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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.
- Website (31%)
- Trading platform (28%)
- Login (24%)
- Withdrawals (17%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent E*Trade outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Chicago
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Login | 3 days ago |
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City of Saint Louis
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Login | 8 days ago |
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Westland
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Withdrawals | 9 days ago |
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Huntsville
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Withdrawals | 9 days ago |
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Virginia Beach
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Trading platform | 10 days ago |
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Milwaukee
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Website | 10 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Nota Gaylib (@dfdfdfd243799) reported@etrade Fix your ******* power etrade web app... everything is frozen. I am losing money. #etrade
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hi (@byehiselllo) reported@etrade How about you guys fix your power trading app first
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Crissie (@latterisgreater) reported@etrade your customer service reps are nim rods 😬
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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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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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Chad South (@TheRealCBones) reportedHad a check washed (fraudulently cashed) from @etrade account. Filed a police report, filled out required paper work and it has been over 40 days. No resolution, despite weekly calls to customer service. Really shocking they aren't fixing this like normal banks.
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David Schwartz (@BigDave469) reported@etrade Your bank is the worst financial institution ever… I’m so glad that I have a little to do with you as possible.
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BeastModeStocks (@BeastModeStockz) reported@NotFinancialRep @SchwabTrading @etrade Same happening with TD Canada. Used to be great. Now cant make a trade there. Worsr decision they made was reviewing every trade and making people call in trades. Worst part is when someone answers they have to get approval for a trade cause they are not licensed. 10 min execution for a trade that moves in milliseconds. 🗑 is a compliment to TD. Junk.
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Joe DeWitt (@xrpjoe) reported@etrade - fix your login issue! just got a notification that a trade has been executed but we can't log in. Not good!!!
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Bball Brainiac (@BrainiacBball) reported@etrade why doesn’t the download feature in the portfolio view work at all? I’ve tried two different OS (windows and OSX), different browsers and so on. Keep getting “invalid rewuest” errors showing up in the csv file. This has been ongoing for months
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John C9 (@FlatTax9) reported@etrade With bad executions, poor customer service, sorry horrible. You will lose all your money at E*Trade/Morgan Stanley.
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Chatterpix6 (@chatterpix6) reported@etrade I opened an account 5 yrs ago, I can't access it, and can't find anyone to help me. Suggestions?
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Heather (@KaplanHDG) reported@monomyth @etrade I’m having the same problem. The participate button was greyed out and now I’m getting the same error message.
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Ashley Ansley (@ashley__ansley) reportedwtf @etrade what is happening!
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Behailud (@asnake_behailu) reported@etrade unable to login, it says "we are unable to process your request..."
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TwoThree (@TwoThreeXYZ) reported@JoldersmaBrian @DanielMCharter @etrade I loved it until lately. Constant log in problems and lag
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Koushik Ray (@realKoushikRay) reported@etrade Why dont you post here how long will the outage last instead of leaving so many people guessing? If you dont have an estimate, that is fine too, but right now you have a lot of people anxious and helpless without any information.
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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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Mama Asp (@Mama_Asp) reported@etrade 's hold music has now given me PTSD. I have never had such poor customer service in my entire life! A month into this nightmare and I still have no access or answers.
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J Hoss ATX | Ye Shrug 🤷🏾♂️ (@PappaHoss) reported@SPYderMomTrades @etrade If tsla can just stay down for 45 min, mine can be too 🥹🙏🏾 Dear God , good fortune, please 🙏🏾 (im in 397.5p for today exp)
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It's only $ (@Jonny5_is_AI) reported@etrade your website, ios app, and desktop app are all not functional and i am unable to login. The customer service number has had me on hold for 30 minutes and no response to DMs here
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Andrew (@Andrew99Blue) reported@Maximus_Holla Marekts sitting on critical support. E-trade mysteriously goes down. I'm guessing we'll get access on Monday and accounts will be empty. This is going to be criminal. Come on @etrade. Stop being China.
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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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꧁༒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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Bren (@Brenw) reported@etrade What's the contact number for Ireland service desk? I've tried 1800 90 3588 (not regcognised) and +1 650 599 0125
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Shalin Shroff (@shroff_shalin) reported@etrade wtf etrade does it really take an hr and more to fix the problem??
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More Life Global (@richbydemand) reported@etrade What ******** are ya’ll doing? You’re just gonna act like you didn’t **** thousands of people? My whole desktop app has been reset causing me hours of work just to reorganize my setup. Utterly ******* ridiculous
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I want a Tesla, need them SPCX IPO shares ,waiting (@We_Rock_On) reported@Fidelity @etrade UPDATE: 10 lousy shares showed up in my fidelity positions ,seriously, wtf am I going to do with 10 shares . 10 shares so you hope we keep our accounts with ya ,well you ARE WRONG .
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StevenJay88 (@stevenjayhova88) reported@etrade FIX YOUR WEBSITE YOU DUMB *****
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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?