ridestrong 1 #1 February 3, 2011 Do you use E*Trade? and if so what is your experience with it? good, bad, easy to use???*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #2 February 3, 2011 I used it in the past and it was fast and easy...even I could do it. But that was a few years ago...I have no idea how they've "improved" it since 2003. A word of warning... If you're planning on day trading, know that day trading takes a special kind of person. One that can take, and manage, high pressure and stress. It's nerve-wracking. The money was not worth the stress...too bad for me because I was doing rather well. One other piece: Stay away from Boots and Coots. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #3 February 3, 2011 Yup, I've used it. It is easy to use. Ditto what Popsjumper said about day trading. Even active trading is going to be a drag on your returns with the trading fees and the spread. I'm more a buy and hold (with some rebalancing) investor."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #4 February 3, 2011 I've used it for years (10+ I'd guess). I don't use it to do a lot of trading - I use it for my IRA account, which is almost all in funds, not individual stocks. I've found it to be easy to use, though other than checking my account from time to time, I don't do a lot other than occasionally roll over 401(k) money into the account when I leave a company and allocate the new deposit into my IRA portfolio."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #5 February 4, 2011 Thanks for the feedback.*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,116 #6 February 4, 2011 Used it for almost 20 years now. Almost all good experiences. A few minor complaints about the time it takes to transfer funds to other accounts (often 3-4 days) but that's an industry-wide issue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
