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E*TRADE Launches Retail Forex Trading

  • #1
  • First Post: Feb 21, 2012 11:55am Feb 21, 2012 11:55am
A big development in the world of forex trading today:

Feb 21, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- E*TRADE Financial Corporation and FXCM Inc. announced today that E*TRADE FX will now offer customers access to global currency markets, research and education through FXCM, on the newly launched E*TRADE FX platform.... http://www.marketwatch.com/story/etr...ing-2012-02-21

www.etrade.com/forex
  • #2
  • Feb 21, 2012 1:24pm Feb 21, 2012 1:24pm
That's great news!
  • #3
  • Feb 21, 2012 3:34pm Feb 21, 2012 3:34pm
Same spreads as FXCM, nothing really attractive about eTrade.
  • #4
  • Feb 21, 2012 7:48pm Feb 21, 2012 7:48pm
Quoting CaymanTrader
Same spreads as FXCM, nothing really attractive about eTrade.
from the print at the bottom of e-trades forex page

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FXCM will hold your account and the respective funds and will act as the counterparty to your foreign exchange trades
It's FXCM through e-trades platform
  • #5
  • Feb 21, 2012 7:55pm Feb 21, 2012 7:55pm
That looks like a cheap solution.

Unfortunately none of these firms (etrade, schwab etc, not even MB Trading) can compete with Interactive Broker's universal account, where you can trade fx, bonds, futures, options and stocks from a single account. It would be nice if someone got their arse up and put up a little competition for ib..
  • #6
  • Feb 21, 2012 10:38pm Feb 21, 2012 10:38pm
Is it WL???
  • #7
  • Feb 21, 2012 10:41pm Feb 21, 2012 10:41pm
Quoting shrike
That looks like a cheap solution.

Unfortunately none of these firms (etrade, schwab etc, not even MB Trading) can compete with Interactive Broker's universal account, where you can trade fx, bonds, futures, options and stocks from a single account. It would be nice if someone got their arse up and put up a little competition for ib..
Does anyone know when OptionsXpress will launch FOREX accounts?
  • #8
  • Feb 22, 2012 6:12am Feb 22, 2012 6:12am
Quoting Jason Rogers
A big development in the world of forex trading today:

Feb 21, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- E*TRADE Financial Corporation and FXCM Inc. announced today that E*TRADE FX will now offer customers access to global currency markets, research and education through FXCM, on the newly launched E*TRADE FX platform.... http://www.marketwatch.com/story/etr...ing-2012-02-21

www.etrade.com/forex
Hi Jason,

Currently E*Trade offers forex trading via FXCM's Trading Station II platform. Do they plan to launch MT4 in near future?
  • #9
  • Last Post: Feb 22, 2012 10:58am Feb 22, 2012 10:58am
Quoting systray
Hi Jason,

Currently E*Trade offers forex trading via FXCM's Trading Station II platform. Do they plan to launch MT4 in near future?

Hi systray,

No plans that I know of.

Also, E*TRADE says they will be launching Quick Transfer on March 1, which should make transfers between E*TRADE brokerage and forex accounts faster.
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