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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.
- Trading platform (34%)
- Login (32%)
- Website (29%)
- Withdrawals (5%)
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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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 Vancouver
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Login | 3 days ago |
 San Jose
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Website | 17 days ago |
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Winter Park
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Login | 22 days ago |
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Lilburn
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Website | 22 days ago |
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Brooklyn
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Trading platform | 22 days ago |
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Camarillo
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Login | 22 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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AJBAL (@ASJUBAAL) reported@etrade and @jpmorgan are THE WORST
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GF Vault (@GfVault) reported@etrade @MorganStanley customer service says the department controlling my restricted account has no customer-facing phone number, cannot speak with me, and provides no updates—even internally. Nearly $10,000 remains frozen while I’m told to keep waiting with no timeline.
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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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TwoThree (@TwoThreeXYZ) reported@etrade Fix the broken charts on your app
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CCIObserver (@CciObserver) reported@etrade And the "new and improved" Etrade "Pro" strikes again. Recent tickers/drop down feature in every single window and field (inc. options chain) has disappeared. Great product guys.
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Edmund J. Janas (@slumbum) reported@ETRADE @MorganStanley Froze all my accounts, including Social Security, over a $118 overdraft. Blocked me from linking outside funds to fix it. Phone and chat both dead ends today. Need funds for food and meds. Zero urgency/care Twenty years a customer. I need this resolved.
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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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Springer (@Springer_Wreckr) reported@etrade HOLY ****< what is going on right noW!?!?!
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Javier Gonzalez (@JavierHustle) reported@etrade Etrade=Bad News...zero customer service. Their interests are their own, not yours ******PICK A BETTER BROKER*******
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Pain2 (@Pain2247) reported@TeslaBoomerMama @etrade Charles swab also having technical issues that people can not confirm their interest for Spcx ipo.
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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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More Life Global (@richbydemand) reported@Forbeslist93 @etrade We can’t sweep this **** under the rug. I’ve got video proof of their site not working along with my phone app.
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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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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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❀Dawson❂ (@DawsonBarcey) reported@coinbase I just initiated a stock portfolio transfer from E*TRADE to Coinbase. E*TRADE was able to get on the phone with me and verify the outgoing transfer and making sure that I got my reimbursement for the fee that they had charged me. I can’t get a single human person at Coinbase both on chat or phone to assist me about the transfer verification. I feel like I should transfer all my **** back to @etrade because their customer service is superior.
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Charles Del Ray (@351Cercadeferro) reported@etrade Oh great Eric Cartman wants to be a lawyer. Well first, he'll need to get ******** out of my office. Second, we started like yesterday. I waited in a public space in Sacramento, CA until I was invited to live in a space for free. Fair warning:This is as close as you get.
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Melissa (@angelaira) reported@etrade You are only as good as you customer service, and yours is lacking.
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Gary Emanuel (@MvStangs77) reported@FIRE_InvestApp @Fidelity @etrade A year ago I tried to move my E*TRADE account to Schwab and Schwab then denied the move I knew then everybody’s upside down no shares to be found. The Domino’s are going to fall McCabe is playing 3-D chess.
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Matthew Charles Del Ray (@LegibleEnglish) reported@etrade We also have Pat L'Bevs pre-prohibition ID about to go on sale at bottom barrel auction prices. I **** you not.
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Javier Gonzalez (@JavierHustle) reported@etrade don't waste your time with these clowns-->ETRADE THEY'RE TERRIBLE BROKERS, they don't care about the little guy at all...they offer no real service to the consumer whatsoever.
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Liz Kline (@lizkline) reportedYou suck E*trade. Been trying to shut down an old account for over four months and now it's going to take at least one more phone call (and one more being on hold for a long time) @etrade #etrade
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Middat Yildiz (@middatyildiz) reportedIs @etrade having market data feed error, feed corruption, or a quote dissemination issue? @MorganStanley
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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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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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I.C.E. R.N. (@_ICE_RN_) reported@JunkSavvy @CharlesSchwab @etrade They didn't give the fraction, they rounded down.
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Joe Farrier (@joefarrier) reported@BLSmith2112 @TeslaBoomerMama @etrade I'm very confident that's the case. Those questions read like a bad HR questionnaire for a job posting. They don't work well either. Bummer, sorry that happened to you.
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willywashington (@willyzdub) reported@etrade you guys are finished!!!! The worst platform I wouldn’t even call you a broker. Its criminal to have this bad of tech. @SECGov no way they can service money with this many technical issues daily, today is catastrophic
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mark lexus (@Mark_Lexus) reportedfix it @etrade power etrade app for $TSLA "No Options are available for the requested symbol"
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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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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?