Alpha by Public

1. What is Alpha?

Alpha is an artificial intelligence-based investment exploration tool provided by Public Holdings, Inc. It is designed to supercharge your investment research with real-time and historical data on thousands of stocks, ETFs, crypto, and more. The tool delivers market analysis, investment insights, and detailed summaries of stock news headlines, all in an intuitive, natural-language interface.

2. What technology backs Alpha?

Alpha is powered by GPT-4, a generative large language model from OpenAI. It enables the tool to understand and generate natural language, contributing to the natural language interface that instantly delivers market insights.

3. What kind of data can Alpha access?

Alpha has access to a variety of data such as quote data, financials, fundamentals, analyst recommendations, news, commentary, and real-time market trends. It can offer insights on stocks, bonds, ETFs, treasuries, investment plans, and cryptocurrencies. Furthermore, it also can provide detailed stock analysis with company-specific data.

4. Can Alpha be used for real-time market screening?

Yes, Alpha enables investors to screen markets in real time. It provides an up-to-date and comprehensive view of market trends, allowing investors to make timely informed decisions.

5. How many stocks does Alpha currently offer for analysis?

Alpha offers detailed analysis for more than 9,000 stocks, providing a broad scope for investor to research and discover new investment opportunities.

6. What are the additional investment options available through Alpha?

Apart from standard assets like stocks, Alpha offers investment options such as ETFs, bonds, treasuries, investment plans, and cryptocurrencies. It also allows investors to invest in baskets of securities in a single trade, and buy fractional shares of fine art, collectibles, and other alternative assets.

7. Can Alpha be used to buy fractional shares of fine art and collectibles?

Yes, Alpha does allow users to buy fractional shares of fine art, collectibles, and other assets. This feature opens up new investment avenues for users, which were traditionally inaccessible.

8. What should the output from Alpha not be construed as?

Output from Alpha should not be construed as investment research, investment advice, or investment recommendations. While it provides comprehensive financial information, it is designed to aid investors in their research and should not serve as the basis for investment decisions.

9. What is the aim of Alpha in the financial market?

Alpha combines the power of AI with real-time data to deliver comprehensive market data and analysis. The aim is to provide investors with the resources they need to understand and analyse financial markets effectively, and to make more informed decisions in their investment journey.

10. How can Alpha be accessed?

Alpha can be accessed on every asset page on the Public website. You can ask any query through the natural language interface and obtain precise financial data tailored to your inquiry.

11. Does Alpha offer tools such as treasury yield curve and bond screening?

Yes, Alpha offers resources like the treasury yield curve and the bond screening tool. These features provide investors with deeper insights into treasuries and bonds, assisting in the analysis and decision-making process.

12. How is the Alpha interface designed for ease of use?

Alpha's interface is designed with a natural-language user interface. This makes it intuitive and user-friendly, providing complex financial information in a format that's easy to understand and act upon. Investors can ask any question about any asset, and Alpha will provide the answer in a simple, relatable manner.

13. What are some of the available resources with Alpha?

Alpha provides numerous resources and tools for investors, such as the treasury yield curve, a bond screening tool, and a high-yield savings calculator. Further, it provides summaries of stock news headlines, detailed analysis of stocks, and other insights to help you in your investment process.

14. Can Alpha be used with a High-Yield Cash Account?

Alpha can be used alongside a High-Yield Cash Account, but it does not directly manage or control such an account. The High-Yield Cash Account is another feature offered by Public which boasts an industry-leading 5.1% APY.

15. Is it true that Alpha is an experimental tool and can sometimes give inaccurate information?

That's correct. As an experimental technology powered by AI, Alpha may sometimes provide inaccurate or inappropriate information. Its output should be considered as a tool to assist in financial analysis and decision-making, and not a definitive guide or recommendation for investing.

16. What does Alpha do with financial data?

Alpha synthesizes financial data, enriches it with contextual understanding, and presents it through a natural language interface. This process allows Alpha to deliver detailed and comprehensive insights that investors can use to make more informed decisions.

17. How can Alpha enhance my investment research?

Absolutely. Alpha offers the feature of AI-powered summaries and recaps on the assets you care about. By clicking on the “Alpha” button at the bottom of any news alerts you receive in your inbox, you can get immediate, concise summaries and updates.

18. Does Alpha provide AI-powered summaries and recaps on assets?

Alpha helps improve your investment decisions by providing real-time and historical information about thousands of assets. Its natural language interface quickly delivers insights, financial data, and detailed analysis of stocks, helping you understand market trends and make informed investment decisions.

19. In what ways does Alpha help improve my investment decisions?

Yes, Alpha is free to use for all Public members. It can be accessed on any asset page on the Public website and provides timely market insights throughout your investing experience on Public.

20. Is Alpha free to use?

To use Alpha, you do need to create a Public account, but Public does not have to be your primary brokerage account. You can use Alpha for its market insights and analysis while having your primary investments elsewhere.