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