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E*TRADE's service is on par with TD Ameritrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that E*TRADE's fees are similar to TD Ameritrade's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at E*TRADE compared to TD Ameritrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at E*TRADE, while customer service quality is lower than TD Ameritrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of E*TRADE as being of the same quality as the platform of TD Ameritrade, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with E*TRADE, while TD Ameritrade provides just about the same quality of research and education.