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Whether you're placing your first online trade or an experienced investor, we're here to support you. We’ve built etrade.com with a variety of resources to help you learn, invest, save, and manage your accounts. Check out this short video for a tour of all etrade.com has to offer.
Make your deposit and you're ready to go.
Creating an account is the first step. Up next? Putting money in your new account so you can use it to trade.
First time here? We get it. Investing can seem complicated. But don’t let that stop you. We've broken down the basics so you don't have to.
You've told us you have some experience, so we've selected a few resources to help you take your investing to the next level.
How to get started
Check out this quick lesson on the basics of building, managing and growing your portfolio.
How to find stock ideas
We're here to help. Get tips and tricks to find stock ideas that match your investing strategy.
Prepare for your first trade
Ready to dive in? Follow these steps to prepare for your first stock trade.
As an experienced trader, you're probably eager to get started with E*TRADE. We've selected a few resources to help you do just that.
Using E*TRADE
All the tools any trader or investor needs to research investments, track the markets, place trades, and hone their skills.
Six step guide to trading options
Ready to start trading options? Our easy-to-follow guide will show you how to make your first options trade, step by step.
How to trade futures
Learn the basics, choose your strategy, do the research, pick a contract, and enter your order using Power E*TRADE or the Power E*TRADE app.
Find real investment ideas
When it comes to investing, one size doesn’t fit all. You'll want to spend some time finding the right investments for your portfolio - consider some of our "Top five" lists below as you start building.
Disclaimer
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Top five lists are not a recommendation by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC or its affiliates to buy, sell or hold any security, financial product or instrument, nor is it an endorsement of any specific security, company, fund family, product, or service.
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the list were identified by the following criteria: ETFs available on the E*TRADE platform with the highest 1-year total return and overall Morningstar rating of 4 or 5 stars, excluding exchange-traded notes, sector ETFs, and leveraged ETFs.
Data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not an indication of future results and investment returns and share prices will fluctuate on a daily basis. Your investment may be worth more or less than your original cost at redemption. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance is based on market returns. For quarterly and current performance metrics, please click on the fund name. ETF shares cannot be redeemed directly from the ETF. Consequently, brokerage commissions will reduce the performance.
Disclaimer
Data delayed by 15 minutes.
Top five lists are not a recommendation by E*TRADE Securities or its affiliates to buy, sell or hold any security, financial product or instrument, nor is it an endorsement of any specific security, company, fund family, product, or service.
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the list were identified by the following criteria: ETFs available on the E*TRADE platform with the highest 1-year total return and overall Morningstar rating of 4 or 5 stars, excluding exchange-traded notes, sector ETFs, and leveraged ETFs.
Data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not an indication of future results and investment returns and share prices will fluctuate on a daily basis. Your investment may be worth more or less than your original cost at redemption. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance is based on market returns. For quarterly and current performance metrics, please click on the fund name. ETF shares cannot be redeemed directly from the ETF. Consequently, brokerage commissions will reduce the performance.
Disclaimer
Data delayed by 15 minutes.
Top five lists are not a recommendation by E*TRADE Securities or its affiliates to buy, sell or hold any security, financial product or instrument, nor is it an endorsement of any specific security, company, fund family, product, or service.
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the list were identified by the following criteria: ETFs available on the E*TRADE platform with the highest 1-year total return and overall Morningstar rating of 4 or 5 stars, excluding exchange-traded notes, sector ETFs, and leveraged ETFs.
Data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not an indication of future results and investment returns and share prices will fluctuate on a daily basis. Your investment may be worth more or less than your original cost at redemption. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance is based on market returns. For quarterly and current performance metrics, please click on the fund name. ETF shares cannot be redeemed directly from the ETF. Consequently, brokerage commissions will reduce the performance.