The Public.com integration is in BETA and you may experience issues that we have not discovered yet. Public.com does not offer paper trading through this integration, so start with small live sizes while you validate your setup. If you have any issues or questions, please email us at [email protected].
Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Help: public.com/help
Supported Asset Classes
- Stocks
- Options
- Index Options
- Crypto
Automate Public.com while the integration is in beta
Public.com can receive stock, option, index option and crypto orders from TradersPost. It is a beta, live-only connection, so the sensible way in is small.
Beta, no paper account, and no closed orders list
Public.com
- Beta
- Live only
- No paper
- Integration status
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Beta
There may be issues that have not been found yet. Start with small live sizes while you confirm that your alerts do what you expect, and email support if something looks wrong.
- Paper trading
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Not available
There is no paper trading through this connection, only live.
- Closed orders list
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Hidden
Closed order history is not available from the Public.com API yet, so the closed orders list is hidden for these connections.
Connecting takes one redirect
Connect Broker
Choose Public.com
Pick Connect Live.
You are sent to Public.com
Log in and authorize
You authorize TradersPost at Public.com.
When you return
The account is connected
TradersPost refreshes the access token for you, so there is no periodic reconnect.
Index options and crypto on Public.com
Quotes and instruments come from Public.com's own API, so prices on the trade are Public.com's.
| Rule | Index options | Crypto |
|---|---|---|
| What is supported | SPX, NDX, XSP and VIX | Priced in USD |
| Roots and symbols | PM-settled series only: SPXW and NDXP, not the AM-settled SPX and NDX roots | Mapped to pairs such as BTC-USD |
| Third Friday expirations | Come back under SPXW and NDXP too | Not applicable |
| What you choose | The expiration date; the root Public.com returns for it follows | The pair as the ticker |
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What is supported
- Index options
- SPX, NDX, XSP and VIX
- Crypto
- Priced in USD
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Roots and symbols
- Index options
- PM-settled series only: SPXW and NDXP, not the AM-settled SPX and NDX roots
- Crypto
- Mapped to pairs such as BTC-USD
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Third Friday expirations
- Index options
- Come back under SPXW and NDXP too
- Crypto
- Not applicable
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What you choose
- Index options
- The expiration date; the root Public.com returns for it follows
- Crypto
- The pair as the ticker
A crypto alert uses the pair as its ticker, for example BTC-USD.
What Public.com supports
Order types and features by asset class, as TradersPost sends them to Public.com.
| Capability | Stocks Long and short | Stock options Long and short | Index options Long and short | Crypto Long only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order types | ||||
| Market orders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Limit orders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stop orders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stop-limit orders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Trailing stops | No | No | No | No |
| Time in force | ||||
| Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Good till canceled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Immediate or cancel | No | No | No | No |
| Fill or kill | No | No | No | No |
| At the open | No | No | No | No |
| At the close | No | No | No | No |
| Attached exits | ||||
| Bracket orders | No | No | No | No |
| OCO orders | No | No | No | No |
| OTO orders | No | No | No | No |
| Trailing stop attached | No | No | No | No |
| Direction and size | ||||
| Short selling | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Fractional quantity | Yes | Not applicable | Not applicable | Yes |
- Stocks: Take profit and stop loss cannot be attached to the entry. Send them as separate signals after the entry.
- Stock options: Take profit and stop loss cannot be attached to the entry. Send them as separate signals after the entry.
- Index options: Take profit and stop loss cannot be attached to the entry. Send them as separate signals after the entry.
- Crypto: Take profit and stop loss cannot be attached to the entry. Send them as separate signals after the entry.
Public.com: 5 things that work differently
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Orders Exits are separate signals
Public.com takes simple orders only, so take profit and stop loss cannot be attached to the entry. Send the entry first, then send a separate signal later to exit for take profit or stop loss.
Order classes (opens in a new tab) -
Sizing Fractional stock orders have rules of their own
A fractional stock order must be a day order, long only, with no take profit or stop loss attached. Public.com accepts up to 6 decimal places.
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Orders No trailing stops
Public.com does not offer trailing stop orders.
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Orders Good till canceled lasts 90 days
Public.com has no open ended GTC, so TradersPost sends a good till date 90 days out at 4 pm ET.
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Orders Extended hours stock orders must be limit and Day
Other combinations are rejected before they reach Public.com.
Authentication
Public.com accounts are connected to TradersPost using OAuth. To connect your account:
- Navigate to your dashboard and click Connect Broker.
- Choose Public.com from the list of available brokers and click Connect Live.
- You will be redirected to Public.com to log in and authorize TradersPost to access your account.
- After you authorize, you will be redirected back to TradersPost and your Public.com account will be connected.
Limitations
- Complex / bracket orders are not supported.