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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 (30%)
- Login (26%)
- Withdrawals (12%)
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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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 Winter Park
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Login | 4 days ago |
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Lilburn
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Website | 4 days ago |
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Brooklyn
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Trading platform | 4 days ago |
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Camarillo
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Login | 4 days ago |
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Dade City
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Trading platform | 4 days ago |
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Menoken
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Login | 4 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Cece Moestra (@CeCeTrading) reported@etrade Their new platform is absolutely terrible.
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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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Emre Taştepe (@tastepee01) reported@etrade Could you please send me the customer service email address privately? I need to contact them via email.
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Heddge (@Bunty11311235) reported@BenBSP @etrade Etrade be ready this week to pay me my losses due to your glitch on Friday
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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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mblaso (@blaso96) reported@etrade are wires down?
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shawn (@shilohsox) reported@TLAMB91 @etrade You know you're having a bad day when the Kermit memes come out lol
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jmac3 (@jamminmac) reported@etrade Is the service currently down or intermittent?
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Crissie (@latterisgreater) reported@etrade your customer service reps are nim rods 😬
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TraderMK (@mkarias1) reportedCharts are not working in @etrade platform!!!
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William Wagner (@William09450383) reported@etrade By the damn stock, not the calls
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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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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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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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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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Buns&Coffee (@schang76) reported@etrade @MorganStanley did they buy Etrade or did MS sell themselves in a merger because they are one of the worst shops on Wall St that survived by getting bailed out by American taxpayers through trickery and blackmail? can't even keep the lights on properly on a trading day.
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S E (@SYEtrade) reported@etrade app and website down?? Can’t load pages. Can’t transact on positions
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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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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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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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Michael Konen (@themichaelkonen) reported@SawyerMerritt @SpaceX Just called @etrade and they were not helpful about this process. They didn't even know about it. E*Trade, who can I contact for support?
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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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Christine Barnum (@christinebarnum) reportedIs @etrade app charts not working?
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Ben June (@benjune) reported@SouthSideDwayne @etrade @etrade this can't happen. FIX NOW
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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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sachin sanghi (@sanghisa) reported@etrade hi, I have an etrade account from 2001, I don't have the user ID or the email for my account, can you help me how to access my account.. I have the paper statement from 2003..
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Ben June (@benjune) reportedAnyone having issues with @etrade and sending orders? I try to send and it's swirling.
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AJBAL (@ASJUBAAL) reported@etrade and @jpmorgan are THE WORST
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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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Adam Frank Dynda (@JerseyShorz) reported@grok @Grok I think @etrade is robbing me too. All of a sudden my brokerage account is way down is value when the market is up. Odd.