I expected it to be a very good company (for $40 a month, it should be). However, hassles over my account creation, and the idiotic computerized help service, and them hanging up on me when I had a technical issue has forced me to reconsider. They also have charged me several times for extra things that shouldn't have happened.
If you really want to go through the hassle, E Trade is okay, but the customer service is atrocious, and with so many other companies offering the same things, you should probably reconsider.
I would not recommend E Trade

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they dont read or handle the paper that comes to them well at all. I constantly have to follow up if i ever have to mail anything. very frustrating for a higher commission tha tim paying.

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They nickel and dime you too much...if they didnt do that they would be better off

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Although E-Trade has a great setup (the website), I suggest that if you are already a member with E-Trade that you leave and if you aren't, don't become one!

There are many hidden fees that you are randomly charged, they charge you $40 every month just for having an account with them. There is no explanation to these charges and their customer service is terrible. Also once you have received these charges there are no emails or alerts that you were charged, you must check your account charges quite often.

Even if you make a noticeable gain you will lose that money in these charges! It's lose-lose; almost impossible to come out on top!

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Never received the 100 advertised free trades.
was told i was eligible for their powertrade tool, which is pretty neat. after 5 weeks, they revoked access, saying i didn't meet the minimum trade number necessary to retain access. True, I only made 24 trades in those five weeks but I would have thought they would pro-rate that over their three-month rating period but they did not.
ugh.
they are ok but, as Seinfeld would say, "I'm not gaga."

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I have been using E*Trade as my online broker for about three years now. I tried Sharebuilder.com, but was frustrated with the slow customer service and high commissions. I also tried Scottrade for a brief time, but found that despite claiming being the number one rated online broker for customer service, I found their responses to my questions lacking in substance and despite their low commissions they offered fewer services, specifically, they didn't offer DRIP and restricted the companies you can invest in (no penny stocks). E*Trade has always offered friendly customer service who respond to me within two days and sound like real people. Though they charge more than Scottrade does, their commissions are less than Sharebuilder. And unlike the two, they offer penny stocks, while unlike Scottrade they offer a DRIP service. Also, I have experience no account maintenance fees, inactivity fees, or what have you. I have no reason to try anywhere else, and highly recommend them to anyone on the fence over which discount broker to do business with.

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I was pleased when things were going well with the economy and such. But when things took a turn the other way, they were not much help. This angered me.

thanks.

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I've used E*Trade since about 2000.

The record keeping they have is phenomenal compared to other online brokers. They also have a great interface and have just added one of those back testing tools for heavy traders.

I'd recommend it if you are someone that doesn't like keeping all your paper records and just wants to get all your costs basis info from your broker at tax time.

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Great user interface design however, it costs too much for small time investors. When using only a few thousand dollars you need a relatively large gain to make it worth it and if you miss you are SOL.

If I knew that another broker was just as good if not better, I would not hesitate to switch.

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My experience with E*trade has gone pretty well so far. I don't find their fees to be outrageous, but on the same token as someone who is just getting into the game, trying to make smaller trades gets expensive.

All in all though, the site is extremely easy to navigate and funding my account was very simple.

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I have had a very pleasant experience with E*trade, I have been using them for my regular stock trades for the past 6 months.

They have great prices and an excellent website layout that have made using E*Trade really easy and enjoyable for me. There is lots of useful information, advice and support that is included and presented in pure excellence.

On the whole E*Trade is definitely a top notch broker and in my opinion, certainly well above the average.

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E-Trade allows individual investors to become fully independent and take full advantage of technology to invest quickly and efficiently. By utilizing the tools E trade provides clients with I can make trades quick, when I can, when I want and with low commission fee. Also E trade is very innovative with features like E trade mobile for my blackberry so I can make trades away from my desk and constantly be in control of my investments.

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I began using E*Trade because my employer at the time used them for their stock plan. I have been happy enough using E*Trade over the past few years. Their prices are cheap and site is easy to navigate. I have never done any types of trades over the phone or anything, so I can't speak to their telephone service. I have been happy using E*Trade and have seen no reason to switch. Yes, the company is nearing bankruptcy (some say) but their service is still good. All of my trades have gone right through, no delay and no mistakes. They are prompt (Jan 31st) with tax documents and all in all are a great discount broker.

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Although Etrade's fees are higher than other brokers I have had an excellent experience with them for trading options and stocks for over 10 years. Only once or twice has huge volume disrupted their system for me and I had a stop loss in place so did not miss out.

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Website is very easy to use. I have never utilized customer service so I cannot speak to that.

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i've done a few trades now, just starting to figure things out. it's all pretty straight-forward and easy for anyone to use, regardless of experience.

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A few years ago I had some dealings with the folks over at E*Trade. The tools that they have are excellent. Some of them were a bit more expensive then I really liked but... I am rather cheap so... I had zero problems but the fees were what finally made me stop using them. I do not believe that their fees were any worse than those generally charged by other online brokers but I have no experience with any others.

If I have any dealings with an online brokerage in the future I will certainly use them again. I am sure they have gotten better and more responsive since I used them.

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This is the best on line system for an inexperienced trader or first time trader. Just beware that your free trades begin when the account is opened and your funds, depending on how you fund the account, can take up to 2 weeks to become available. So the free 30 days of trading become more like 1 to 2 weeks. Fund with a wire transfer directly from your bank for the fastest opening. I did not due to the cost of a wire transfer, but in retrospect, I would have saved commissions.

