Investing

17 articles in this collection
Written by Matthew, Oliver, and Jes Zod

What Are Safety Labels?

Safety Labels provide added context about the potential risk of a stock.

Written by Oliver
Updated over a week ago

What is margins trading and is it available on Public?

Trading on margin means trading with borrowed funds. We do not offer margin accounts.

Written by Oliver
Updated over a week ago

How Does Slicing Stocks Work?

We dice up single shares into slices.

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

Can I Buy Penny Stocks?

Penny Stocks & Why They’re Risky

Written by Jes Zod
Updated over a week ago

Understanding Stock Prices

A Guide to Last Sale, Ask, and Bid Prices

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

Market Trading Hours

Close, Open, and what happens in between

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

Can I Setup Automatic Dividend Reinvestment?

Enable DRIP so your dividends automatically purchase more stock!

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

What are Unsettled Funds?

Basically any transfer or trade that's still processing

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

Cash Account Violations

Cash Account Violations and How to Avoid Them

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

Whats a Corporate Action?

When a companies board of directors decides to initiate a process that directly affects the securities issued by that company.

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

Why can't I find "Stock X" in search?

Public offers over 5000 stocks and ETFs (aka the majority of U.S. publicly traded companies.)

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

Why is my buying power different than my cash?

Buying power usually equals cash value. But not always.

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

What is Buying Power?

Buying power is basically your power to purchase stocks.

Written by Matthew
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.

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

Why was my account restricted?

FYI - we hate restricting accounts.

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

What is Day Trading?

Essentially, buying and selling in the same day.

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago

Can I Day Trade On Public?

No. Public has a no day-trade policy.

Written by Matthew
Updated over a week ago