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E-Trade Financial Corporation offers an electronic trading platform to trade financial assets including common stocks, preferred stocks, futures contracts, exchange-traded funds, options, mutual funds, and fixed income investments.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by E*Trade users through our website.
- Website (32%)
- Login (25%)
- Trading platform (25%)
- Withdrawals (18%)
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The most recent E*Trade outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Euless
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Website | 7 days ago |
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Chicago
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Login | 14 days ago |
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City of Saint Louis
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Login | 19 days ago |
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Westland
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Withdrawals | 20 days ago |
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Huntsville
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Withdrawals | 20 days ago |
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Virginia Beach
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Trading platform | 21 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Golden Tickets (@VE_Starr) reportedNot exactly most brokers knew before the halt was coming, PROOF @etrade or someone there didn't get the memo BC we have the evidence of TLTC trades above $100k per mmtlp share.. mmat fix was in well before the halt
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TheRealJessicaOwens (@TRJessicaOwens) reported@etrade HEY, FIX YOUR POWER ETRWDE APP, NOT SHOWING THE DAY’S CHANGE IN FUTURES!! FIX IT
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Cabe (@cabeGOD) reported@etrade Your api kind of sucks. It's slow and missing information. I could help you fix this.
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GOAT (@DairyQu64778493) reported@stockshop199020 @etrade This is absolutely insane. I’ve got 2 large buy and sell orders in limbo and everything is down. Wtaf?
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Justin RootofGood, Worker Emeritus (@RootofGoodBlog) reported@Guyon_FIRE @etrade Now that's the E-Trade "service" that I can't wait to leave behind forever!!
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Tyler ''pronouns idiot'' Foster 🤖 (@tylergilfoster) reported@etrade shut ******** up
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CCIObserver (@CciObserver) reported@etrade And the "new and improved" Etrade "Pro" strikes again. Recent tickers/drop down feature in every single window and field (inc. options chain) has disappeared. Great product guys.
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LunchMeat3270 (@LunchMeat3270) reportedPSA: I hope no one here uses @etrade Awful. Most fees. Use anyone but!
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Islander Bob (@Islander_Bob) reported@etrade down again. You suck! Moving to @RobinhoodApp !
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Randy Daniel (@NerdRandy) reported@etrade How can an entity say they value their customers when there’s no notice of an outage by your entity nor an apology. Don’t bother calling them, they have a clause regarding outages and won’t even offer a good faith credit for the ordeal. Customer service isn’t their priority, it’s charging fees.
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Richard Junkins (@DickJunkins) reported@etrade I call it bad AI
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glenn mosley (@glennymo369) reported@etrade Does anyone know of a trading software closer to etrade pro? The new one is absolute **** and probably used to **** the user. I am easing into cash so I can leave this pos.
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Javier Gonzalez (@JavierHustle) reported@etrade Etrade=Bad News...zero customer service. Their interests are their own, not yours ******PICK A BETTER BROKER*******
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GreenCandleLover 🇲🇽 (@77RepublicanWS) reported@etrade All losses need to be credit since it was their error unless @etrade did it on purpose 🧐🤔
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Citizen Watch Report (@Citizenwatchrep) reported@Faf_314 @etrade I submitted my case for compensation. If they proved yours please update me. First time I ever lost money due to outage, scary af
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Nadia Lo Greco (@NadiaLoGreco) reported@etrade Do better @etrade have been trying for over a month to access my money to no avail. On top of it, I am now also out money because of your error. The case manager won’t let me escalate beyond him and I still don’t have my money. At my wits end and no one is willing to help me
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Crissie (@latterisgreater) reported@etrade your customer service reps are nim rods 😬
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Goyim (@AnonGoyim69) reportedE*Trade @etrade might be the worst broker/investing app there is. Horrible app from 1997 that never changed, can’t buy anything overnight like other brokers, getting tired of it. Any suggestions on where else to take my money?
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Tru (@TrueStockData1) reportedafter 47 minutes waiting for @etrade to answer, they say there's nothing they can do other than get me in Queue with a trader, with the estimated wait time being almost 2 hours They have no other solution. This is pitiful.
