well I applied for an etrd account but this is what I got mailed back this week ( this is from the Netherlands' desk of etrade after I sent my forms in. was hoping on getting transferred before end of this week but apparently that's not an option.:
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your interest in E*TRADE's U.S. trading platform. We are currently reviewing the U.S. trading offering and have suspended the opening of new U.S. accounts at this time. If you have any questions, please call us on xxx-xxxxxxx, 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
Kind regards,
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