Seize your trading edge

Trade stocks, options, futures, and more with powerful yet easy-to-use trading platforms, specialized support, and some of the lowest fees in the market.

Open an account and get commission-free stock and options trades for 60 days, plus $600.1 How it works

Per-trade pricing thereafter: $4.95 (30+ trades/qtr) or $6.95 (<30 trades/qtr).2 View all rates

Take your trading to a higher level

Experienced traders are a special breed. Power E*TRADE offers a combination of benefits designed to help you trade with maximum speed, value, and control.

  • Trade equities, ETFs, options, and futures all on the same platform
  • Best-in-class OptionsHouse trading platform optimized for the web or virtually any tablet device4
  • Expedited support from our Trader Service Team, including licensed Futures Specialists
  • Preferred pricing of $4.95 per trade and 50¢ options contracts, plus $1.50 futures contracts2,3

Platforms built for the way you trade

Everyone approaches the markets a little differently. At E*TRADE, we empower you with platforms that let you trade how you want, from wherever you want.

  • Our most advanced opportunity-finding and market-seizing features on the pro-level OptionsHouse trading platform
  • Easy-to-use E*TRADE website allows you to buy, sell, research, and track the markets in one convenient place
  • The powerful, ever-innovating OptionsHouse mobile app—built by traders, for traders
  • Award-winning E*TRADE mobile app to stay connected to the markets and your accounts from anywhere4

Choices for sophisticated traders

Expand your horizons with advanced options, futures, and margin5 trading backed by pro-level tools and specialized support.

  • A best-in-class options platform4 with 50¢ options contracts, plus the ability to close short options priced at 10¢ or less
    commission-free2
  • As low as $1.50 commission per futures contract per side, along with fully integrated trading across the web and our mobile apps3
  • Powerful Margin Calculator and Margin Analyzer tools, supported by real-time margin updates
  • Specialized customer service for options, futures, margin, and portfolio margin traders
  • New! 24x5 trading on some of today’s most active ETFs, including SPY, QQQ, EEM, DIA, and more

 
Trade ETFs on your schedule

Looks like we can ditch that bell

 

Now you can react to market news whenever it breaks. Trade SPY, QQQ, EEM, DIA, and more 24 hours a day, five days a week.

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