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Non-Tech : E*Trade (NYSE:ET) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Spytrdr who wrote (9050)	10/25/1999 9:02:00 PM
From: LABMAN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13953

One of E-TRADE INVESTMENTS Digital Island up 68% today up 15 11/16

To: Spytrdr who wrote (9050)	10/25/1999 11:51:00 PM
From: blake roberts	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13953

Get this CRAP with E-Trade today: Placed MARKET order for 5000 shares of a $1 stock, i CANCEL the order and change it to a LIMIT order. I get a message back, ORDER CANCELLED. 5 minutes later...ORDER CANCELLED IN ERROR, REINSTATED. Great, so now I have a MARKET buy in for a falling stock AFTER they told me it was cancelled. Then I cant sell cause the shares were not showing up in my account yet. This coulda cost me a lot of $$ and E-Trade screwed up royally. Combine this with the fact that HALF the time I place orders now, the preview is BLANK and I have to retry the order, OVER AND OVER. Or I get that message "You appear to be having trouble accessing this feature...." What a crock of BS.

To: Spytrdr who wrote (9050)	10/26/1999 8:51:00 AM
From: Curtis E. Bemis	Respond to of 13953

What's next ?? ETrade giving 400$ rebate-Free computers ETRADE Teams With Micro Electronics to Make Free Computers Available PR Newswire - October 26, 1999 08:40 Joint Promotion Offers Web-Based and Retail Options for Consumers to Take Control of Their Financial Future by Investing Online on Their New PCs MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- ETRADE(R) Group Inc. (Nasdaq: EGRP) today announced an innovative joint promotion with Micro Electronics, Inc. and three of its subsidiaries -- MyFavoritePC.com, WinBook, and Micro Center -- that further empowers consumers to take control of their financial futures by offering them free personal computers (PC) through a $400 rebate. Customers who purchase a qualifying PC or PC equipment and elect to open a new ETRADE account will receive a $400 rebate through Nov. 30, 1999. ETRADE has created a co-branded web site where consumers can receive a free computer after rebate from MyFavoritePC at (www.myfavoritepc.com/etrade) or save $400 after rebate on a notebook computer from WinBook (www.winbook.com) when opening an ETRADE account. Customers who complete transactions online will receive a $400 rebate which will be placed in their new ETRADE account. Some of the qualifying PCs are priced as low as $550 (this offer does not include the monitor). Combining the manufacturer's rebate of $100, a $50 mail-in rebate and the $400 ETRADE rebate, the consumer can receive a free PC from MyFavoritePC or a notebook computer from WinBook for as little as $599 after rebate. "ETRADE is all about empowering individuals with the right tools and information to take control of their financial lives," said Jerry Gramaglia, chief marketing officer for ETRADE. "Combining PCs and an ETRADE account opens the world of personal finance to many more consumers." Consumers who visit a MicroCenter retail outlet and purchase a qualifying PC will be given an ETRADE account application if they request it. They must return to ETRADE the application with a copy of the receipt from MicroCenter by Nov. 30, 1999 and ETRADE will credit their new account with a $400 rebate from the purchase of the computer. Micro Center locations are listed on the Micro Center web site at www.microcenter.com. The Details This offer is valid only for new ETRADE customers opening individual and joint accounts. It is not valid for IRAs and other retirement, custodial, business or club accounts, and there is a limit of one new account bonus per household and type of account. The ETRADE account must remain open and funded with the minimum initial deposit ($1,000 for cash accounts, $2,000 for margin accounts) for at least one year. Only U.S. residents are eligible. A rebate of $400 for a qualifying computer purchase will be posted to the ETRADE account within approximately eight weeks of application approval and account funding. For more information about the offer, consumers can call 800-ETRADE, or visit www.etrade.com. About ETRADE ETRADE, a global leader in online personal financial services, is the world's most-visited online investing site, offering value-added investing and research features, premium customer service and a redundant, proprietary Stateless Architecture infrastructure. In addition to the US, ETRADE presently serves customers through branded web sites in the Japan, U.K., Sweden, France, Australia and Canada. ETRADE has been ranked the number one online brokerage by Gomez Advisors (for four out of the last five quarters), Lafferty Information and Research Group, PC Magazine and Smart Computing magazine. ETRADE Securities Inc. (Member NASD/SIPC), and its parent company, ETRADE Group Inc., have offices in Northern California and in other major business centers in the U.S. and worldwide. About Micro Electronics, Inc. MY FAVORITE PC.COM is the newest subsidiary of Micro Electronics, Inc., a privately-held corporation with subsidiaries including MICRO CENTER, the number two computer retailer in the U.S., and WinBook, a leading U.S. notebook computer manufacturer. MY FAVORITE PC.COM was created to respond to the growing market for free computers, and offers products exclusively at myfavoritepc.com. WINBOOK notebook computers have been honored with nearly 200 awards from publications including PC Magazine, PC World, PC Computing, Windows Magazine, Family PC, Laptop Buyers Guide and Portable Computing, and are sold directly at www.winbook.com. In addition, selected WinBook models are sold through MICRO ELECTRONICS' sixteen MICRO CENTER stores, nationwide. Micro Center, The Computer Department Store(R) was founded in 1979, and operates 16 large-format computer stores featuring more than 36,000 computer-related items across the nation. For more information and a listing of locations, visit www.microcenter.com. Important Notice ETRADE is a registered trademark of the company. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. The statements contained in this news release that are forward-looking are based on current expectations that are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual results may differ materially. The uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, changes in market activity, market acceptance of the Destination ETRADE web site, anticipated increases in the rate of new customer acquisition, the conversion of new visitors to the site to customers, seasonality, the development of new products and services, the enhancement of existing products and services, competitive pressures (including price competition), system failures, economic and political conditions, changes in consumer behavior and the introduction of competing products having technological and/or other advantages. Further information about these risks and uncertainties can be found in the information included in the annual report filed by the company with the SEC on Form 10-K (including information under the caption "Risk Factors") and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. SOURCE ETRADE Group, Inc. /CONTACT: Sara Brown Riggs of Hill and Knowlton, 650-331-5978, or sbriggs@hillandknowlton.com, for E*TRADE Group, Inc.; or Ed Lukens of Micro Electronics, Inc., 614-850-3270, or e_lukens@microcenter.com/ /Company News On-Call: prnewswire.com or fax, 800-758-5804, ext. 136683/ /Web site: winbook.com /Web site: myfavoritepc.com /Web site: microcenter.com /Web site: etrade.com (EGRP)