I did not know the 12.99 rate automatically dropped when you surpassed the required number of trades in a quarter, but mine dropped automatically to 9.99 when I did.

The online tools, the real time streaming quotes, the ability to search for stocks and the tax forms make this a top notch site, despite the higher cost per trade.

Beware of some cheap sites that do not place real time trades, but instead block and transfer several times a day. This does not give you the ability to catch a high or low during the trading day. Also after hours trading saved my back once and the savings from that one trade covered a lot of trades.

I would like to see my cost at 7 per trade rather than 10 OR 14. Every time I buy and sell I need to allow for $20 (OR $28) rather than $14. So if I buy 100 shares at 10.00 I know it is really 10.20 when you count the buy and sell. So on a 10 dollar stock (100 share) I loose 2% on the trade. Smaller trades cost a larger percentage so I try not to buy less than 1,000 worth even if I dealing with a low priced stock like Citibank which today is sitting around $3. (I would buy 300-400 shares)

I dislike their selling system a little. I can limit my buy to a set price say buy 100 shares of GE at $11.00, yet I cannot limit a sale unless there is 300 shares or more. (AON all or none to avoid a breakup of sales and additional commission costs)

Beware of the AON - all or none. ETrade lets you do this. You go to buy or sell say 500 shares of PAL at 2.25, and if you don't check the AON, you can see several trades to get the total 500 shares. This can generate individual fees per trade. If you do AON, you can guarantee only 1 buy or sell fee, but the trade may not execute as fast as expected since a match a that exact number shares or from a trader that does not stop broken lots may take longer.

Overall I'm a happy with eTrade and for the new trader you could do a lot worse.

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I love etrade if is very good.

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been using etrade for awhile now, and i dont think i am going to switch online brokers anytime soon. Fast, reliable, works.

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My friend and I have been trading stock really well at E*Trade

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E trade has a very easy to use platform. It provides easy links to tons of information. Have had a successful trading history by using the search function to find stocks with different successful criteria.

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Very simple interface, if someone can navigate their way around UpDown.com, then e*trade will be no problem for them.

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I have never had any problems with E*Trade at all. All my orders where processed in a timely fashion. The only down side is E*Trade broker fees are pricey. The broker fees are $12.99 which is much hirer than Ameritrade. I do however like E*Trades website and they even have mobile versions so you can buy and sell right from your phone.

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Horrible company. 1 hour to get a real person on the phone. They held my funds after closing the account for 3 weeks with no real excuse as to why. When they sent me my funds they had deducted an administration fee from the total amount. This has never happened to me with Scottrade. I shall never return.

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they can execute buy sales but are a little slow on selling. i only have tried them with otc stocks so far that dont sell well anyway.
hope this is a help to you

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I only had $1000 to invest in stocks, and i decided to use E-Trade. However, unbeknownst to me at the time, trade commissions are $12.99, which meant that I spent most of the money on commissions.

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They have everything I want. I don't want much, though, so it's not so meaningful. The transaction charge seems a little steep to me, but that may just be inexperience talking. I would recommend this broker to a friend.

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E*Trade was a good broker that made it somewhat easy to process trades. However there were some minor problems. Mostly it was the inefficiency of the trading process. This sometime got irritating.

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My family and I have worked with e-trade for a couple years now and have had a great experience and as well as successful portfolios

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Pretty easy to use. Website is easy to navigate and lots of investment options.

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Quick and easy.

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Good website. Well run. Easy trades.

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Used IG before E*Trade and I though E*Trade was easier to use and provided flexibility when deciding on the price per point as well as lower spread costs.

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im doing very well with etade, and when ever i need something, their customer service is great!

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none

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love it all

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i love e trade and the commercials they put out :) but they are great

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they do a fine job and have good prices

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being newer to the market can be sorry but etrade takes the scar away by being there when ever i turn on comp or pick up phone 4 stars so far

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Pretty self explanatory.

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it was difficult to set up the account but once it was up and running things went smoothly

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I have limited experience with investing and they have provided me with what seems like all the tools to succeed at my level. We'll see what I have to say in a year or two.

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Our great with giving you comfort with you money

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They make me feel relaxed with my money

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Took over 3 weeks to get approved for options and when I would call they gave me the circle phone jerk.

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Its well worth $8 per trade

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Always takening our relationship to the next level.

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IN CANADA IT CHARGES CONTINOUS CONVERSION FEES CAN-USA $ BACK AND FORTH..

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Great

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E*Trade is Okay at best....need to have registered reps answering ALL CALLS!!

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I've been using etrade for about 6 months. The web site is easy to use, the training is good and their customer service has been very helpful. The cost is a bit high, but worth using something easy.

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E trade is one of the best choices an online trader has. There are some that offer lower rates and other perks, but in the end is just the marketing technique that works. Etrade is not perfect but like on everything else, as long as you keep an eye open, you can manage to make a profit. Remember online brokers are just a tool weather you make money or not is entirely up to the trader/ investor.

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I've had accounts at E-trade since 2000. The service has deteriorated considerably since just before they got into the mortgage business. It appears that they have tried to make up for the losses in other areas by gouging their online customers.
Their research is also not nearly as good as, say Schwab, for the 13.00 per side trade fee.
Online trading these days should never be more than 5.00 or 6.00. its a web program!! Stay away from E-trade.

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