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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 (33%)
- Website (31%)
- Trading platform (31%)
- Withdrawals (6%)
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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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 Rohnert Park
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Login | 3 days ago |
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New York City
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Website | 8 days ago |
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Indianapolis
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Trading platform | 8 days ago |
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Seattle
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Login | 15 days ago |
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Seattle
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Login | 21 days ago |
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Township of Evan
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Website | 21 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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hi (@byehiselllo) reported@etrade its crazy how i have not seen a single happy customer on this account lmao..
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GF Vault (@GfVault) reported@etrade @MichaelPizzi — given your history leading both E*TRADE and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, I hope you will take a look at what is happening here. Nearly $10,000 is restricted, legitimate transactions were reversed, and customer service cannot provide a single accountable person.
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Jeff Gawlinski (@JeffGawlinski) reportedOur stock purchase is through @etrade but the service is awful and can't connect to anyone. Next employee pulse meeting, will bring this up to see if a different platform would be better who provides better support.
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Rae Shore (@RShore19) reported@etrade Whoever uses @etrade is an idiot...4 hrs and the platform shuts down..I was a customer since 1995 and I did a commercial for you..Now i will do a commercial for @Schwab!!They're the best
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GreenCandleLover 🇲🇽 (@77RepublicanWS) reportedI’m done with @etrade it’s the worst! Don’t ever get it! STAY AWAY! $yj $DFNS $YYAI $huiz $soar $spy $mndr $htz $spcx $mb $cpop $amix $inlf $onmd
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₿ull Trade Buyer (@BullTradeBuyer) reported@etrade has been down for at least 15 minutes now....
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cotton muggins (@cottoninnymugs) reported@etrade How exciting only to be shut down a year…
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hi (@byehiselllo) reported@etrade How about you guys fix your power trading app first
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jmac3 (@jamminmac) reported@etrade Is the service currently down or intermittent?
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Lyle Alzado (@LyleMAlzado) reported@etrade Etrade is down again
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More Life Global (@richbydemand) reported@Kslaze @etrade This **** is on purpose I’m convinced. When a big move is made and they owe a lot of money suddenly the site is down and you can’t fulfill orders. Not the first time this has happened to me. Every time I’m up huge they glitch. Such bullshit. Moving my money after this
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***** Daggins (@DiIdoDaggins) reported@etrade Extended trading hours stopped showing up on your app. Fix it.
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Cody Oakland (@codyoakland) reported@etrade Says the fucktardery carnival. I swear you are a meme born out of every bad biohacking shenanigans.
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Dave Allocco (@Alloccosol) reported@etrade wtf!!! Fix your ****!!
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Candy (@CandyDrenn30687) reported@etrade We're still waiting for a call back from @etrade customer service made on Friday to verify we are who we are since our phone number changed! Frustrating Opened a @RobinhoodApp to invest in SPCX
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PaulsPortfolioooo (@PPortfolioooo) reported@TwoThreeXYZ @etrade please @CharlesSchwab wake ******** up and do something
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shawn (@shilohsox) reported@TLAMB91 @etrade You know you're having a bad day when the Kermit memes come out lol
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Mark Nathanson (@deepbkln) reported@etrade Your website does not send a code to login from a new computer when requested. How long is this problem going to continue?
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AJBAL (@ASJUBAAL) reported@etrade and @jpmorgan are THE WORST
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FTF 📜 (@XSpark10) reported@CharlesSchwab Open AI is going to go down in flames once the public realizes that they stole all YOUR ******* Data to train its model. Isnt that nice, smart AI but YOU WILL NOT CASH IN ON THIS THEFT @SchwabResearch @etrade It will not happen. It just isnt right to cash in on murder.
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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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Antijo W (@AntijoM) reported@etrade Do I have to be a new customer to get the bonus? And what is the minimum to get the bonus?
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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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Atlantastanian (@Atlantastanian) reported@etrade Terrible brokerage.
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The Big Shorty (@thebigshorty3) reported@etrade unacceptable. Your site can’t crash every time there’s a high volume day. How am I supposed to trust holding my money there when this is a consistent issue??
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Artificial Artwerks (@qmsexpert) reported@etrade Stay away, if you are not aware of the **** etrade pulls you have no business enrolling , take it from somebody who definitely was run through the ringer by them ...and their customer service is sub par.
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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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School Boy Q (@QuinnHaze) reportedEtrade is down... get your **** together or I will leave the platform after nearly 20 years of being a customer. @etrade @MorganStanley
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GF Vault (@GfVault) reported@etrade @MandellCrawley — customer service has been completely unable to provide a solution. I’ve spoken with roughly 15 representatives, and nobody can tell me why my account was restricted or when it will be restored. The department handling it apparently cannot even speak to me.
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Rick Leggett (@Badgerfan0001) reported@TeslaBoomerMama @etrade Agree, @etrade has still not helped me in regard to the SPCX IPO. Terrible.