E*Trade Outage Map
The map below depicts the most recent cities worldwide where E*Trade users have reported problems and outages. If you are having an issue with E*Trade, make sure to submit a report below
The heatmap above shows where the most recent user-submitted and social media reports are geographically clustered. The density of these reports is depicted by the color scale as shown below.
E*Trade users affected:
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.
Most Affected Locations
Outage reports and issues in the past 15 days originated from:
| Location | Reports |
|---|---|
| Lillington, NC | 1 |
| Roanoke, VA | 1 |
| Hawthorne, NV | 1 |
| Brasília, DF | 1 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 1 |
| Schaumburg, IL | 1 |
| Belleville, IL | 1 |
| Township of Evan, KS | 1 |
| Paris, Île-de-France | 1 |
| Fremont, CA | 1 |
| Springport, MI | 1 |
| Long Beach, CA | 1 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 |
| Noida, UP | 1 |
| Concord, NC | 1 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1 |
| Rochester, NY | 1 |
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E*Trade Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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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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Joe DeWitt (@xrpjoe) reported@etrade - fix your login issue! just got a notification that a trade has been executed but we can't log in. Not good!!!
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Islander Bob (@Islander_Bob) reported@etrade Fix your damn website!
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Lee (@ldev117) reported@etrade market depth, L2 completely down, wth, fix this garbage.
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Gail (@GailHedglin) reported@triad311 @etrade ITS ALL DOWN
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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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Author Brett Scott Ermilio (@BrettErmilio) reported@etrade Bad look and no info on the downage. Def need to move a chunk of my money to my Fidelity acct so I can at least have more balance. This happens too often with this platform.
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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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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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NextTradeX (@NextTradeX) reported@etrade Level 2 time and sales not working on the new etrade power pro platform
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Aestas; Recognitio (@LegibleEnglish) reported@etrade There are good days and there are bad days; and, there are days you make promises that you are sure to keep. Get out the checkbook.
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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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J C (@J450NCH4N) reported@etrade @CharlesSchwab why can I not export xls csv gain loss and trade history pages like do u hate your customers. Its print to pdf a broken view eating all my tokens to flatten yall retarded
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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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꧁༒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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