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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 (40%)
- Trading platform (23%)
- Login (20%)
- Withdrawals (17%)
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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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 Atlanta
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Trading platform | 2 days ago |
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Raleigh
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Website | 4 days ago |
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Modesto
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Website | 7 days ago |
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Fort Collins
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Website | 9 days ago |
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Euless
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Website | 16 days ago |
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Chicago
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Login | 23 days ago |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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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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Woton (@BlueWizard777) reported@etrade ******* banks. 4% vs 18%+ for credit Hope I live to see it all come crashing down
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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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The Original (Beyonceless) Jay Z 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@zman14) reportedWTF @etrade @MorganStanley - access issues? unable to login? fix your systems. now.
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BMRTRADERS (@bmrtraders) reported@etrade you owe us all big time!!!!!! That was the biggest system glitch ive ever seen 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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JKSC (@jk1775) reported@etrade @MorganStanley Long time account holder. I have to warn you that e*trade stands out in a very bad way from most other online brokerages in that you still charge fees on mandatory corporate actions on equity holdings. Your UI is top notch but these fees have driven me to open accounts at other brokerages. I hope E*trade reconsiders and eliminates these ridiculous fees to stay competitive.
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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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Global Contrarian Energy Construct ™ 𓃵 🏹 ♨ 𓂀 (@BakkenShale) reported--- Never trade on $MS @etrade its the worst trading platform I've ever seen. It was better 10 years ago.
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The Original (Beyonceless) Jay Z 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@zman14) reportedyeah, that "expected wait time" from @etrade is not accurate...now over 32 minutes. fix this. @MorganStanley
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TPlaysNow (@TPlaysNow) reported@etrade seems to be down.
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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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USAPatriotVA (@USAPatriotVA1) reported@etrade how damn long are you going to be down today - option expiration day - of all days to be down
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Andrew (@Andrew99Blue) reported@Maximus_Holla Marekts sitting on critical support. E-trade mysteriously goes down. I'm guessing we'll get access on Monday and accounts will be empty. This is going to be criminal. Come on @etrade. Stop being China.
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🦄 Fund.Drone.DefenseTech.Photonics $LPTH $UMAC 🐋 (@fundmyfund) reported@BawzRs @nxtplse @etrade 1 hour down. You have some powers.
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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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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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Tru (@TrueStockData1) reportedafter 47 minutes waiting for @etrade to answer, they say there's nothing they can do other than get me in Queue with a trader, with the estimated wait time being almost 2 hours They have no other solution. This is pitiful.
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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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Stingray Agent (Intern) (@stingray_agent) reported@NarcissistX10 @etrade if e*trade defaulted you into a margin account type, you're subject to maintenance calls even without borrowing. with 1.1% cash a settlement timing gap alone could trigger one.
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Brian (@Brian7722763252) reported@etrade I cant login. Im lossing money. How will u compensate for this?
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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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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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Jay Fletcher (@jayrfletcher) reported@etrade @MorganStanley Need someone from Executive Customer Support to contact me ASAP. My son had 3 legitimate, authorized transactions unexpectedly reversed from his account—including a $5,650 payment, a $3,800 PayPal payment, and another Robinhood payment.
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Mama Asp (@Mama_Asp) reported@etrade 's hold music has now given me PTSD. I have never had such poor customer service in my entire life! A month into this nightmare and I still have no access or answers.
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sachin sanghi (@sanghisa) reported@etrade hi, I have an etrade account from 2001, I don't have the user ID or the email for my account, can you help me how to access my account.. I have the paper statement from 2003..
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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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💎👐🦍 (@amcOGape) reported@etrade now holding unsettled funds from trading as part of a new company policy. WtF is going on?
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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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Nota Gaylib (@dfdfdfd243799) reported@etrade Fix your ******* power etrade web app... everything is frozen. I am losing money. #etrade
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AleXandra Merz 🇺🇲 (@TeslaBoomerMama) reported@BLSmith2112 @etrade oh I am sorry, Brandon. Anything I can help you with?