From the Telegraph:
E-Trade in talks, shop shut up
Word reaches me the online brokerage company is back in talks about a sale, talks that are so advanced it has had to shut down applications for new accounts.
Try to apply for a new share trading or CFD account and the only reply you will get is: "Thank you for your interest in applying for an E-Trade account. Currently we are unable to process any applications at this time. We apologise for any inconvenience."
I put a call in to find out what was going on, but they were too busy to deal with that too.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/citydiary/6998977/E-Trade-in-talks-shop-shut-up.html