E*Trade is currently offering two signup promotions. E*Trade has a wide array of stock broker services. They have brokerage to some traditional banking services. While they aren’t the lowest priced broker available, their site is easy to use, trades execute fast, and their telephone customer service is responsive. Visit our review of E*Trade for more information about the discount broker.
Current Promotions
E*Trade Cash Promotion
Trade free for 60 days with E*Trade, and get up to $500 in cash. This E*Trade promotion is only available to new customers when you open an account with a least $2,000. Once you’ve made the deposit, you’ll get 500 commission-free trades. The trades can be used for stock or option trades. The trades must be executed within 60 days of deposit. Hurry because this promotion is valid until December 31st 2012.
In order to receive the cash credit you must make a deposit within 45 days of opening the account. You will receive a credit following tiers:
- Deposit $250,000 or more you will receive $500
- Deposit between $100,000 and $249,999 you will receive $250
- Deposit between $50,000 and $99,999 you will receive $100
- Deposit between $25,000 and $49,999 you will receive $50
Your account will be credited within one week of the close of the 45-day window. You will not receive cash compensation for any unused free trade commissions. For more information about the E*Trade promotion, visit their web site.
E*Trade IRA Promotion
Get up to $600 with E*Trade’s no annual fee and no minimum traditional IRA. Save on transaction fees by selecting one of E*Trade’s 80 commission-free ETFs. This offer is available only to new IRA accounts, which can be a rollover IRA, traditional IRA, or Roth IRA. The deposit cannot come from an existing E*Trade account. This promotion will expire on December 31st, 2012.
In order to receive the cash credit you must make a deposit within 45 days of opening the account.
- Fund $250,000 or more you will receive $600
- Fund between $100,000 and $249,999 you will receive $300
- Fund between $25,000 and $99,999 you will receive $100
For more terms and conditions about this E*Trade promo, visit their web site.
