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Olivia
How Does Shareholder Voting Work and Do I Own My Shares?
Yup! You own 100% of your shares.
Written by
Olivia
Updated yesterday
Does Public Offer Margin?
All Public Brokerage Accounts are Cash Accounts
Written by
Olivia
Updated this week
How do I Cancel an Order?
Cancel a pending order right from your app!
Written by
Olivia
Updated over a week ago
Why Can’t I Invest in a New IPO?
IPOs aren't always available right at Market Open
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
What is a Limit Order?
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
What is a Stop Order?
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
Why Can't I Place Market Orders Outside of Market Hours?
Written by
Olivia
Updated over a week ago
How do I Make a Trade?
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
How Do I Make A Trade?
How to Buy/Sell on the Public App!
Written by
Oliver
Updated over a week ago
How Do I Choose My Order Type?
Public offers Market Orders, Limit Orders, and Stop Orders
Written by
Olivia
Updated over a week ago
How Does Slicing Stocks Work?
We dice up single shares into slices.
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
Understanding Stock Prices
A Guide to Last Sale, Ask, and Bid Prices
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
What are Market Trading Hours?
Close, Open, and what happens in between
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
Can I Setup Automatic Dividend Reinvestment?
Enable DRIP so your dividends automatically purchase more stock!
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
What are Unsettled Funds?
Basically any transfer or trade that's still processing
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
What's a Corporate Action?
When a companies board of directors decides to initiate a process that directly affects the securities issued by that company.
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
Why is This Stock Unavailable?
Public offers over 5000 stocks and ETFs (aka the majority of U.S. publicly traded companies.)
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
Why was My Trade Rejected?
If you're not sure, just ask us. There's usually a simple reason for this.
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
Where Can I Find My Dividends?
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
What is an IPO?
Initial Public Offering
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
Violations
Cash Account Violations
Cash Account Violations and How to Avoid Them
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
What is Day Trading?
Essentially, buying and selling in the same day.
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
Types of Stock
Can I Buy Cryptocurrency (Dogecoin, Bitcoin, etc.) on Public?
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago
What is a Penny Stock?
Penny Stocks & Why They’re Risky
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Olivia
Updated over a week ago