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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.

  • 34% Trading platform (34%)
  • 32% Login (32%)
  • 29% Website (29%)
  • 5% Withdrawals (5%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent E*Trade outage reports came from the following cities:

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Vancouver Login 5 days ago
San Jose Website 18 days ago
Winter Park Login 24 days ago
Lilburn Website 24 days ago
Brooklyn Trading platform 24 days ago
Camarillo Login 24 days ago
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E*Trade Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • 77RepublicanWS
    GreenCandleLover 🇲🇽 (@77RepublicanWS) reported

    $FAMI this looks great for a run. If I was still on @etrade I wouldn't of been able to trade it through my app etc. Glad I got rid of @etrade . My success has been increasing since. They need to fix their sh*t!

  • Wrightslake
    Crystal Basin (@Wrightslake) reported

    Hey @etrade why dont you fix your widget app so the damn watch list that we choose stays on instead of constantly changing to your default device watch list.

  • JackJacobsonAZ
    StocksNDietCoke (@JackJacobsonAZ) reported

    @etrade your quotes are bad on every single level 2

  • callmepadrino
    Padrino (@callmepadrino) reported

    @1wallstgatsby @etrade **** etrade, they suck now. 5 yrs ago was different

  • robinzinn6
    robin zinn (@robinzinn6) reported

    @etrade E-Trade ,Power E-Trade the worst confusing software today .

  • I_ate_it
    bed-stain (@I_ate_it) reported

    @Fidelity y'all are ******* up with my girlfriend's money. Better fix you bootstraps or these boots are walking over to @etrade

  • JavierHustle
    Javier Gonzalez (@JavierHustle) reported

    @etrade Etrade=Bad News...zero customer service. Their interests are their own, not yours ******PICK A BETTER BROKER*******

  • Pain2247
    Pain2 (@Pain2247) reported

    @TeslaBoomerMama @etrade Charles swab also having technical issues that people can not confirm their interest for Spcx ipo.

  • KennyGriffinSUX
    AMC Bigguns GRUDGEBUYER (@KennyGriffinSUX) reported

    @JunkSavvy @CharlesSchwab @etrade WELL WHAT ******** DO WE HAVE HERE. I JUST GOT 29 ******* SHARES OF "ATERIAN INC CONTRA" IT IS IN MY PORTFOLIO RIGHT BESIDE MY NBH. WHAT ******** FIDELITY IS THESE GODDAMN MUTHAFUCKERS. MORE FAKE ****?

  • QuinnHaze
    School Boy Q (@QuinnHaze) reported

    Etrade is down... get your **** together or I will leave the platform after nearly 20 years of being a customer. @etrade @MorganStanley

  • BakkenShale
    Global Contrarian Energy Construct ™ 𓃵 🏹 ♨ 𓂀 (@BakkenShale) reported

    --- Never trade on $MS @etrade its the worst trading platform I've ever seen. It was better 10 years ago.

  • JerseyShorz
    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.

  • brandguy2020
    Brand Guy (@brandguy2020) reported

    @etrade For past 2 years I submitted >100 feedback issues on how to make power E-Trade Pro the same as E-Trade pro desktop Nothing has been done except some tiny tweaks. ETrade management needs to get somebody to crack the whip and get this thing working

  • KCP_NYC
    KP🐺🌐 (@KCP_NYC) reported

    THANKS @etrade WTF????

  • DDalesandro
    Trader Dave (@DDalesandro) reported

    @etrade wow wtf happened to your platform. Maybe don’t do bitcoin? Nothing loads.

  • BlueWizard777
    Woton (@BlueWizard777) reported

    @etrade ******* banks. 4% vs 18%+ for credit Hope I live to see it all come crashing down

  • TrevorGirlDad
    Trevor Robinson (@TrevorGirlDad) reported

    It's incredible how frustrating @etrade is to deal with. Worst support, every back and forth takes 3-5 business days, no updates unless you reach out to check in, and the list goes on.

  • Mama_Asp
    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.

  • benjune
    Ben June (@benjune) reported

    Anyone having issues with @etrade and sending orders? I try to send and it's swirling.

  • stingray_agent
    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?

  • SandstoneStox
    Sandstone Capital (@SandstoneStox) reported

    @JRIGWM @etrade Understandable and that’s frustrating no doubt. I’m certain Morgan Stanley holds everyone’s dividend payment overnight so they make money lending it to other institutions with USD LIBOR just like banks do maybe file a complaint with the SEC?🤷

  • We_Rock_On
    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 .

  • Kslaze
    Kenny (@Kslaze) reported

    @etrade Fix your site now. Its costing people money

  • NextTradeX
    NextTradeX (@NextTradeX) reported

    @etrade Level 2 time and sales not working on the new etrade power pro platform

  • danielkern79
    Grasshoppa Stocks (@danielkern79) reported

    @etrade your fundamentals tab still doesn't load. Been almost a week. Please help.

  • Shoelessshaffer
    Joe Shaffer (@Shoelessshaffer) reported

    @etrade liquidated a 7 figure stock portfolio my wife inherited into a managed fund. When there was confusion about which accounts funds were going into, E*trade did nothing to prevent the rebalancing/ liquidation. This triggered a sizable tax event. E*trade is the worst.

  • BTC2TMOON
    James Bond 🇺🇸 🇧🇦 ☪️ (@BTC2TMOON) reported

    @CrispinCowan0 @etrade Bitcoin is a long term play. It rips violently when everyone gives up on it. There will only ever be 21M coins. MU will issue shares and dillute shareholders. A new competitor will steal market share. The AI trade is already unwinding. Bitcoin will rip to 500K and crash to 350K and you’ll have this same convo with someone else.

  • NyxVespa
    ꧁༒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.

  • jad14219655
    jad (@jad14219655) reported

    @etrade Instead of tweeting can you fix your charts? Some of us are trying to make decisions.

  • bigcountry2050
    BigCountry (@bigcountry2050) reported

    @benjune @etrade same - Too Busy is the error