E-Trade is the progenitor of all online brokers. The company was founded back in 1982, when the very word Internet was perplexing and evoking astonishment even among professional and duly licensed brokers. E-Trade carried out its first online transaction in 1983 and has been at the forefront of the financial market ever since. E-trade was one of the first to hold an IPO and today it has 30 branches in the United States. Over 4,100 E-Trade first-class financial consultants provide professional advisory support to their investors 24/7. It's fair to say that E-trade is one of the most reliable and recognized financial brokers in the world, since U.S. SEC and FINRA closely monitor its financial activities