E-Trade Financial Corporation
(NASDAQ: ETFC) (often styled E*TRADE) is a financial services company based
in New York City, United States. It is a holding company, the major business
of which is an online discount stock brokerage service for self-directed
investors.
Investors can buy and sell
securities such as stocks, bonds, options, mutual funds, and exchange-traded
funds via electronic trading platforms or by phone via E-Trade Mobile Pro.
The company also offers
banking and lending products such as checking and savings accounts, money
market accounts, certificates of deposit, and credit cards. E-Trade's
brokerage business is regulated and licensed by the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (FINRA). E-Trade also has a wholly owned subsidiary
E-Trade Bank.
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