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Essentials
Everything you need
comes standard
Fractionalized shares
Recurring investments
Customizable price alerts
Fee-free extended-hours trading
Commission-free investing
Automated dividend reinvestment
Key features
This is what modern investing looks like
Unique company KPIs
Dig deeper into company performance with unique KPIs, such as Disney's subscriber growth, Tesla's vehicle deliveries, and Meta’s daily active users.
Advanced Charts
Customize your view with Advanced Charts. Add indicators like MA and MACD, scrub the price data, and adjust intervals to fit your trading style.
Queue
Tee up all your equity and options trades in one place, make real-time edits with live price information, and submit multiple orders in one move.
Income Hub
View a monthly breakdown of your earnings from every income-generating asset you own. Plus, see a forecast of your earnings for the year ahead.
Earnings Hub
Access the past twelve quarters of any stock's earnings, with reports, decks, the call's audio, and an AI-generated summary of the key takeaways.
OTC stocks
Invest beyond the US
On Public, you can invest in over 300 large-cap international companies—like Nintendo, LVMH, and Adidas—that aren’t listed on standard US exchanges.
Shiseido
L’Oréal Paris
Nintendo
Heineken
LVMH
Panasonic
Swatch
Hermès
Shiseido
L’Oréal Paris
Nintendo
Heineken
LVMH
Panasonic
Swatch
Hermès
Volkswagen
INDITEX
Pernod Ricard
Toyota
Siemens
Nestlé
Wise
Pandora
Volkswagen
INDITEX
Pernod Ricard
Toyota
Siemens
Nestlé
Wise
Pandora
Advanced features
Go long. Go short. Go programmatic.
Margin
Increase your buying power on Public with access to the lowest margin rates among US brokerages and a more transparent borrowing experience.
Short selling
Take a more direct approach to a bearish outlook by shorting stocks on Public. Enable margin investing to start trading with transparent borrow fees.
Active trading API
On Public, you get full read and write access to your account. Just grab your API keys with everything you need—from Python SDK to all major AI integrations.
AI for investors
Bring AI into every part of your investing experience
Agents
Public is the world's first agentic brokerage. You can manage your portfolio and automate your investing with Agents that act on your behalf.
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Market briefing
Get a detailed breakdown of what’s moving the markets each day. Our AI summarizes the most important developments—from economic data to global events.
Key moments
Learn the reasons behind every major stock price movement with detailed, contextual summaries embedded directly on the asset's performance chart.
Generated Assets
Turn any idea into an investable index with AI. Just enter a prompt, backtest your results against the S&P 500, and invest with a few clicks.
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Earnings call summaries
Catch up on earnings calls the moment they end with AI-generated summaries covering the company's latest performance, outlook, and analyst guidance.
Research assistant
Ask any question about any stock to access real-time and historical insights on price, financials, earnings, competitors, analyst ratings, and more.
Private company pages
Track the most talked-about private companies
On Public, you can access institutional-grade data on private companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Track valuation history, funding rounds, more.
Secure by design. Transparent by choice.
Regulated in the US
Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities are offered through Public Investing, Inc., a registered broker-dealer and FINRA/SIPC member.
Insurance coverage
SIPC protects the cash and securities in your portfolio up to $500,000. FDIC provides up to $5 million in protection for your High-Yield Cash Account.
Financial-grade security
We secure your data on Public with AES 256-bit encryption and the latest TLS protocols, ensuring your information stays protected at all times.
Headquartered in New York
Public is based in New York, with a customer support team here in the US. Our mission is to give people every opportunity to grow their wealth.
Fee transparency
Our straightforward fee structure can help you understand exactly what things cost—and what our incentives are as a business.
Learn about fees on Public99.994% uptime*
Our reliable platform achieves 99.994% uptime, keeping you connected to the markets whenever you need, so you never miss an opportunity to invest.
*Based on calendar year 2024
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Have questions? Find Answers.
Is it free to buy and sell stocks on Public?
Yes. Public offers $0 commission trading on self-directed individual cash brokerage accounts for US-listed securities placed online. Regulatory fees, subscription fees, wire transfer fees, and paper statement fees may still apply — see the full Fee Schedule at public.com/disclosures/fee-schedule.
How many stocks can I trade on Public?
Public gives you access to over 9,000 equities, covering a broad range of US-listed companies across sectors and market caps.
Can I buy fractional shares of stocks on Public?
Yes. Public supports fractional shares, so you can invest in any stock with any dollar amount — no need to buy a full share.
Does Public offer extended-hours stock trading?
Yes. Public offers pre-market trading from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM ET and after-hours trading from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET — giving you over 5 additional hours beyond standard market hours to react to earnings, news, and market events.
Can I set up recurring stock purchases on Public?
Yes. You can schedule recurring buys in any stock, ETF, or crypto, for any amount, on your preferred cadence — weekly, biweekly, monthly, or custom.
What market data and research does Public provide for stocks?
Every stock page on Public includes key metrics, recent news, earnings data, analyst ratings, and more.