Public – Stocks and Options
August 04, 2024
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EARN 5.1% APY* ON YOUR CASH
With our high-yield cash account, you can earn an industry-leading 5.1% APY* on your cash. There are no fees and you get up to $5M FDIC insurance.
BUY BONDS FOR AS LITTLE AS $100
Explore thousands of corporate and Treasury bonds with yields of 6% and higher.
ALPHA: AI FOR INVESTORS
Get real-time investing context before you even know you need it with Alpha, AI for investors.
INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
Evaluate multiple assets at once, compare analyst ratings, explore earnings data, and more.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Track your cost basis, access extended-hours trading, schedule recurring investments, and more.
Public (c) 2024 Investors First(TM)
Public is Available to U.S. residents 18+ and subject to account approval.
All investing involves risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account offered by Public Investing, member FINRA & SIPC. Brokerage services for alternative assets offered by Dalmore Group, LLC, member FINRA & SIPC. Cryptocurrency trading services offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1828849), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings not protected by FDIC or SIPC. Brokerage services for treasury accounts offering 6-month T-Bills offered by Jiko Securities, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. Banking services offered by Jiko Bank, a division of Mid-Central National Bank.
SECURITIES INVESTMENTS: NOT FDIC INSURED; NO BANK GUARANTEE; MAY LOSE VALUE.
See public.com/#disclosures-main for more info.
Investors must review the Options Disclosure Document (ODD): public.com/ODD. Options are risky and not suitable for everyone. Fee Schedule: public.com/disclosures. Rebate varies from $0.06-$0.18 per contract depending on time of enrollment and number of referral and subject to change. Terms of the Rebate Program: public.com/disclosures/rebate-terms.
A High-Yield Cash Account is a secondary brokerage account with Public Investing. Funds in this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn a variable interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance. Neither Public Investing nor any of its affiliates is a bank. Learn more: public.com/disclosures/high-yield-account.
*As of 07/02/2024. Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is variable and may change without notice.
Fractional Bonds are offered by Public Investing, and are exposed to various risks typical of bond investments. Fractional Bonds carry additional risks including that they are only available on Public and cannot be transferred to other brokerages. The value of these investments may be less than the original cost at the time of redemption. Typically, bonds with higher risk yields carry greater risk of default. Fractional Bonds are only bought/sold by a single market participant, Moment Markets. Bonds may be available from different brokers or dealers at prices different than those displayed. All prices subject to change without prior notice. Public Investing earns a fee on every fractional bond trade. Risks: https://public.com/disclosures/apex-fractional-bond-disclosure
Alpha is an artificial intelligence investment exploration tool powered by GPT-4—a generative large language model offered by OpenAI. Any material generated by Alpha is not and should not be construed as investment research, advice, or recommendation to buy or sell a security, nor should the information provided serve as the exclusive basis for investment decisions.
Supporting documentation furnished upon request.
Public Holdings Inc
228 Park Avenue South, Suite 97716
New York, NY 10003
Latest Version
3.153.0
August 04, 2024
Public Holdings Inc
Finance
Android
2,266,898
Free
com.public.app
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User Reviews
Bronze Gears
4 years ago
First best thing; they're not robinhood. Second, they allow you to buy GME and AMC, just gives you a little warning that it's volatile, but other than that they actually let you make your purchases and don't hinder you. Only problem is their system, at times it freezes, either the app or browser does. it made it very hard to switch my portfolio over because it kept freezing on both mobile and desktop, but I was still able to file the request several hours later
Kyle D
4 years ago
I like this app, clean UI, easy to navigate, easy for people who are starting out. I don't like that the charts don't actively update, nor that we don't get to see pre-market changes to the dollar value, you only see the percentage. And you are FORCED to post something about your transaction to the social feed, tho you can make it private.
Andrew Arnold
4 years ago
It's a very easy to use trading app. Great for people new to the market. Although I have a few gripes. The app is in someways more of a social media app than a trading app. Also, I'd like to see more notification features, like price limits that tell you when you've hit a goal. It would also be nice if they had a notification for when financials are listed for you holdings. All together it's good!
Christopher Leahy
1 year ago
Each update gets worse, they really should focus on basic trading functions, customer service (even premium membership), before doing content or other events. You would think customer service for premium membership would be better, but I've been largely ignored and provided with insufficient solutions that was quickly thrown at me. Only after multiple attempts, I was able to solve the glitch that happened in my account. But I do see signs of improvement and AI feature is useful.
Matt Matticola
5 years ago
Great app. I've used others similar and keep coming back to Public. A few things would make the experience even better. I'd like to have a more detailed timeline on stock activity throughout the day. Also it would be great if there was a way to sort your portfolio or watchlist into smaller groups. Honestly, overall the interface with Public is seamless and easy to use.You guys are doing great, keep it up!
Jacquie Isaacs
4 years ago
I'm new to this app and may update my review as I learn more. So far, I like the interface, but am hoping for more features. I find it difficult to buy stocks in full shares rather than fractional shares by dollar amount. Somehow, I accidentally DID successfully buy a whole share once, but couldn't replicate that success and just had to input dollar amounts for other orders. I also wish that there was a way to setup recurring investments/deposits for a set it and forget it approach.
