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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 (32%)
- Login (25%)
- Trading platform (25%)
- Withdrawals (18%)
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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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 Chicago
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Login | 6 days ago |
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City of Saint Louis
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Login | 11 days ago |
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Westland
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Withdrawals | 12 days ago |
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Huntsville
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Withdrawals | 12 days ago |
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Virginia Beach
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Trading platform | 13 days ago |
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Milwaukee
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Website | 13 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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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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Steve-Sapphire01 (@Sapphire01Steve) reported@etrade Your site is down again!! Classaction coming.
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StocksNDietCoke (@JackJacobsonAZ) reported@etrade no 24 hour, horrible new platform loaded with bugs, bad charts, wtf. Where is $MS executives
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Matt (@MattM0720) reported@etrade your online portal isn’t working and your customer service line is not working. What is going on?
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Phil Davis (@phildavis40) reported@ericses @SawyerMerritt @etrade Same here, WTF. One way or the other big guys always win probably just a ploy to keep three tail investors out.
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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
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Steel_City412 (@jason_hemphill) reported@GailHedglin @etrade They’ve been ******* with my account all week. Every day this week I have not been able to make round trip day trades as if I don’t have over 25k. I’ve called them every day, they say they fixed it but same problem the next day. I’ve been on the phone with them for 1 hour as I type this
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David Schwartz (@BigDave469) reported@etrade Your bank is the worst financial institution ever… I’m so glad that I have a little to do with you as possible.
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MAKBOT (@MAKBOT) reported@etrade your Support team have not responded to me since Dec 2025. How do I submit a formal complaint?
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Tobias (@hostileunivers) reported@etrade E*trade will offer you money to open an account and never pay you, I’ve opened three with them, an IRA, a savings account and an individual brokerage account, never got paid their promotion for any of them, bad company
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Miko (@wintament) reported@etrade now holding for 45 minutes!!!!! WTF!
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mblaso (@blaso96) reported@etrade are wires down?
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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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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@etrade ETRADES IN TROUBLE CANT LOGIN WEB OR PRO OR MOBILE BIG ISSUES IM ON PHONE HOLD 30 MINS
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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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StocksNDietCoke (@JackJacobsonAZ) reported@etrade how ******** do you trade when a stupid window opens up for tax reporting? Power Etrade is the bad
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hi (@byehiselllo) reported@etrade yall gonna allow wash sale adjustments toggle for the site or na? or maybe spend time fixing power mobile etrade cause the app is terrible
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Woton (@BlueWizard777) reported@etrade ******* banks. 4% vs 18%+ for credit Hope I live to see it all come crashing down
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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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Craig Stephens | Access IPOs (@AccessIPOs) reported@HubSnub @CharlesSchwab @etrade And for the record, ETRADE has historically been the worst. This is an anomaly for them.
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Joe DeWitt (@xrpjoe) reported@etrade - fix your login issue! just got a notification that a trade has been executed but we can't log in. Not good!!!
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Ashley Ansley (@ashley__ansley) reportedwtf @etrade what is happening!
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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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Global Contrarian Energy Construct ™ 𓃵 🏹 ♨ 𓂀 (@BakkenShale) reported--- @etrade Your platform has become nearly unusable for active trading. Constant delays, broken links, and inaccurate data make it impossible to rely on. Real‑time performance shouldn’t feel optional. This needs serious attention. $MS
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J Hoss ATX | Ye Shrug 🤷🏾♂️ (@PappaHoss) reported@SPYderMomTrades @etrade If tsla can just stay down for 45 min, mine can be too 🥹🙏🏾 Dear God , good fortune, please 🙏🏾 (im in 397.5p for today exp)
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IPODave (@IPODave) reported@AccessIPOs @etrade @MorganStanley Yes have to give them credit - they fix their IPO process and are doing a much better job w allocations. I've been complaining since 2016 about how they restrict setting up trades pre open but after a rocky last few years they solved that problem too.
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Nick Jose (@nickgg10) reported@etrade E*TRADE is a brokerage built in 2007 and maintained by carrier pigeons. Awful communication, archaic platform, and customer service that exists only in legend. Don’t switch for the bonus. If you’re already there, leave—you don’t know what good service feels like.
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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?🤷
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Tru (@TrueStockData1) reported@Joedirt12321 @etrade wtf im not able to get back in
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USAPatriotVA (@USAPatriotVA1) reported@etrade how damn long are you going to be down today - option expiration day - of all days to be down