guarantee
- Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) solution with SMSF Portfolio tools, diversification and the best tax reporting in the market
- Quality ASX & research information available to clients – from the Bell Direct share trading platform you can access:
- free consensus research
- free detailed company information from Morningstar (formally Aspect Huntley), one of Australia’s leading research groups
- free BuySellSignals stock market research with your Bell Direct share trading account
- live company announcements from the ASX
- all the latest Australian business news on every kind of listed stock from start-up to blue chip and more.
Bell Direct has previously won the Smart Investor Best Online Broker award (2013-2015) and has won several awards from Investment Trends broking reports for the last four consecutive years (2014-2017 inclusive).
These included awards for: email customer service; telephone customer service; research, stock recommendations; trading ideas and strategies; reliability of website and tax reporting.
- Easy tax reporting with the Bell Direct financial year summary report. This is a great feature to see as end of financial year reporting is often difficult, or poorly done by many brokers. The EFY report includes details on: your account summary; holdings valuation; cash account summary; estimated dividend summary; transaction summary; brokerage & information services.
Contracts for Difference (CFDs) & Forex (Foreign exchange) are complex, leveraged financial products and requires a certain level of experience, so may not be suitable for everyone. CFD and Forex trading carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses that exceed your initial deposit. Please ensure that you understand all the risks involved before you trade with any online brokers.
If you are considering any financial product, you should always read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement and/or other offer document/s prior to making any financial decision. If you are unsure of the risks, or have any doubt whether you have sufficient financial resources or experience to trade these products, you should take professional advice before trading online.

