E*Trade: Fees, Features, and More (2025)

ETrade combines full‑service breadth with advanced technology. Traders can choose the professional‑grade **ETRADE Pro** platform or tap the public Developer API, trade options at $0.50–$0.65 per contract, and access bonds, CDs, and a mutual‑fund lineup topping 6,000 choices—over 4,300 with no transaction fee and no mandatory holding period. Automated Core Portfolios cost 0.30 % in advisory fees, and a network of roughly 30 branches offers in‑person support, all with no minimum opening deposit.

Detailed feature breakdown for E*Trade brokerage (2025)
Feature
Website https://us.etrade.com/home
Broker Type Full-Service
Trading: Stock & ETF? Yes
ETF & Stock commission No fee
Fractional Shares? No
Percent Allocations? No
Crypto Trading? No
Crypto Fees not applicable
Options Trading? Yes
Options Fee 50 to 65
Bond Trading Available? Yes
Pays for Order Flow (PFOF)? Yes
Interface: Web trading? Yes
Desktop trading? Yes; E*TRADE Pro
API Trading? Yes; E*TRADE Developer Platform
Mutual Funds: Offered? Yes
Total Mutual Funds Over 6,000
NTF Mutual Funds Over 4,300
Non-NTF Fund Fee $50
Early Redemption Fee? No
Redemption Hold (Days) 0
Early Redemption Fee $50
Accounts: Margin Accounts? Yes
IRAs Offered? Yes
HSAs Offered? No
Money Market Sweep? No
CDs Offered? Yes
Robo-Advisor: Offered Yes
Robo-Advisor Service Core Portfolios
Robo-Advisor Fees 0.30%
Basics: Headquarters New York, NY
Year Founded 1996
Clearing Firm Morgan Stanley
Local Branches? Yes, about 30 locations
New Account Minimum $0

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