Public.com vs Tradier on TradersPost

Public.com and Tradier differ on 7 of 21 points TradersPost compares: authentication, crypto, short selling, fractional quantity and 3 more. Both support stocks, stock options, index options, market orders, limit orders, stop orders, stop limit orders, day orders and good till canceled orders.

Public.com Tradier

  • Authentication

    OAuth

    OAuth or API key

  • Crypto

    Supported

    Not supported

  • Short selling

    Partial

    All but Crypto

    Supported

  • Fractional quantity

    Partial

    All but Stock Options and Index Options

    Not supported

  • Bracket orders

    Not supported

    Supported

  • Modify open orders

    Not supported

    Supported

  • Paper accounts

    Not supported

    Supported

Public.com: short selling isn't available on crypto.

Public.com: fractional quantity isn't available on stock options and index options.

Same on both 9

  • Stocks
  • Stock Options
  • Index Options
  • Market orders
  • Limit orders
  • Stop orders
  • Stop limit orders
  • Day orders
  • Good till canceled orders

Neither supports 5

  • Futures
  • Trailing stops
  • Immediate or cancel orders
  • Fill or kill orders
  • Trailing stop attached to entry

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Worth knowing about each

Public.com

  • No Public.com paper connection.

View Public.com connection View Public.com docs

Tradier

  • Trailing stops are not sent to Tradier.
  • Paper/sandbox market data is delayed 15 minutes.
  • You paste a sandbox token for paper; live uses OAuth.

View Tradier connection View Tradier docs

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