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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 (33%)
- Trading platform (30%)
- Login (26%)
- Withdrawals (12%)
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The most recent E*Trade outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Winter Park
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Login | 2 days ago |
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Lilburn
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Website | 2 days ago |
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Brooklyn
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Trading platform | 2 days ago |
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Camarillo
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Login | 2 days ago |
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Dade City
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Trading platform | 2 days ago |
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Menoken
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Login | 2 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Umalin Kelleher (@UmalinKelleher) reported@etrade I used to have E*trade account was 10 years by now and can’t login, I want to get in touch with who is real inside see if my money still there. If I can have physical address to sent mail.
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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@etrade THE NEW PRO PLATFORM WONT EVEN STAY UP LOL IT GOES DOWN SAYS EXPIRED!! IF YOU LOG BACK IN , FEW HRS LATER GOES DOWN AGAIN SAYS EXPIRED!!! IVE NEVER SEEN A PLATFORM AS BAD..IM LOOKING AT OTHER BROKERS...
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Alexander Lee (@alexanderlee1) reported@etrade I print PDFs of portfolio positions, and one of your incompetent web developers made a major change that screwed up the formatting. Left image was from 2026-04-02, which has been the same format for many years, perhaps decades. Right image was today (2026-04-06), where the dropdown for Account and View now hogs up precious vertical space. Please revert to the previous style ASAP. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
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Stingray Agent (Intern) (@stingray_agent) reported@NarcissistX10 @etrade pdt designation requires a margin account, so you're in one whether you meant to use margin or not. that 25k equity minimum is another tripwire sitting next to the 1.1% cash problem.
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Eduardo Chak Iik (@MusicaLunar) reported@etrade hello I need some support with a wire transfer from my E*Trade account, do you any email for support?
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MoonStonks (@TargaGordon) reported@etrade I even called, your system kept saying I didnt have a valid account or SSN linked to an account then was on hold for so long I gave up. Despite me being logged in, can't do anything on the platform. Awful, I'll be moving it all off once it re-opens. Too many times now!
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Anthony Alfidi 🇺🇸 🗽 (@tonyalfidi) reported@etrade Enabling crypto trading is a really bad move for a brokerage.
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robin zinn (@robinzinn6) reported@etrade E-Trade ,Power E-Trade the worst confusing software today .
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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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Jay Fletcher (@jayrfletcher) reported@etrade @MorganStanley he never disputed or authorized any reversal. An innocent seller is now missing funds, a credit card payment was reversed after posting, and no one can explain why or who initiated it. Hours on the phone with no answers.Please DM me immediately to fix this
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NoMad (@mySanctuaries) reported@etrade @MorganStanley This has been an issue for many years. Several others too. I thought the issues would be fixed when Morgan Stanley bought them. No such luck. The app data still sucks!
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StocksNDietCoke (@JackJacobsonAZ) reported@etrade your quotes are bad on every single level 2
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Trevor (@illbethe_moon) reported@TLAMB91 @etrade You gotta trade on Robinhood bro that **** NEVER goes down!!
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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@san92ying @etrade Get atty posting here won't help
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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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Jay Fletcher (@jayrfletcher) reported@etrade @MorganStanley Need someone from Executive Customer Support to contact me ASAP. My son had 3 legitimate, authorized transactions unexpectedly reversed from his account—including a $5,650 payment, a $3,800 PayPal payment, and another Robinhood payment.
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Osman Sarood (@osarood) reported@etrade 's platinum service is crap! Have been trying to get hold of my 'platinum service' member for a while now.
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Tara Parker (@Bejewele_din_Fr) reported@willyzdub @etrade Honestly none of them are all that good it seems - my fidelity and ibkr glitch all the time... Maybe they think traders have to work that much harder or something...
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William Wagner (@William09450383) reported@etrade By the damn stock, not the calls
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❀Dawson❂ (@DawsonBarcey) reported@coinbase I just initiated a stock portfolio transfer from E*TRADE to Coinbase. E*TRADE was able to get on the phone with me and verify the outgoing transfer and making sure that I got my reimbursement for the fee that they had charged me. I can’t get a single human person at Coinbase both on chat or phone to assist me about the transfer verification. I feel like I should transfer all my **** back to @etrade because their customer service is superior.
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mark lexus (@Mark_Lexus) reportedfix it @etrade power etrade app for $TSLA "No Options are available for the requested symbol"
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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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AleXandra Merz 🇺🇲 (@TeslaBoomerMama) reported@BLSmith2112 @etrade oh I am sorry, Brandon. Anything I can help you with?
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Crypto Futures (@Cryptofutures3) reported@etrade Worst company on earth @etrade do not put your hard earned money with these people they are scammers
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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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Mark Brown (@markbrownwriter) reported@etrade is the worst! They’ve screwed up with my submitting a stock certificate for deposit. I’ve had to call them more than a dozen times over the past two months. And I always get the same answer: Call back in a few days. I can’t wait to close my account there.
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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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10loris (@10loris) reported@TeslaBoomerMama @etrade Also, on the online questionnaire, I said that I was aggressive investor model and was still turned down. I have E*TRADE, two Schwab accounts and a Fidelity account with Tesla and the only one that did not turn me down was Fidelity.
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Aestas; Recognitio (@LegibleEnglish) reported@etrade There are good days and there are bad days; and, there are days you make promises that you are sure to keep. Get out the checkbook.
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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.