Invest in good company
Build your financial literacy or share your experience. Public makes the stock market social, so you can tap into the collective wisdom of a community of investors.
Invest in stocks
Buy any stock with any amount of money, commission-free. No matter the share price, you can own slices of stock with as little as $5.
Commissions disclosureInvest in funds
Invest in popular ETFs from Vanguard, BlackRock and others by the slice, and do it without commission fees.
Commissions disclosureBuy slices of stock
or the entire thing
Chose how you want to invest. Build a portfolio on your own terms by investing with dollar amounts in fractional shares of stock or buy full shares.
Learn from others
& share your experience
Build your financial literacy within a transparent community. Follow other investors, share insights with people from different professional backgrounds, and never be alone with your charts and numbers.
Group messaging,
made for investors
Start or join group chats to talk about companies and trends. Or, just use them to get your friends together.
Group messages add context to your conversations about investing. Tag a stock ticker to pull in an real-time chart and @-mention other investors to link to their profiles in the app.
Community guidelinesOrganize your portfolio for the long-term
Drag-and-drop companies you believe in for the long-term into a dedicated space, called the Long-Term Portfolio. After adding a stock or ETF to your Long-Term Portfolio, you can share that activity in the feed and tell others why you believe in the investment.
Explore stocks the way you see the world
Our Themes reflect how you experience businesses in your everyday life. No complex jargon, just curated lists designed to help you discover new companies.
From gaming and eSports to female-led companies in the S&P 500, Themes help you understand the stocks and ETFs behind your favorite industries and trends.
No account minimums,
no commission fees
Making the stock market accessible to everyone means no minimums and no commission fees.
Commissions disclosureWatch before you buy
Use the Watchlist to track companies of interest and see the latest news stories about them.
Breaking news
Receive news stories from premium publishers about the companies you own and follow.
Earn free stock
Grow your portfolio by making your friends investors through a generous referral program.
Best-in-class support
Our Customer Support team is available to guide you through any questions you may have.
Insured investments
Investments made in Public are insured for up to $500,000. See SIPC for details.
We’re building a safer
place for new investors
Public is a place to learn and grow. We pride ourselves for building a safer place for you to invest.
- Built-in safeguards for risky stocks
- We explain terms when you see them
- We don’t allow day-trading
- We don’t sell you margin loans to invest with
- We don’t sell you exotic, complex investment instruments
Everyone’s
an
InvestorTM
Invest in stocks and funds, commission-free.
Follow other investors, see their portfolios, and exchange ideas.