Online

1. Choose the type of account you want. Then complete our E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley brokerage or Morgan Stanley Private Bank online application.
2. For bank and brokerage accounts, you can either fund your account instantly online or mail in your direct deposit.

By Phone

Call 800-387-2331

By Mail

1. Download an application and then print it out.
2. Complete and sign the application.
3. Send the application with a check made payable to E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley or Morgan Stanley Private Bank (depending on the type of account you're opening) to the appropriate address.

At E*TRADE, we make it easy to trade stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and more. Watch our platform demos or join us live every Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET for a 20-minute getting started webinar. We'll show you how to place an order, and answer any questions you have during a live Q&A session. All with no hold times!

E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley offers $0 commissions for online US-listed stock, ETF, mutual fund, and options trades - other rates and fees may apply.

View all rates and fees.

Protecting our customers' personal and financial information is one of our top priorities. In addition to some of the most advanced online security available, we offer the E*TRADE Complete Protection Guarantee, which protects your privacy, your assets, and every transaction you make.

• Complete fraud protection: $0 liability for unauthorized use of your account.
• Complete payment protection: Plus on-time, accurate online Bill pay and Transfer Money.
• Complete privacy protection: We will not sell your personal information to third parties or marketers for any purpose.
• An optional Digital Security ID: Unauthorized logon is virtually impossible.
• Electronic documents: Help curb identity theft (you receive statements and account documents online instead of by mail).
• Alerts: You receive customized reports of account activity and every transaction by email or mobile phone.

For complete details, visit www.etrade.com/protection.