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E*TRADE Australia - Online Share Trading

New Investor Hotline

1800 786 257
8am - 8pm (AEST) Mon-Fri

Managing risk

Everything in life has risks, including shares. As history has shown, they can decline in value and should be regarded as a long term investment. But there’s risk in not investing too – like inflation eating into your savings or having your money locked away in frozen investments.

How E*TRADE helps manage your risk

  • E*TRADE can help you make sound decisions, by giving you access to respected, independent analysts like Morningstar, AAP, Fat Prophets, Intelligent Investor and Wise Owl.
    • Morningstar
    • fat prophets
    • Intelligent Investor
    • wise owl
  • Diversification of shares across different industries helps spread your risk. With E*TRADE SharePacks™ you can get a diverse portfolio from just $5,500. Managed Funds and Exchange Traded Funds are other simple ways to diversify.

E*TRADE takes your security seriously

    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Apple Safari
    The website has high levels of security. All E*TRADE pages are SSL-enabled – just look for the padlock icon in your web browser.
  • E*TRADE also supplies you with two passwords: a login password to access your account and a trading password for placing orders, or changing details giving you an extra level of security.