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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 (60%)
- 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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 Lillington
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Login | 1 day ago |
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Roanoke
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Trading platform | 2 days ago |
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Hawthorne
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Trading platform | 7 days ago |
 Brasília
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Website | 11 days ago |
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Brookhaven
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Trading platform | 11 days ago |
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Atlanta
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Website | 11 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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TheRealJessicaOwens (@TRJessicaOwens) reported@etrade HEY, FIX YOUR POWER ETRWDE APP, NOT SHOWING THE DAY’S CHANGE IN FUTURES!! FIX IT
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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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Randy Daniel (@NerdRandy) reported@etrade How can an entity say they value their customers when there’s no notice of an outage by your entity nor an apology. Don’t bother calling them, they have a clause regarding outages and won’t even offer a good faith credit for the ordeal. Customer service isn’t their priority, it’s charging fees.
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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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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@etrade ITS UP NOW GUYS LOGIN!!!
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Christine Barnum (@christinebarnum) reportedIs @etrade app charts not working?
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Bobby vICE (@StockTrades629) reported@etrade you all down right now?
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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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Mickey (@ELITESTOCKPICK) reported@Bunty11311235 @BenBSP @etrade How can you take screen shots if the app is down
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Zack (@Fr3nchMontana) reported@biswamohanm @TheTradingNinja @etrade Nah etrade is 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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Internet Bot (@shaggrugg) reported@etrade are we down right now?
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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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NextTradeX (@NextTradeX) reported@etrade Level 2 time and sales not working on the new etrade power pro platform
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Goyim (@AnonGoyim69) reportedE*Trade @etrade might be the worst broker/investing app there is. Horrible app from 1997 that never changed, can’t buy anything overnight like other brokers, getting tired of it. Any suggestions on where else to take my money?
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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.
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Saurabh (@thes9h) reported@etrade is down across all platforms. Is there an ETA or customer communication that we can expect? #etradedown
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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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Aashish Patil (@aashishpatil) reported@etrade 3 days before tax deadline you choose to have system maintenance so I can’t access my tax documents.
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Nish (@nish000111) reported@etrade your platform is down since more than 20 minutes during live session hours!! It should be considered death of a platform. When is it coming back??
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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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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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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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jad (@jad14219655) reported@etrade Instead of tweeting can you fix your charts? Some of us are trying to make decisions.
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GreenCandleLover 🇲🇽 (@77RepublicanWS) reported@etrade All losses need to be credit since it was their error unless @etrade did it on purpose 🧐🤔
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TwoThree (@TwoThreeXYZ) reported@JoldersmaBrian @DanielMCharter @etrade I loved it until lately. Constant log in problems and lag
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h4#xd (@JsP7Y8) reported@etrade hi, etrade web has been down for 30 min? what is going on?? I can't sell my position
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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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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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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...