E*TRADE vs. Shrimpy

During the COVID pandemic, the airline companies were taking a big hit on travel and I saw this as a great opportunity to invest in airline stock because its value in the market had dropped tremendously. I used this opportunity to invest in multiple airline stocks through e-trade by buying the stock at an all-time low for airline stock. It was a great investment for me in the long term.

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Shrimpy is a good visual aid but it lacks some key features, such as a mobile app.

Incentivized

• I like their sell orders that allow you to set a price or percentage as a stop loss.
• Their dashboard is easy to use and gives you some quick info.
• I also like E*TRADE's reports for gains and losses.
• Moving funds into and out of your accounts is pretty simple with E*TRADE.

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• Connects accounts.
• Automate trading however i don't use this currently.
• Copy trades etc.

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• summary page needs to have more details like it doesn't show current market price for an option purchased
• purchase or sell needs to be user friendly so it takes less time.

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• No financial security.
• No mobile app (yet).

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robinhood is similar to e-trade but they are geared more to bitcoin and companies that may not be offered on E*TRADE because they are off-market companies.

Incentivized

Shrimpy is simpler to use, and the portfolio rebalancing to adjust to market movements is its best asset. This was used for stocks and shares prior and works in a similar way with crypto. Not sure as to the long-term gains this will provide but the theory stacks up.

Incentivized

• Limit how much you want invest.
• This is an open trade website and there is a risk of losing your money based on your investments.
• If you make some sound investments and keep yourself within a budgeted spending limit there is the opportunity to make money on e-trade.

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• Crypto has taken a hit so ROI is negative at the moment but it will go back up.

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