Gerald

E*Trade to Customers: Your Money Is Safe

Most accounts in E-Trade are around the US$ 100K level so that the insurance schemes should provide enough protection. However if E-Trade were in financial difficulty, they would probably be bought by a foreign financial institution i.e. those foreign banks that provide FX and stock trading on internet platforms e.g. Deutsche Bank, Fortis, DBS, HSBC, BOC PRC, ICBC PRC. What about IB?