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    • E*Trade Primed for a Breakout [view article]
      jackooo -

      Let's talk truth here, OK? I have placed about 100 calls to Etrade customer service in the past 5 years. I have NEVER - repeat NEVER had to wait as long as 30 minutes or even close to that to have a live human being on the phone.

      Out of the 100 or so calls, I have run into about 2 reps that were rude. Any time you deal with a company and only have about 2% rude employees, that is fairly remarkable.

      Yes, sometimes their customer service reps don't know an answer, BUT, I also hold an account at OptionsXpress AND TDAmeritrade, and Etrade's customer service and platform are far superior.

      Etrade is the best discount brokerage out there.

      May 16 02:33 PM
    • E*Trade Primed for a Breakout [view article]
      Goodwin - No one is claiming ETFC will be the next Google or Apple, and your comments that this company will soon be bankrupt shows your financial ignorance.

      YOu're obviously on a mission here to trash the stock, which would be acceptable if it came from an intelligent person who could back up their points with some credible comments.

      Now, get off the computer before your Mom catches using all of her AOL minutes.       May 16 02:27 PM
    • E*Trade Primed for a Breakout [view article]
      Jimmy Goodwin - you don't know what you're talking about.

      The odds of Etrade trading back to the 2.30 - 2.50 range are slim and none. That was the bottom.

      I think the author is also wrong. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.

      Etrade should trade higher by year's end, but the idea that this will be a teenager again that soon is ridiculous.

      Almost as ridiculous as Jimmy Goodwin's inane prediction.       May 16 02:24 PM
    • E*Trade Will Recover [view article]
      Captain Gary has a good point.

      If by chance Ameritrade or Schwab buys out Etrade's brokerage biz, they would be wise to keep Etrade's stock trading platform.

      Trust me - if Ameritrade or a Schwab buys out Etrade, once Etrade customers see Ameritrade or Schwab's platform, they will be jumping to another brokerage service within 3 months.

      After being spoiled with Etrade's superior platform, they will not put up with Ameritrade's or Schwab's crappy platform.

      Ameritrade will be in for a rude awakening. They'll think they'll acquire 100s of thousands of Etrade customers, but if those Etrade customers are then forced to use an inferior platform because of some acquistion, they will bail to another brokerage.

      Ameritrade and others - keep your hands off Etrade.       Jan 19 11:22 AM
    • E*Trade Will Recover [view article]
      I can speak from experience:
      Ameritrade's platform sucks. And they will not let me buy much on margin. Etrade will allow me to buy over $100,000 on margin right now, and I have $0 in cash in my Etrade account. I have about $50,000 worth of stocks. Etrade's generous margin ROCKS.

      Besides Ameritrade and Etrade, I also have an optionsXpress account. I have that for trading overseas. And, I have to tell you that optionsXpress' platform is worse than even Ameritrade's.

      I have 1 wish for 2008. That Etrade stays in the game. If Ameritrade buys them out, I'm going to be sick.       Jan 18 12:48 PM
    • E*Trade Will Recover [view article]
      Couldn't agree more. Etrade's platform is FAR superior to others. Etrade allows me to trade on margin big time with NO cash in my account. Ameritrade will not.

      Etrade has global trading. The others don't. Etrade's platform is awesome. Ameritrade's, OptionsXpress, and Schwab's platforms SUCK.

      I pray Etrade survives.       Jan 18 11:03 AM
    • E*Trade Will Recover [view article]
      I'm an Etrade stock account customer and I love them. I moved some of my holdings over to Ameritrade last month out of fear. Ameritrade's platform sucks!

      I LOVE Etrade's portfolio platform. If Etrade is bought out by a competitor, I will be very upset. Long live Etrade!

      If Etrade is bought out by a competitor, what will happen to Etrade's stock price? Will it almost assuredly go up?

      thx.       Jan 18 10:27 AM
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