bank products at etrade have fdic insurance. etrade brokerage has spic and lloyds of london coverage so you're theoretically safe, but who knows when you'll get your money especially if there are tens of thousands of people filing claims? furthermore, if they shut down you won't be able to trade. what if the market crashes during that time? i.
Good trade. You are braver than me. How would you like to be working the phones over there? Hey, is my money safe? blah, blah, blah!! We have a great product for you called ABX, we can get you in real cheap. If the market would just puke it up already, but then how could they front run the retail dummies?