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E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation Announces Third Quarter Earnings of $0.28 Per Share on Record Revenue; Raises 2005 Earnings Guidance

     - GAAP Net Income of $107.5 million, or $0.28 per share

     - Total Net Revenue of a record $422.8 million

     - Operating Margin(1) of 35.7 percent

     - Total Client Assets increase to a record $106.4 billion

     - Net Interest Income of $217 million

     - Bank net interest spread of 223 basis points

     - Total Daily Average Revenue Trades of 125,500

     - Raises and narrows 2005 earnings guidance to $1.04 - $1.09 per share

    NEW YORK, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation
(NYSE: ET) today announced results for its third quarter ended September 30,
2005, reporting net income of $107.5 million, or $0.28 per diluted share,
compared to $79.3 million, or $0.21 per diluted share a year ago.
Consolidated net revenue for the third quarter increased 26 percent to a
record $422.8 million from $335.1 million a year ago.  Total segment income(1)
increased 35 percent to $151.1 million from $111.7 million a year ago,
generating a consolidated operating margin of 35.7 percent compared to 33.3
percent in the year ago period.  Total client assets increased 28 percent year
over year to $106.4 billion, including a record $19.5 billion in total
customer cash and deposits.  In the third quarter, net interest income
represented 48 percent of total net revenue, up from 46 percent a year ago.
Bank net interest spread increased one basis point sequentially and 10 basis
points year over year to 223 basis points -- contributing to annual growth in
net interest income of 32 percent.  Total DARTs increased 29 percent year over
year to 125,534, with retail DART volumes up 50 percent.
    The Company raised and narrowed its 2005 earnings guidance range to
$1.04 - $1.09 per share from the previous range of $0.96 - $1.06.  This range
implies results of $0.25 - $0.30 per share in the fourth quarter.  The revised
guidance specifically excludes a net $0.05 per share gain resulting from the
sale of E*TRADE Consumer Finance, partially offset by costs associated with
the Company's acquisition of Harrisdirect, including incremental interest
expense, restructuring and other deal-related costs.
    "Our strong operating and financial performance, combined with the power
of consolidation, has strengthened the franchise -- accelerating our growth
goals and delivering value to customers and shareholders," said Mitchell H.
Caplan, Chief Executive Officer, E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation. "In the third
quarter we broadened and deepened our customer relationships through the
continued adoption of E*TRADE Complete, creating growth in all of the key
drivers of our business including assets, cash, borrowings and transactions."
    Other selected highlights from the third quarter of 2005:

    -- Added 223,900 gross new Retail accounts, with 155,300 in
       trading/investing and 68,600 in deposit/lending accounts
    -- Increased total net revenue per customer by 23 percent and total
       segment income per customer by 32 percent over the year ago period
    -- Began expensing stock options through the adoption of FAS No.123(R)
       resulting in an increase of consolidated compensation and benefits of
       approximately $8 million
    -- Announced the acquisition of Harrisdirect from Bank of Montreal, which
       closed on October 6th, gaining 430,000 customer accounts with average
       balances over $75,000, $34 billion in assets, $5 billion in customer
       cash, $900 million in margin debt balances and approximately 15,000
       DARTs
    -- Announced the planned acquisition of BrownCo from JPMorgan Chase,
       gaining 200,000 customer accounts with average balances of $145,000,
       $29 billion in assets, $3.4 billion in customer cash, $3.2 billion in
       margin debt balances, and approximately 28,000 DARTs
    -- Announced the planned acquisition of Kobren Insight Management to offer
       personalized wealth management services to retail customers, executing
       on the Company's regional investment advisor strategy

    Historical monthly metric data from January 2003 to September 2005 can be
found on the E*TRADE FINANCIAL investor relations site at http://www.etrade.com.

    About E*TRADE FINANCIAL
    The E*TRADE FINANCIAL family of companies provides financial services
including trading, investing, banking and lending for Retail and Institutional
customers.  Securities products and services are offered by E*TRADE Securities
LLC (Member NASD/SIPC).  Bank and lending products and services are offered by
E*TRADE Bank, a Federal savings bank, Member FDIC, or its subsidiaries.

