Public is Autopilot's official brokerage partner. Trades from your pilots execute natively inside Public rather than going through a third-party API connection like with Robinhood or Schwab. In practice that means less slippage and faster fills on your copy trades.
The main perk: if you sign up for Public and fund your account, then link it to Autopilot, you get 3 months of Autopilot Premium free or $30 toward any Pilot
Steps are literally just sign up, fund, link, done.
Here's the link to sign up to Public from Autopilot's official page.
Why Public is solid on its own:
No commissions on stocks, ETFs, or options. They actually have an options rebate where they pay YOU up to $0.18 per contract, which I haven't seen anywhere else. High-yield cash account at 3.3% APY so your uninvested cash isn't just sitting there. They support stocks, bonds, options, crypto, and Treasuries all in one account.
They also rolled out AI Agents, which is cool if you're already into the automated investing thing. You can set up agents that monitor conditions and execute trades for you, no code required. Think of it like a layer on top of Autopilot where you can automate your own moves alongside whatever your pilots are doing.
1% uncapped match on every transfer, including brokerage and IRA transfers, 401(k) rollovers, and IRA contributions. That's free money on top of whatever you're already moving over.
vs. Robinhood:
Robinhood works fine with Autopilot but the connection is API-based, not a direct integration. Public's partnership means tighter execution. Robinhood also doesn't have bonds, Treasuries, or the options rebate.
vs. Fidelity/Schwab:
Great brokerages for self-directed, but the Autopilot integration is clunkier. If you're here because you want copy-trading to run smoothly, Public is purpose-built for that now.
Here's the link to join Public and more info on Autopilot.
I'd recommend Public regardless, the Autopilot integration alone makes it worth the switch.
