E Trade "Privacy" Agreement = JOKE
I just now went to open a new account with e-trade. Because of the various posts regarding security and disclosure of information on this forum I decided I would actually read the privacy agreement. ...
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That is HOW they can afford to "give" you low transaction prices, not sure as to what you expected... They "sell" your information and they make additional money from that.
If you don't wish to agree to the DIY discount stoke traders terms of services like them perhaps you should seek out a local sticks and bricks stock broker near you and pay the higher transaction fees.
Besides, you REALLY don't want to get involved with E-Trade, I HAD them through my workplace. I had issues with them, my company must had a lot of complaints and SWITCHED to a different outfit.
Even trying to "close" my account was so difficult to do it was almost comical, they kept, get this, TWO CENTS of my money to "hold" my account open. They sent me statements for FIVE YEARS on this TWO CENTS that they kept. I got a check for TWO CENTS one day. It had to have cost them some money in the hopes I would reactivate the account.
If you don't wish to agree to the DIY discount stoke traders terms of services like them perhaps you should seek out a local sticks and bricks stock broker near you and pay the higher transaction fees.
Besides, you REALLY don't want to get involved with E-Trade, I HAD them through my workplace. I had issues with them, my company must had a lot of complaints and SWITCHED to a different outfit.
Even trying to "close" my account was so difficult to do it was almost comical, they kept, get this, TWO CENTS of my money to "hold" my account open. They sent me statements for FIVE YEARS on this TWO CENTS that they kept. I got a check for TWO CENTS one day. It had to have cost them some money in the hopes I would reactivate the account.
