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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.
- Login (61%)
- Website (29%)
- Trading platform (9%)
- Withdrawals (2%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent E*Trade outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Hawthorne
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Trading platform | 1 day ago |
 Brasília
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Website | 6 days ago |
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Brookhaven
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Trading platform | 6 days ago |
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Atlanta
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Website | 6 days ago |
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Minneapolis
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Login | 6 days ago |
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Schaumburg
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Login | 7 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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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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BasedBigTech (@BasedBigTech) reported@BuyBooksNotBeer @_TheWhiteLion__ @etrade It’s a great platform for serious traders! This outage is unfortunate.
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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@san92ying @etrade Get atty posting here won't help
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WOOD (@Belfatto45) reported@etrade I can't log in to either app or the website. Wtf! let's go! Triple witching friday of all days. Never have a problem with you but this is fishy.
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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@etrade ARE YOU HAVING LOGIN ISSUES? I CANT GET IN PRO PLATFORM OR WEBSITE???? I'M ON HOLD ON PHONE 25 MINS
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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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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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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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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@grigetio @etrade I'm on hold 25 mins..can't trade can't sell don't answer phone damn
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Miko (@wintament) reported@etrade finally got someone to answer - When they answer please be polite - not the fault of the rep - so keep it civil but do emphasize that being a customer is probably no longer in your best interest if you want to vent
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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.
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Jay (@JAMS9393) reported@etrade This is ******* unprofessional, during a trading day your app goes down, you will be hearing from my lawyers,
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Shoshana (@shanak10) reportedAnyone else having issue logging in to @etrade website?
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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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Badboys03 (@Badboysmarket) reported@etrade Major move must be coming if your website is down.
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ShaedyChirps (@ShaedyChirps) reported@TimSpursFan @etrade as of like 2 days ago i put in the few dozen orders im doing today to save time, but thigns are down so much i think i need to shift my collars down.. it usually does take me hours... maybe this is a sign things will expire and then shoot up and that i shouldnt be capping gains?
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Heddge (@Bunty11311235) reported@BenBSP @etrade Yes but future accounts are not working
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USA. Long term Investor (@stocks4545) reported@etrade WTF - website down??
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Tru (@TrueStockData1) reportedafter 47 minutes waiting for @etrade to answer, they say there's nothing they can do other than get me in Queue with a trader, with the estimated wait time being almost 2 hours They have no other solution. This is pitiful.
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Mickey (@ELITESTOCKPICK) reported@Bunty11311235 @BenBSP @etrade How can you take screen shots if the app is down
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Miko (@wintament) reported@etrade now holding for 45 minutes!!!!! WTF!
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Citizen Watch Report (@Citizenwatchrep) reported@Faf_314 @etrade I submitted my case for compensation. If they proved yours please update me. First time I ever lost money due to outage, scary af
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Creemer (@Creemer14) reported@etrade the system is down and not even reading my social security on the phone.... I waited on the phone for awhile....Please address....Thanks....
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PharmDad (@BNguyen74046) reported@etrade, for God sake, please fix your platform now. I can't login. I swear I will close the account with you after today.
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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@triad311 @etrade ITS ALL DOWN
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Jeff (@__makemoves) reported@etrade down. Can't exit trades. No chat support. Phone number busy. Zero support. Absolutely awful!
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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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Islander Bob (@Islander_Bob) reported@etrade Fix your damn website!
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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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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