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ETrade have a great web site and are easy to use. But making money on the stock market is not about a great website or ease of use, it's about knowing that when you hit buy or sell, your deal will... more

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Rating Summary based on 12 reviews

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  • 3 Stars
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  • 2 Stars
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  • 1 Star
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  • Competitiveness of charges
  • Coverage of national/international markets
  • Online - Content/organization of site
  • Online - Ease of applying for products
  • Online - Investment tracking
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  • 5 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bkieser

    2 Stars ETrade - fails to automatically deal during busy markets. 27/02/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy to use web site. Works well in quiet markets

    Disadvantages Disadvantages High failure rate of automatic trades. No stop-loss. Buy/sell prices carry a margin.

    ETrade have a great web site and are easy to use. But making money on the stock market is not about a great website or ease of use, it's about knowing that when you hit buy or sell, your deal will execute. At no time is that more important than when the markets are busy or volatile. And this is exactly when ETrade will let you down. Only 10% of my trades go through automatically during busy times and the rest sit on a first-come-first-served queue waiting for a dealer to pick it up and manually do the trade. At busy times, this can (and has in my case) turn well timed, profit-making trades ... more
  • 14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    NcNyc

    5 Stars Debating about E Trading 01/05/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages easy to use, informative, real-time quotes, quick executions, after-hours trade

    Disadvantages Disadvantages there are none

    I have read some excellent OPINIONS of E-TRADE written by experienced traders. I would like to thank them one and all. My OPINION is one of a NEW E-TRADER. I find E-TRADE very easy to use. Type in a company name, get their stock symbol and voila! You will find quotes, daily ranges, charts, profiles, news, 52 wk. highs and lows, etc.---everything you need to begin. Although, I do not rely solely on the information E-TRADE offers. I also use AOL stock info and any other applicable sites when researching a particular stock. I find AOL'S s research reports and news to be more informative than E ... more
  • 17 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    PHickman

    2 Stars A bad idea for in-frequent traders. 25/07/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Maybe the 750 ipoints.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages High trading charges, high fees, too many rampers.

    I opened an E*Trade account through the ipoints (www.ipoints.co.uk) link which gives you 750 ipoints. (Note: you only need 825 ipoints for 3 DVD's..!). There are other "offers" around, I have heard of E*Trade giving £50 in your trading account as an incentive - though I could not find this offer available now. I was charged a bi-annual administration fee of £25+VAT. (Note: I got a mail saying this fee was now going to be charged on a monthly basis to trading accounts). This charge is applied to your trading account at the end of June and the end of December - regardless of when you open your ... more
  • 11 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    htanaka

    4 Stars Let's make money 16/06/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy for beginners. Everything online. Good Bulletin Board

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can be addictive

    Etrade is a well established breed of online share trading companies which allows easy trading of UK (LSE), US (DOW/NASDAQ) and ISA equities. There has been a recent downturn of private investors interested in the stock market due to the marked decline in the stock market over the past year. However I am confident this is about to change and if you are a new private investor then this is a great time to start investing. Sign yourself with Etrade and there is a £50 cost to register. You can actually get a lot of this back by registering with ipoints first. www.ipoints.co.uk. Once your account ... more
  • 4 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Izzy

    4 Stars Fairly good 10/07/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Reasonable cost, good database of information

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Cheaper is now available

    For a small trader, such as myself, E*Trade is perfectly adequate. You can make your purchases and sales online and at a reasonable cost (between £9 - £25 according to the value/number of transactions). You can make a portfolio of your shares and keep track of them on E*Trade on a minute-by-minute basis. HOWEVER, the prices are delayed by 15 minutes (unless you are making a purhcase/sale). You also have free access to information about the companies you have, or are planning to invest in. Their is also a bulletin board section in which you can share your knowledge with others. I make very few ... more