Public review: fees, features and futures
Pays rebates on options trades, charges low margin, and now lets AI agents trade event contracts. It offers no futures.
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Options traders who want rebates and low margin rates.
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It has no futures, and its 3.30% yield applies only in the separate High-Yield Cash Account.
Fees and account details
- Stocks and ETFs
- $0
- Options
- $0, with a rebate of $0.06 to $0.18 per contract
- Micro E-mini futures
- Not offered
- E-nano futures
- Not offered
- Also charged
- None
- Platform fee
- None
- Minimum deposit
- $0
- Margin rate, $25,000
- 5.15%
- Margin rate, $100,000
- 5.00% up to $100k; 4.75% above
- Cash yield
- 3.30% APY in the High-Yield Cash Account
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, web; API
- Regulation
- Public Investing, Inc. (FINRA, SIPC)
Features and services
- Crypto
- 60+ coins; $0.49 to $6.29 on orders up to $500, 1.25% above; crypto IRAs available
- Retirement accounts
- Traditional and Roth IRAs with a 1% match on contributions and transfers, no Premium required
- International
- Not confirmed
- Trading hours
- Pre-market 4:00 to 9:30 AM, after-hours 4:00 to 8:00 PM ET; 24/5 trading for eligible securities
- Fractional shares
- From $5
- Prediction markets
- Event contracts through Kalshi, including AI agents that trade them
- Tools and research
- AI research assistant and Generated Assets, AI-built custom indexes
- Account fees
- $3.99 monthly inactivity fee under $70 after six months idle; $100 to transfer out
- Paid tier
- Premium, $10 a month or free with a $20,000 balance: advanced data, analyst ratings, priority support
- Support
- In-app chat; no phone support
- Account protection
- SIPC up to $500,000 ($250,000 cash) plus Apex excess coverage
What's new
- AI agents that can trade Kalshi event contracts. Source
- Crypto trading inside Traditional and Roth IRAs. Source
Sources
Figures come from these Public pages unless marked "reported." Rates change, so confirm them on the broker's site before opening an account.
- https://public.com/documents/fee-schedule
- https://public.com/options-rebate-explained
- https://public.com/crypto
- https://public.com/ira
- https://help.public.com/en/articles/6387214-when-are-extended-hours
- https://public.com/disclosures/fee-schedule
- https://help.public.com/en/articles/6594797-frequently-asked-questions-sipc