Grrrrrrrrrrrr ETRADE, they are the pickiest about activating options trading, they see you traded one penny POS and they deny you options trading F them(ETRADE and all the donkeys in that organization who decide who shall trade options), I opened with optionsXpress and up and running in days, sent a check and voila, I lost it all...lol(well not entirely a joke, took an ass whippin late last year)
All kidding aside like Langy says, Optionsxpress has a great platform, account activation is fast/easy, a little pricey but when it comes down to closing a position reliability is key..Later
IMO
BB