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Public.com Review
Public is a US investing app for stocks, ETFs, options, bonds and crypto. It is FINRA and SEC regulated, and it closed its short lived UK service in 2024.
Min Deposit
N/A
Spreads From
N/A, trades are commission free rather than spread based
Max Leverage
N/A, Public does not offer margin heavy leveraged trading
Platforms
Public web platform, Public mobile app for iOS and Android
Pros
- Securities trades run through a FINRA and SEC registered broker dealer
- SIPC member, protecting securities in your account up to $500,000
- Commission free trading across US stocks, ETFs, options, and bonds
- Offers Treasury bills and a cash yield feature through Jiko partners
- Founded in 2019 with a large following built on social, creator content
Cons
- Not a forex or CFD broker, only real US listed securities and crypto
- Closed its UK service in May 2024 after less than a year, US only now
- Crypto trades run through Zero Hash, which is not FINRA or SIPC covered
- Some asset types are not eligible for incoming account transfers
Public was founded in 2019 by Jannick Malling and Leif Abraham in New York. The app lets people trade US stocks, ETFs, options, bonds, and crypto from one account, built around a social, creator style feed rather than typical broker marketing.
Securities trades run through Open to the Public Investing, Inc, a FINRA and SEC registered broker dealer, CRD number 127818, and a SIPC member protecting securities up to 500,000 dollars. Crypto runs through a separate partner, Zero Hash LLC, which is not FINRA or SIPC covered. Treasury bills and cash features come from Jiko Securities and Jiko Bank, also separate regulated partners.
Public tried to expand past the US in July 2023, opening in the UK under an FCA regulated firm. That UK service closed less than a year later, in May 2024, as Public chose to focus on its faster growing US business. Today it remains a US only platform, with no forex or CFD trading, built around real stocks, bonds, options, and crypto.
Max Leverage
N/A, Public does not offer margin heavy leveraged trading
Spreads From
N/A, trades are commission free rather than spread based
Platforms
Regulation, fund safety, track record
Spreads, execution, leverage
Platform quality, charting, features
Analysis, webinars, learning materials
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