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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.
Problems in the last 24 hours
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by E*Trade users through our website.
- Login (61%)
- Website (29%)
- Trading platform (9%)
- Withdrawals (2%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent E*Trade outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Lillington
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Login | 5 days ago |
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Roanoke
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Trading platform | 5 days ago |
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Hawthorne
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Trading platform | 10 days ago |
 Brasília
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Website | 15 days ago |
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Brookhaven
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Trading platform | 15 days ago |
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Atlanta
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Website | 15 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Jeff (@__makemoves) reported@etrade down. Can't exit trades. No chat support. Phone number busy. Zero support. Absolutely awful!
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Nota Gaylib (@dfdfdfd243799) reported@etrade Fix your ******* platform, people have their money on the line.
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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@etrade PLZ ANNOUNCE ON CNBC OR X WHATS HAPPENING WE CANT LOGIN ...IM ON HOLD 45 MINS NOW ON PHONE..MUST BE REALLY BAD .
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mblaso (@blaso96) reported@etrade are wires down?
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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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Ashley Ansley (@ashley__ansley) reportedwtf @etrade what is happening!
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Shaddy (@Untouchable9981) reported@etrade wtf Etrade, can’t log on to do any trades, fix your log in issues!
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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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Rick Leggett (@Badgerfan0001) reported@TeslaBoomerMama @etrade Agree, @etrade has still not helped me in regard to the SPCX IPO. Terrible.
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The Original (Beyonceless) Jay Z 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@zman14) reportedWTF @etrade @MorganStanley - access issues? unable to login? fix your systems. now.
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The Original (Beyonceless) Jay Z 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@zman14) reportedyeah, that "expected wait time" from @etrade is not accurate...now over 32 minutes. fix this. @MorganStanley
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Internet Bot (@shaggrugg) reported@etrade are we down right now?
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Steel_City412 (@jason_hemphill) reported@GailHedglin @etrade They’ve been ******* with my account all week. Every day this week I have not been able to make round trip day trades as if I don’t have over 25k. I’ve called them every day, they say they fixed it but same problem the next day. I’ve been on the phone with them for 1 hour as I type this
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Mandrel (@JoldersmaBrian) reported@TwoThreeXYZ @DanielMCharter @etrade Webull is ok. Robinhood isn’t bad. Have fidelity for long term hold and dividend stuff and it’s ok. Siri here I come. Hopefully OTC
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⚡️420⚡️ (@WZ_420) reported@TwoThreeXYZ @etrade The worst. Started using my Schwab / Think or Swim since E*trade got rid of Promain
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gRNA (@sguideRNA) reported@etrade why is it taking you 2 months to fix a cost basis after my equity was transferred to my @etrade account. Probably the biggest mistake I made was to transfer my account to @etrade.
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Anthony Schumer (@ArthurSchl67247) reported@etrade I am on hold with ETrade customer service (non customer service) for 54 minutes because, for technical reasons on THEIR end) I can't log into my account. At this rate the market will close by the time I get a person to pick up my call. I will be moving out.
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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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max2205 (@max2205) reported@wallstengine i bet mostly @etrade accounts that can't stand their new trading platform which they refuse to fix after 6 months released
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Sema Willis (@SemaWillisp2k0) reported@etrade Please I can’t login to my account The email I think is associated isn’t accessible to me My phone got stolen Please help me out
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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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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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GOAT (@DairyQu64778493) reported@etrade Your site, app and customer service lines are all down right now. I have buy/sell orders that I don’t know if they’ve been filled and cannot exist. What is going on?
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215Hustler (@215Hustler72) reported@etrade outage is insane, im scalping and cant sell. Missed my exit.
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Nish (@nish000111) reported@etrade your platform is down since more than 20 minutes during live session hours!! It should be considered death of a platform. When is it coming back??
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StocksNDietCoke (@JackJacobsonAZ) reported@etrade how the hell is your $SPCX quote different from my Schwab and Nasdaq quote? @MorganStanley please help and bring back pro
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NextTradeX (@NextTradeX) reported@etrade Level 2 time and sales not working on the new etrade power pro platform
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Mark Nathanson (@deepbkln) reported@etrade Your website does not send a code to login from a new computer when requested. How long is this problem going to continue?
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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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Apis Equity (@apisequity) reportedIf @CharlesSchwab is giving you trouble purchasing $ntrp join us over at @etrade …they’ll let you load the boat down here and ride this one up…let’s go