E*TRADE Financial Corporation was founded by William A. Porter and Bernard A. Newcomb in 1982 as TradePlus, an online discount brokerage service for self-directed investors. Trading services were offered through America Online and Compuserve. Within 12 years of founding the company had $11 million in annual revenue.
Today E*TRADE provides advice, tools, services, and products stock plan participants and individual investors online and through a network of financial consultants and customer service representatives. For corporate clients, the company also offers trade clearing and employee stock option plan administration.
E*TRADE Financial Corporation trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ETFC, is a member of the S&P 500, is #980 in the Fortune 1000, has 3,221 employees, and had $1.76 billion in revenue in 2014.
E*TRADE Financial CorporationE*TRADE Financial Corporation was founded by William A. Porter and Bernard A. Newcomb in 1982 as TradePlus, an online discount brokerage service for self-directed investors. Trading services were offered through America Online and Compuserve. Within 12 years of founding the company had $11 million in annual revenue.
Today E*TRADE provides advice, tools, services, and products stock plan participants and individual investors online and through a network of financial consultants and customer service representatives. For corporate clients, the company also offers trade clearing and employee stock option plan administration.
E*TRADE Financial Corporation trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ETFC, is a member of the S&P 500, is #980 in the Fortune 1000, has 3,221 employees, and had $1.76 billion in revenue in 2014.
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