Social stock-trading app Public raises $105M led by Accel

Public — the stock trading app that diverges from its peers by not earning money from payments-for-order flow — raised $105 million in extended Series D funding led by Accel.

Why it matters: This comes as major U.S. indexes have been on a tear this year, with the AI boom and investor optimism after the election of Donald Trump taking U.S. markets to new heights.