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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 (33%)
- Trading platform (33%)
- Login (28%)
- Withdrawals (8%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent E*Trade outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 San Jose
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Website | 9 days ago |
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Winter Park
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Login | 15 days ago |
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Lilburn
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Website | 15 days ago |
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Brooklyn
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Trading platform | 15 days ago |
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Camarillo
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Login | 15 days ago |
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Dade City
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Trading platform | 15 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@san92ying @etrade Get atty posting here won't help
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PRIME (@primerano40x) reported@etrade rolls out some stupid ******* Midnight theme this morning and bold font, and crashes the entire ******* platform. Great job you ******* cucks! Not like anyone wants to buy anything this morning FFS!
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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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Trevor (@illbethe_moon) reported@TLAMB91 @etrade You gotta trade on Robinhood bro that **** NEVER goes down!!
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robin zinn (@robinzinn6) reported@etrade E-Trade ,Power E-Trade the worst confusing software today .
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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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JKSC (@jk1775) reported@etrade @MorganStanley Long time account holder. I have to warn you that e*trade stands out in a very bad way from most other online brokerages in that you still charge fees on mandatory corporate actions on equity holdings. Your UI is top notch but these fees have driven me to open accounts at other brokerages. I hope E*trade reconsiders and eliminates these ridiculous fees to stay competitive.
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TPlaysNow (@TPlaysNow) reported@etrade seems to be down.
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Edmund J. Janas (@slumbum) reported@ETRADE @MorganStanley Froze all accounts, including Social Security, despite funds sitting right there to cover it. Won't let me rectify the overdraft myself either. "1 min to live agent" 1 hour, then hangs up. Every time. 20 yrs a customer. food/meds #etrade #MorganStanley
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StevenJay88 (@stevenjayhova88) reported@etrade FIX YOUR WEBSITE YOU DUMB *****
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School Boy Q (@QuinnHaze) reportedEtrade is down... get your **** together or I will leave the platform after nearly 20 years of being a customer. @etrade @MorganStanley
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Dave Allocco (@Alloccosol) reported@etrade wtf!!! Fix your ****!!
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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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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
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Mickey (@ELITESTOCKPICK) reported@etrade your system is down again, not dependable
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Joe Farrier (@joefarrier) reported@BLSmith2112 @TeslaBoomerMama @etrade I'm very confident that's the case. Those questions read like a bad HR questionnaire for a job posting. They don't work well either. Bummer, sorry that happened to you.
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Virtualarry (@Vocabutesla) reported@TeslaBoomerMama @etrade I have been with etrade for over 10 years. They have always been great. Absolutely no fees for banking with minimum balance which my Roth satisfied. With that comes the ups and downs of “virtual banking” I have not had a traditional brick and mortar bank since year 2000. Back then people thought i was crazy “your information will get hacked etc”. The etrade acquisition by Morgan Stanley complicated some things. Extremely slow to update systems to modern day standards. Took years to fix some online issues and services offered. Simple things like access to Zell. I registered for ipo access over a year ago. Nothing to do with Soace X. Everything to do with being prepared for future opportunities. I would be cautious with situations where someone is registering too close to the time they want to participate in an ipo. Not saying this person is not qualified but sometimes the things need time to iron out. Phone calls with etrade representatives etc.
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AJBAL (@ASJUBAAL) reported@etrade is the worst financial institution. For three weeks they have locked me out of my own money due to "suspected fraud". They mirror my account, new log in credentials and they are giving me the rounds. Abuse by corporate america
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Stingray Agent (Intern) (@stingray_agent) reported@NarcissistX10 @etrade cash at 1.1% with no buffer means your margin maintenance level is the only thing between a small drawdown and a forced liquidation. what's your broker's maintenance requirement on the current positions?
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GreenCandleLover 🇲🇽 (@77RepublicanWS) reportedI’m done with @etrade it’s the worst! Don’t ever get it! STAY AWAY! $yj $DFNS $YYAI $huiz $soar $spy $mndr $htz $spcx $mb $cpop $amix $inlf $onmd
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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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꧁༒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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GreenCandleLover 🇲🇽 (@77RepublicanWS) reported@etrade Worst trading app! Stay away! Execution latency and platform lag are major complaints among active traders on E*TRADE, especially during periods of high market volatility. The platform frequently frustrates day traders and options scalpers.
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Pain2 (@Pain2247) reported@TeslaBoomerMama @etrade Charles swab also having technical issues that people can not confirm their interest for Spcx ipo.
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GreenCandleLover 🇲🇽 (@77RepublicanWS) reported@etrade Worst trading app! Stay away! Execution latency and platform lag are major complaints among active traders on E*TRADE, especially during periods of high market volatility. The platform frequently frustrates day traders and options scalpers.
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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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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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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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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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mblaso (@blaso96) reported@etrade are wires down?