E*TRADE

E*TRADE Reviews

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57Signal
33% positive
39reviews
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The signal score

A score out of 100 for how well reviewed a product is. It rises with positive reviews and with how many there are; negative and mixed reviews take points off.

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Reddit · r/etrade · Sep 5, 2026

Negative

Summary of a Reddit post

Debit card was declined about 70 percent of the time even for basic purchases like gas, and the accounts were frozen nearly every other week, including once after a PayPal flag, leaving no emergency access to money.

Reddit · r/etrade · Dec 23, 2025

Negative

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Accounts held for a decade or more were treated as newly opened by someone else; despite sending a passport, license and selfies and being verified, access stayed restricted and a letter of instruction was needed for withdraw-only access.

Common questions about E*TRADE

Is E*TRADE worth it?

Of the 39 reviews with a clear verdict, 33% are positive, 10% mixed and 56% negative. The praise mentioned most is reliable. The most common complaint is poor support.

What do people like about E*TRADE?

The praise reviewers mention most: reliable (5 reviews), easy to use (4 reviews) and helpful support (4 reviews). For example: Clean interface and mobile app outperform Fidelity in daily use, though order routing steers trades to market makers instead of auto-rolling treasuries.

What are the most common complaints about E*TRADE?

The complaints reviewers mention most: poor support (11 reviews), slow transfers (4 reviews) and account frozen (2 reviews). For example: Closing an inactive account and transferring the remaining balance drags on for months despite forty-minute security verification calls.

What does the signal score of 57 mean?

It's how well reviewed E*TRADE is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a product needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed products here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.

What are the specs of E*TRADE?

Category: Brokerage. Type: Brokerage account. Fees: $0 commissions for online US-listed stock, ETF, mutual fund and options trades (exclusions apply).

Where do these E*TRADE reviews come from?

39 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.

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