E*TRADE vs. MetaTrader 5

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
E*TRADE
Score 1.2 out of 10
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E*TRADE is a financial services company and pioneer in the online brokerage industry. Having executed the first-ever electronic trade by an individual investor more than 30 years ago, the Company focused on delivering complete and easy-to-use solutions for traders, investors and stock plan participants.N/A
MetaTrader 5
Score 6.1 out of 10
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Henyep Capital Markets (HYCM) & MetaTrade are FCA and CySEC-regulated market leader in providing online FX and CFD trading to retail and institutional investors. HYCM is part of the Henyep Group, an international conglomerate with business in financial services, property, education and charity spanning 20 countries across 3 continents.N/A
Pricing
E*TRADEMetaTrader 5
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Pricing Offerings
E*TRADEMetaTrader 5
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details$0--Stocks, options, and ETFs/ $0.65 50¢ with 30+ trades per quarter--Options contracts/ $1.50--Futures contracts/ $1.00 per bond, (minimum $10, maximum $250)--Bonds (online secondary trades)Fixed---Fixed Spreads from 1.8 pips ("percentage in point")----No Commission/ Classic--Variable Spreads from 1.2 pips (percentage in point)--No Commission/ Raw--Raw Spreads from 0.2pips (percentage in point) + $4 per round/
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Community Pulse
E*TRADEMetaTrader 5
Considered Both Products
E*TRADE
Chose E*TRADE
Robinhood is similar to e-trade but they are geared more to bitcoin and companies that may not be offered on E*TRADE because they are off-market companies.
MetaTrader 5
Chose MetaTrader 5
1. Better in terms of investor accounting and investor reporting management. 2. Easy to use and setup and better in terms of decision making with algorithmic charts. 3. Better in terms of pricing overall a good and well recommended product to use for all sorts of trading and …
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E*TRADEMetaTrader 5
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Enterprises

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User Ratings
E*TRADEMetaTrader 5
Likelihood to Recommend
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User Testimonials
E*TRADEMetaTrader 5
Likelihood to Recommend
Being used other panels, E*TRADE has an edge on getting things done related trading, selling and purchasing at a great extend, it is very easy to use, provided that the users have very less knowledge in Share Markets, the tool has a minimal platform as. well as advanced features to work with multiple people. However, there is room for improvement in terms of Management features and Support after the employee leaves.
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Using it to generate the Trading and Investing signals with the integration for my trading strategies
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Pros
  • I like their sell orders that allow you to set a price or percentage as a stop loss.
  • Their dashboard is easy to use and gives you some quick info.
  • I also like E*TRADE's reports for gains and losses.
  • Moving funds into and out of your accounts is pretty simple with E*TRADE.
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  • forex trading
  • analysis and charts with better time intervals
  • better user interface
  • trading based on AI and algorithms
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Cons
  • summary page needs to have more details like it doesn't show current market price for an option purchased
  • purchase or sell needs to be user friendly so it takes less time.
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  • support can be better
  • reachability is troublesome due to heavy user base
  • security is the biggest issue and lacks trust
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Alternatives Considered
robinhood is similar to e-trade but they are geared more to bitcoin and companies that may not be offered on E*TRADE because they are off-market companies.
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1. Better in terms of investor accounting and investor reporting management. 2. Easy to use and setup and better in terms of decision making with algorithmic charts. 3. Better in terms of pricing overall a good and well recommended product to use for all sorts of trading and forex, hedge etc.
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Return on Investment
  • Limit how much you want invest.
  • This is an open trade website and there is a risk of losing your money based on your investments.
  • If you make some sound investments and keep yourself within a budgeted spending limit there is the opportunity to make money on e-trade.
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  • it helped in better decision making while forex trading
  • helped in clear understanding and easy guides on how to use this platform for trading
  • security and trust is the big negative for us, where anyone can claim wrong profits
  • overall it helped us in better returns on our investments, better than MT4
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