    Important Notice
    E*TRADE FINANCIAL and the E*TRADE FINANCIAL logo are registered trademarks
or trademarks of E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation. The statements contained in
this news release that are forward-looking are based on current expectations
that are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual results
may differ materially. The uncertainties and risks include, but are not
limited to, changes in market activity, anticipated increases in the rate of
new customer acquisition, the conversion of new visitors to the site to
customers, the activity of customers and assets held at the institution,
seasonality, the development and enhancement of products and services,
competitive pressures (including price competition), system failures, economic
and political conditions, changes in consumer behavior and the introduction of
competing products having technological and/or other advantages. Further
information about these risks and uncertainties can be found in the
information included in the annual reports previously filed by E*TRADE
FINANCIAL Corporation with the SEC on Form 10-K (including information under
the caption "Risk Factors") and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.


    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

    C o n s o l i d a t e d   S t a t e m e n t s   o f   O p e r a t i o n s
                     (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                   (unaudited)

                                     Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                        September 30,        September 30,
                                       2005      2004      2005        2004

      Revenues:
        Commissions                  $117,165   $84,869   $333,392   $332,901
        Principal transactions         23,793    24,391     75,547     91,417
        Gain on sales of loans and
         securities, net               21,850    28,415     84,121    107,078
        Service charges and fees       32,960    21,653    100,863     73,245
        Other revenues                 22,920    20,798     67,717     68,254

        Interest income               424,142   293,004  1,148,532    822,564
        Interest expense             (207,101) (128,852)  (535,532)  (369,616)
           Net interest income        217,041   164,152    613,000    452,948
        Provision for loan losses     (12,909)   (9,145)   (37,946)   (25,701)
           Net interest income after
            provision for loan losses 204,132   155,007    575,054    427,247
           Total net revenues         422,820   335,133  1,236,694  1,100,142

      Expenses excluding interest:
        Compensation and benefits     103,310    82,061    282,933    266,386
        Occupancy and equipment        16,546    18,119     52,617     54,086
        Communications                 18,609    18,075     55,854     53,888
        Professional services          16,144    16,581     51,752     45,390
        Commissions, clearance and
         floor brokerage               36,557    28,350    106,715    109,392
        Advertising and market
         development                   21,188     9,293     74,257     45,813
        Servicing and other banking
         expenses                      12,989     9,069     34,667     26,081
        Fair value adjustments of
         financial derivatives          1,269      (696)     3,905     (2,817)
        Depreciation and
         amortization                  19,011    19,940     54,583     59,373
        Amortization of other
         intangibles                    4,644     4,615     14,538     15,217
        Facility restructuring and
         other exit charges              (469)     (227)       495     (1,233)
        Other                          21,969    18,290     62,546     62,871
           Total expenses excluding
            interest                  271,767   223,470    794,862    734,447

      Income before other income,
       income taxes and discontinued
       operations                     151,053   111,663    441,832    365,695

      Other income:
        Corporate interest income       3,409     1,698      7,796      4,755
        Corporate interest expense    (13,783)  (11,873)   (36,975)   (35,751)
        Gain on sale and impairment
         of investments                22,092    47,229     68,322    107,506
        Loss on early extinguishment
         of debt                           --   (18,615)        --    (22,972)
        Equity in income of investments
         and venture funds              3,103        84      7,142      3,076
           Total other income          14,821    18,523     46,285     56,614
      Income before income taxes and
       discontinued operations        165,874   130,186    488,117    422,309
      Income tax expense               57,263    43,016    169,472    141,599
      Minority interest in
       subsidiaries                        --        47         56        876
      Income from continuing
       operations                     108,611    87,123    318,589    279,834
      Discontinued operations, net
       of tax:
        Loss from discontinued
         operations                    (2,937)   (8,013)   (16,763)   (20,587)
        Gain (loss) on disposal of
         discontinued operations          171       164     (2,420)    31,408
      Net income (loss) from
       discontinued operations         (2,766)   (7,849)   (19,183)    10,821
      Cumulative effect of
       accounting change, net of tax    1,646        --      1,646         --
      Net income                     $107,491   $79,274   $301,052   $290,655

      Basic income per share from
       continuing operations            $0.29     $0.23      $0.87      $0.76
      Basic income (loss) per share
       from discontinued operations     (0.00)    (0.02)     (0.05)      0.03
      Basic income per share from
       cumulative effect of
       accounting change                 0.00      0.00       0.00       0.00
      Basic net income per share        $0.29     $0.21      $0.82      $0.79