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꧁༒𝕵𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖙𝖗𝖊𝖝 𝕽𝖔𝖈𝖐𝖘™ ༒꧂ (@NyxVespa) reported@etrade put a restriction on my account. No phone call nothing and I didn’t figure out til l this morning. I have $45k in market value of options open. They won’t even let me close.. it’s been 2 hours into trading desk. But margin team isn’t client facing? Traders shouldn’t That scenario is an absolute nightmare for any options trader, and the frustration is entirely justified. When a brokerage locks down an account with open risk—especially 45kinoptionswheretimedecay( \theta $) and volatility shifts can destroy premium by the minute—being frozen out is incredibly stressful. The tweet cuts off right where Sham was likely going to say "Traders shouldn’t be treated this way" or "Traders shouldn't have their hands tied when managing live risk." Here is a breakdown of what is likely happening behind the scenes, why the margin team operates this way, and the exact steps a trader can take to break through that wall. Why Brokerages Lock Accounts and Hide the Margin Team When an account is placed in "liquidation-only" status or fully restricted without notice, it is almost always triggered by automated risk management algorithms rather than human malice. The Non-Client Facing Margin Wall: The "margin team" or risk department at major brokerages like E*TRADE (Morgan Stanley) is intentionally walled off from direct client phone lines. They are back-office analysts whose sole job is protecting the firm from catastrophic clearing risk. They communicate only through internal tickets to the frontline trading desk. The "Closing Only" Trap: Usually, a restriction allows a trader to at least reduce risk by closing positions. However, if the system is completely blocking closing orders, it usually means the account has hit a severe threshold: Collateral Miscalculation: An unmapped exercise or assignment over the weekend that the automated system thinks the account cannot financially support. Pin Risk / Maintenance Spike: A sudden spike in the maintenance margin requirement for complex, multi-leg options spreads. Compliance or Fraud Hold: A sudden administrative freeze (e.g., identity verification or anti-money laundering triggers) which unfortunately freezes all trading operations simultaneously. Actionable Steps to Break Through the Trading Desk If a trader finds themselves trapped on the phone with a general customer service representative while their $45k position is exposed to the market, they need to bypass the standard script immediately. Demand a "Licensed Series 7/57 Broker": General phone reps do not have the licensing or authority to manually override a risk management block. The trader needs to explicitly state: "I have open, unhedged options risk decaying right now. Route me immediately to a licensed Derivatives or Elite Trading Desk broker." Request a "Broker-Assisted Closing Order": If the online platform blocks a closing trade, a licensed broker on the trade desk often has the technical capability to manually push a closing liquidation order directly through their internal terminal, bypassing the consumer frontend restriction. Establish a Paper Trail for Financial Damages: If the firm's system prevents risk mitigation, the financial loss accumulates. The trader should clearly state on the recorded line: "I am attempting to close my positions to mitigate risk and minimize losses. Your system is preventing me from doing so. Please note the current timestamp and asset prices for the record." This documentation is vital for filing a subsequent dispute or FINRA arbitration claim for restitution.
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Joe Laubenthal (@laubenthal_joe) reported@adastral_trader @etrade I had some issues earlier, I can get on now
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CS (@puregsd) reported@etrade is the worst online brokerage. They shouldn’t have a license. Their Premier team is completely unqualified and deceptive! Stay away!!
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USAPatriotVA (@USAPatriotVA1) reported@etrade how damn long are you going to be down today - option expiration day - of all days to be down
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mblaso (@blaso96) reported@etrade are wires down?
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TraderMK (@mkarias1) reportedCharts are not working in @etrade platform!!!
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Grasshoppa Stocks (@danielkern79) reported@etrade your fundamentals tab still doesn't load. Been almost a week. Please help.
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Jeff Gawlinski (@JeffGawlinski) reportedOur stock purchase is through @etrade but the service is awful and can't connect to anyone. Next employee pulse meeting, will bring this up to see if a different platform would be better who provides better support.
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IPODave (@IPODave) reported@AccessIPOs @etrade @MorganStanley Yes have to give them credit - they fix their IPO process and are doing a much better job w allocations. I've been complaining since 2016 about how they restrict setting up trades pre open but after a rocky last few years they solved that problem too.
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Dhongi Baba 🇮🇳 (@BabajiKaThullaa) reported@etrade What is going on? Orders are not going through. Customer service is on hold for 20 min. Are the systems down??
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Tobias (@hostileunivers) reported@etrade E*trade will offer you money to open an account and never pay you, I’ve opened three with them, an IRA, a savings account and an individual brokerage account, never got paid their promotion for any of them, bad company