William Rausch
4 years ago
I like this app, and they seem more straight forward than the previous one I used. It needs some work though. The numbers frequently don't add up and are slow to update. The social media aspect is lame at best and to forced. The graphs look bad because they are not normalized. And customer service is slow to respond. I would like to see some improvements and will stick with it until after the current influx.
Katheryn Michel
2 years ago
*Jan '23 - better for a bit, then same nonsense again. It's not the reps, it's their system 😒 *Aug '22 - I love some things, but they can't handle volume. Charts go blank, glitch, holdings incorrect. Not just volatile stocks, I mean the whole platform/portfolio, randomly. The fix/updates just lead to more issues. Too often I'm stuck due to lags. The layout of themes, live sessions & social connecting is useful & fun. The rest of the experience - not so much. I'll update if it gets better 👍🏻
A Google user
5 years ago
I've reviewed several trade apps and this one is the most simple to set up and organized to go straight to what your looking for with information on trends and recent publications of the product in the news. It list pros and cons; as well as, if you should buy it, not buy it or if it is a super good deal and you'd be crazy to pass it by. The act of purchasing the stock is super easy and takes seconds.
Liev Bryant
4 years ago
Had an issue with a bug that they finally fixed with this latest update, but now they've gotten rid of the chart that shows gain/loss since purchased, which was nice and visually helpful (don't show me a percent). They also removed the meter on suggested buying/selling. Not as big a deal, but it was still helpful. Public, stop making unnecessary changes. The app was fine several updates ago. Pretty sure they also removed my last review, which is rad. 😑
Jason Tucker
3 years ago
The app is exactly what they advertise...a beginner investment app... easy to use but very light on the features. Charts and graphs are rudimentary at best. It's very glitchy and does not accurately report time invested or accurate all time stats on any stock that goes through a split or restructuring. I'm slowly moving to more feature rich applications but this app did serve its purpose.
Baron Lam
4 years ago
I like this app but there is a horrible problem when connecting your bank which for many users might make the app unusable! When you try to connect a bank, it opens a new "window" where the process happens. If you leave the app in any way, it closes and makes you restart the process. Importantly, when you open your call or sms app to see the authentication code! You have to use your drop down menu to see the code without closing it. This is a massive oversight which MUST BE FIXED!
Baylen Mineer
3 years ago
Love the fact that they don't use darkpools. But the app is not fun to use at best and has bugs at worst. Example: the graph default for your current value is 1 day and it takes so long to load other scales that it's difficult to wait. You almost want to leave your phone on the table and walk away while it loads "1 month" scale. Sometimes clicking other scales on the graph freeze the app entirely. Placing trades coerces you into posting it and it is difficult and weird to back away from that.
Fernando Martinez
5 years ago
I really liked the app at first. However support for the app is not even close to ideal. A phone number would be great to contact. However I made two transfers from my bank to the app but they said it timed out. However the transfer still got charged from my account. So even now I still have no resolve after contacting customer service. I just want my money back that was unfairly charged. Update. They did end up fixing the situation thankfully. However a phone line would be great
Dar Hdez
3 years ago
Update after some time of use. App is very glitchy. When you get notifications and you tap on the notification it will just take you to the home screen if it even does that. My graph of P&L hasn't worked in over a month even with me reporting it. They say they are working on it. When talking to support and I want to send screenshots to them it will only work intermittently, even though permission settings are good. Not sure if I made a good choice by using them. They aren't inspiring confidence
A Google user
5 years ago
So far so good... we'll see how things go over time. Update: Functionality is quick and smooth. Pages are easy to navigate. Trades are easy. Information provided on pages is useful. I like that when visiting different pages, and you return to a previously viewed page, it places you at the same location on that page as when you were last there. Developers - could you edit the app such that pressing the home button when already on the homepage results in a return to the top of page?
Mike Massotto
4 years ago
It looks like it has a clean UI and decent functionality. However, I wasn't able to experience it because I spent over a week and a half waiting for my account to verify. Eventually noticed there were some errors on the notifications page that wouldn't go away, so I assumed there was something wrong with the app and reinstalled it so see if that made a difference. Now, whenever I try and install it, Public repeatedly crashes even when the app is closed, giving incessant error messages!
E. M.
2 years ago
Update 9/7/23 - I dropped from 4 stars; I feel like every update (literally) has detracted from what was originally a great app. Not only does it have far more bugs/tech glitches than before (my almost heart stopped when it showed a zero balance! It eventually loaded my portfolio, but that happens now) but the layout is confusing, there's less info available and what there is is often incorrect (the analyst data is wildly inaccurate). It's a bummer.
WireApe
1 year ago
A user for several years now. It's a great app for casual traders, especially if you're in the military and either out on deployment or workups. Easy to use and for understanding the basics. I appreciate the short tutorial vids on explaining aspects of stock trading or of new features but could do more in-depth tutorials with beginner traders in mind. The Public team clearly does its best to take in user input and improve the app. Looking forward to new features (automated investing, maybe?)
Ethan Ryans
1 year ago
It was a great app as a beginner. As you learn the market more, you realize the app lacks functionality. UI experience has gone downhill and they constantly remove a useful feature after each update. The market has been open for over 30mins now & I've been unable to check my portfolio updates because "There's a problem viewing your chart right now". Over the past week, I've also noticed where there were periods of time where my portfolio has gone completely linear which is impossible. Leaving.
