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Here's Why E*Trade's Customers Are Not Happy

this is a good article to encourage etrade to improve customer service but a poor attempt to paint the company as some evil money hungry monster with limited customer complains that sounds like some law suit if they were true. if anybody is reading this, realize that ameritrade has more complains by their customers for just about everything but their business and stock price continues to grow. simply go to yahoo's message board for AMTD, ETFC, & SCHW it's easy to know which brokerage has the complains and which brokerage has some loyal fans.

i don't know how amtd can manage to keep their customers but i know i'm happy w/ etrade as my brokerage for the past 12+ years.

Schwab Interested in E*Trade: Is E*Trade Interested in Schwab?

agreed, the cc is positive on all fronts except for that Layton likes to raise more capital cushion for the bank and may dilute existing shares.

here's a post that i summarized the CC in yahoo message board to reduce the reading if anybody cares:
messages.finance.yahoo...

the language used in the cc referring to OTS capital request is also not negative and here's my post for that:
messages.finance.yahoo...

Layton said: "We are looking at a significant range of alternatives to generate capital, large and small..... to replenish the bank's capital cushion, we will need to pursue financing alternatives, including equity issuances through public or private transactions as well as asset sales or other special transactions." the statement fully explains the intention to pursue "significant range of alternatives to generate capital" and i think dilution is still a last resort type of action. of course, we'll just have to trust ETFC to make best judgments pending on market condition. the only concern i have is that "all 19 stressed tested banks" will also be raising capital and that may cause some credit shortage.

It is my believe that Layton believes and did gave a positive report but the market's reaction afterward is what really twisted the reality. people looked for the worst and presume the worst as they tried to justify the market reaction which was largely manipulation in my opinion. i also believe that this may be the reason that the “surprised” Layton wrote the letter to etfc customer/shareholders to help explain the company's position (posted on e*trade).

An Ameritrade-E*Trade Merger? Not as Crazy as It Sounds

citidel could prob. buy enough amtd and etfc to push for a merger... that'll drive the bull value past schw and never look back.

An Ameritrade-E*Trade Merger? Not as Crazy as It Sounds

raycharles,

i have not read any actuall share dilution on ETFC yet, can you provide a source for that info? i don't understand how fitting Citidel's agenda would equate to a slow motion raid on ETFC. perhaps i'm too simple minded but i think Citidel would enjoy the most profit if ETFC stock price goes through the roof and it would try it's best to make sure it happens that way.

An Ameritrade-E*Trade Merger? Not as Crazy as It Sounds

what jacobsen said is simply not valid and i wonder what his intention is.

ETFC started the turn around plan about a year ago and got rid of their toxic stuff very quick and only kept some with income producing potential. with the fed lowering the prime rate, it certainly helps the homeowners with heloc with the rate without hurting profit for etfc. with a recent market condition, many shorts had coverted their bet, we will not likely to see a "pop" on etfc anytime this year, but there are lots of cash sitting on the sideline just waiting for the storm to blow over. merger or not ETFC is a great brand name with very competitve products (prob. the best).... if anybody want's to invest in a brokerage company, ETFC is a better deal than AMTD or SCHW.

An Ameritrade-E*Trade Merger? Not as Crazy as It Sounds

true or not about the merger talk, ETFC is super discounted from the first false report on the bankruptcy and now the perfect financial storm. if the first report was near truth and the stock was able to bounce back, several months later and ETFC is in better shape than it was, there is no good reason for the price to be where it is at. once the market stabilized, i would think ETFC should be able to produce a smooth incline on the chart supported by its cash and business growth. i do agree with some people who says ETFC should be doing some stock buyback while the price is down.

E*TRADE Financial: It Was Good to Be Long

jackooo,

btw, glad you enjoyed my rant.

thanks.

E*TRADE Financial: It Was Good to Be Long

where do you think you can get great customer service? what about the tools? i would seriouly leverage on the attention they're giving you and tell them what's wrong and make them kiss your behind for awhile. i'm comfortable at etfc and have no major complains, it's not worth the time to get used to other platforms that doesn't do better if not worst for the same customer service. as far as i know, unless you are paying for attention, you're not likely to get more. good luck and if you find a good place to trade, spread the word and perhaps we'll all benefit from some improvment with the few companies that do care to improve their customer service system.

E*TRADE Financial: It Was Good to Be Long

cramer was right about etfc but time has changed a bit since. the financial stocks are just not worth the risk and the latest news on the street is the perfect proof that it was bad time to invest in financials a few months back. etfc had a head start on getting their act together and executed their turnaround plan before the )%&# hit the fan last week and is in better standing then those big banks in wall street today. i'm out of cash but am very happy that i had enough to buy in @ 2.5 just a few days ago... i seriously doubt it would touch that price mark within the next 10 years unless the entire market collapses. with some restriction going in for shorts and the bailout plan in sight, etfc would be a wonderful buy below 4 just because some of the shorts need to take cover.
i don't think etfc will be merged, i would rather see it grow and surpass the old chuck. etfc was always better then schwab and should pass schwab like bby left circuit city behind while the analyst predicted otherwise. etfc has the innovation and the management to make it worthwhile for the longs.

Citadel Infuses E*Trade with Strong, Experienced Management

what oregonduck described is the exact details that most people would have overlooked.... people and agile businesses adopt to new strategies to move with the market condition. good companies don't sit on their hands and cry the sky is falling.
needless to say that etfc has prove itself to be strong on innovation. etfc should be trading as strong as schw if not better within 3 to 4 years and will eventually overtake schw if schw doesn't keep up. once the older generation that buys into schw's brand dissipates, schw will need strong marketing/business strategy to stay on top.

Citadel Infuses E*Trade with Strong, Experienced Management

blogs.wsj.com/deals/20...

did bahtia just hinted that etfc is ready to ripe?

Citadel Infuses E*Trade with Strong, Experienced Management

Lesismore46,

thanks for your input.

yes, the 12.5% is very good and solid but still can be much less of the 2 choices.... so i'm thinking when the "time" is matured... swap... and for their benefit, i don't think Citadel intends to dump the entire block to lower the price unless there is substantial "reasons".

jbmaria,

being that you're fairly neutral on etfc at the moment, what's your take on what i've wrote? i'm really interested on what you think is a good signal to jump on etfc.

Citadel Infuses E*Trade with Strong, Experienced Management

quote from JBMaria:

"At the same time,Citadel registers for "potential" sale over 90 million shares it got for lending ETFC $1.9 Billion at 12.5 % last November. It also registers this debt for "potential' sale at the same time as the share authorization. Curious! "

one should ask what Citadel's intention is ..... MONEY!! of course!

Citadel is basically getting ready to realize their investment and they're certainly going to maximize their profit. they're getting ready for the stock to go through the roof right after they swap out the debt so they hold and controls more shares. KG is a genius setting this whole thing up.... wow. i assume a long term investment is lower in tax even with the hedge funds.... which means they'll wait till they get the tax break?

somebody, please tell me if there is something wrong with my naive assumption.

Seeking E*Trade's 'Magic Moment'

so maria,

what's your projection on etfc in the near term to 2 years?

The Online Brokerage Wars: E*Trade Offers Compelling Risk/Reward

so maria,

what's your projection on etfc in the near term to 2 years?