Online brokerage E*Trade has a signup bonus going right now, and it’s big: 60 days of free trading when you open a new account.
There are a few stipulations, but this being E*Trade, the requirements aren’t too restrictive. The account basics are
- $2000 minimum deposit to open
- 500 free trades, so long as they are executed within the first 60 days of opening
- Offer good until December 31, 2010
E*Trade’s website has all the other small-print details. For instance, trades and securities must be held for 6-months (minus losses, if any) or you could forfeit your free trade credits. E*Trade offers a bevy of benefits, with features such as real-time streaming quotes, mobile app trading, research and commentary, and even free bank transfers and ATM refunds (so that you can give E*Trade more of your cash, presumably. But still…).
E*Trade enables you to trade in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and “every ETF (exchange traded fund) sold,” according to the company’s website. You can read my BankShout review of E*Trade here, and visit the brokerage’s 60-day promo webpage, too. Have you used E*Trade, or any other online or discount brokerage? Please tell us about it below, and share your knowledge (if not your wealth) with other BankShout readers. Use the comments below, and thanks for reading.
Kevin Fleming founded the CreditShout Network in 2008 to help people manage their credit and finances. Kevin wants to make it easy for anyone, regardless of their level of financial knowledge to understand banking and what may seem like the complex world of personal finance.
