I only realized I had to verify the external acct after reading this thread. After clicking the verify link on my account page I get this message " Verification deposits have not yet been sent for this account. Please allow 2 -3 business days for the deposits to post to your external account."

Thanks, OP, for the deal. Apply, deposit $1, verify by return deposits (reimburses most/all of your "risk capital"), profit 2500%.

Has anyone tried opening one of these for their kids so they also can receive the $25 bonus?

iSpecK said:I already had an etrade checking and savings account

I opened up a second savings using this link and drew $1 from my etrade checking

the account is open and working and alrady has the initial dollar in it

I'll update if/when I get the bonusYou might want to pull $1 from an outside account. The offer states "Must be a new account opened with new funds." Not sure what is considered "new", but I took that to mean that an inter-bank transfer wouldnt count.

Is anyone worried that after you click on the Apply Now link with the $25 promotion plainly visible, it takes you to here and then when you click on Open an account in minutes it takes you to here but no mention of the $25 bonus?

emre1000 said:Is anyone worried that after you click on the Apply Now link with the $25 promotion plainly visible, it takes you to here and then when you click on Open an account in minutes it takes you to here but no mention of the $25 bonus?

In the Welcome Kit I got in the mail, the $25 bonus was explicitly indicated in the account information.

For those of you who have opened a savings account only, do they give you access to real-time stock quotes?

timothy86 said:After you apply they mail you an page you have to sign and return.

It states the $25 bonus on the welcome letter.


Since you have to mail back your signiture that $25 bonus is only $24.61

That's why the verifying deposits are so critical

dudetheobscure said:Thanks, OP, for the deal. Apply, deposit $1, verify by return deposits (reimburses most/all of your "risk capital"), profit 2500%.

Exactly! I put in $1 for this, and before that was even withdrawn, I had 65 cents put in my account for verification purposes. So, this only cost me 35 cents to get this $25 gain.

I opened my account about 2 weeks ago. My initial $1 deposit was debited from my external account on February 13th. However, in my E*Trade accounts page it doesn't even look like they have my account there (it shows $0 assets). Will it show up when they recieve my signature card? Anyone else having this problem?

FYI, In my welcome package it said I opened with the $25 bonus.