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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 (8%)
- 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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 Brasília
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Website | 4 days ago |
 Brookhaven
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Trading platform | 4 days ago |
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Atlanta
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Website | 4 days ago |
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Minneapolis
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Login | 4 days ago |
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Schaumburg
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Login | 5 days ago |
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Belleville
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Login | 6 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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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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A.American (@AAmerican2A) reported@etrade The entire E*Trade platform is down and has been for a while. Nobody answering the phone?? Provide an update!
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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@etrade THE NEW PRO PLATFORM WONT EVEN STAY UP LOL IT GOES DOWN SAYS EXPIRED!! IF YOU LOG BACK IN , FEW HRS LATER GOES DOWN AGAIN SAYS EXPIRED!!! IVE NEVER SEEN A PLATFORM AS BAD..IM LOOKING AT OTHER BROKERS...
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Tru (@TrueStockData1) reported@Joedirt12321 @etrade wtf man. I will never, ever, ever use ETRADE again. Watching position literally go into loss right now and I can't do a thing about it
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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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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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꧁༒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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Grigetio Dodger (@grigetio) reported@etrade could you at least acknowledge that there is an issue? wtfbbqkthxbye
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It's only $ (@Jonny5_is_AI) reported@etrade your website, ios app, and desktop app are all not functional and i am unable to login. The customer service number has had me on hold for 30 minutes and no response to DMs here
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Mandrel (@JoldersmaBrian) reported@TwoThreeXYZ @DanielMCharter @etrade Webull is ok. Robinhood isn’t bad. Have fidelity for long term hold and dividend stuff and it’s ok. Siri here I come. Hopefully OTC
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Grigetio Dodger (@grigetio) reported@etrade If you want me to fix my margin call, you need to fix your website. Getting a little irritated here.
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GOAT (@DairyQu64778493) reported@stockshop199020 @etrade This is absolutely insane. I’ve got 2 large buy and sell orders in limbo and everything is down. Wtaf?
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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
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Heddge (@Bunty11311235) reported@BenBSP @etrade Etrade charts are not working and slow processing
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Mickey (@ELITESTOCKPICK) reported@etrade You should focus on keeping your website up so it doesn’t go down on a trading day
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Randy Daniel (@NerdRandy) reported@etrade Very disappointed that the service is down and customer support wait times is long and ETrade hasn’t notified customers via any means of the outage of service.
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][\/][ Eric ][\/][ (@EMznSanders) reported@RaymondChurchi3 @TheTradingNinja @etrade I didn’t check. I went in to sell my positions and it went through. I just checked again and it’s down also.
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Ben Lam....... (@BenBSP) reportedAnyone having issues with @etrade ???
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Joe Laubenthal (@laubenthal_joe) reported@adastral_trader @etrade I had some issues earlier, I can get on now
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🦄 Fund.Drone.DefenseTech.Photonics $LPTH $UMAC 🐋 (@fundmyfund) reported@ffllyer1 @etrade its all down
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Stockshop1988 (@stockshop199020) reported@etrade Updates would be nice if your entire site goes down. Yall liable right?
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Shalin Shroff (@shroff_shalin) reported@etrade wtf etrade does it really take an hr and more to fix the problem??
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Dhongi Baba 🇮🇳 (@BabajiKaThullaa) reported@etrade What is going on? Orders are not going through. Customer service is on hold for 20 min. Are the systems down??
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Ben Lam....... (@BenBSP) reportedWow, @etrade is down, markets dumping, I have all my limit sells in for $SMH $385p $387.50p and next week $362.50p, so let it dump to $382!!!
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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@grigetio @etrade Etrades down can't login this is dangerous!! Can't sell
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Islander Bob (@Islander_Bob) reported@etrade down again. You suck! Moving to @RobinhoodApp !
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Brian (@Brian7722763252) reported@etrade I cant login. Im lossing money. How will u compensate for this?
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Koushik Ray (@realKoushikRay) reported@etrade Why dont you post here how long will the outage last instead of leaving so many people guessing? If you dont have an estimate, that is fine too, but right now you have a lot of people anxious and helpless without any information.
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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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Zack (@Fr3nchMontana) reported@biswamohanm @TheTradingNinja @etrade Nah etrade is down