      Diluted income per share from
       continuing operations            $0.28     $0.23      $0.84      $0.72
      Diluted income (loss) per
       share from discontinued
       operations                       (0.00)    (0.02)     (0.05)      0.03
      Diluted income per share from
       cumulative effect of
       accounting change                 0.00      0.00       0.00       0.00
      Diluted net income per share      $0.28     $0.21      $0.79      $0.75

      Shares used in computation of
       per share data:
           Basic                      367,342   369,103    366,215    366,244
           Diluted (2)                382,031   380,557    379,768    411,073


  C o n s o l i d a t e d   S t a t e m e n t s   o f   O p e r a t i o n s
                   (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 (unaudited)

                                      Three Months Ended
                              September 30, June 30, September 30,
                                   2005      2005       2004
     Revenues:
      Commissions                $117,165  $102,051   $84,869
      Principal transactions       23,793    21,753    24,391
      Gain on sales of loans and
       securities, net             21,850    17,256    28,415
      Service charges and fees     32,960    34,531    21,653
      Other revenues               22,920    20,585    20,798

      Interest income             424,142   387,807   293,004
      Interest expense           (207,101) (179,640) (128,852)
        Net interest income       217,041   208,167   164,152
      Provision for loan losses   (12,909)  (12,997)   (9,145)
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses  204,132   195,170   155,007
        Total net revenues        422,820   391,346   335,133

     Expenses excluding
      interest:
      Compensation and benefits   103,310    85,917    82,061
      Occupancy and equipment      16,546    17,787    18,119
      Communications               18,609    19,817    18,075
      Professional services        16,144    16,201    16,581
      Commissions, clearance and
       floor brokerage             36,557    34,344    28,350
      Advertising and market
       development                 21,188    26,482     9,293
      Servicing and other
       banking expenses            12,989    11,499     9,069
      Fair value adjustments of
       financial derivatives        1,269     1,748      (696)
      Depreciation and
       amortization                19,011    18,246    19,940
      Amortization of other
       intangibles                  4,644     4,649     4,615
      Facility restructuring and
       other exit charges            (469)      407      (227)
      Other                        21,969    14,849    18,290
        Total expenses excluding
         interest                 271,767   251,946   223,470

     Income before other income,
      income taxes and
      discontinued operations     151,053   139,400   111,663

     Other income:
      Corporate interest income     3,409     2,425     1,698
      Corporate interest expense  (13,783)  (11,625)  (11,873)
      Gain on sale and
       impairment of investments   22,092    30,688    47,229
      Loss on early
       extinguishment of debt          --        --   (18,615)
      Equity in income of
       investments and venture
       funds                        3,103     1,398        84
        Total other income         14,821    22,886    18,523
     Income before income taxes
      and discontinued
      operations                  165,874   162,286   130,186
     Income tax expense            57,263    54,019    43,016
     Minority interest in
      subsidiaries                     --         6        47
     Income from continuing
      operations                  108,611   108,261    87,123
     Discontinued operations,
      net of tax:
      Loss from discontinued
       operations                  (2,937)   (4,103)   (8,013)
      Gain (loss) on disposal of
       discontinued operations        171    (2,591)      164
     Net loss from discontinued
      operations                   (2,766)   (6,694)   (7,849)
     Cumulative effect of
      accounting change,
      net of tax                    1,646        --        --
     Net income                  $107,491  $101,567   $79,274

     Basic income per share from
      continuing operations         $0.29     $0.30     $0.23
     Basic loss per share from
      discontinued operations       (0.00)    (0.02)    (0.02)
     Basic income per share from
      cumulative effect of
      accounting change              0.00      0.00      0.00
     Basic net income per share     $0.29     $0.28     $0.21

     Diluted income per share
      from continuing operations    $0.28     $0.29     $0.23
     Diluted loss per share from
      discontinued operations       (0.00)    (0.02)    (0.02)
     Diluted income per share
      from cumulative effect of
      accounting change              0.00      0.00      0.00
     Diluted net income per
      share                         $0.28     $0.27     $0.21

     Shares used in computation
      of per share data:
        Basic                     367,342   365,180   369,103
        Diluted (2)               382,031   376,345   380,557


            C o n s o l i d a t e d   B a l a n c e   S h e e t s
                            (dollars in thousands)
                                 (unaudited)

                                               September 30,      December 31,
                                                   2005              2004
                   ASSETS
    Cash and equivalents                        $1,389,562          $939,906
    Cash and investments required to be
     segregated under Federal or other
     regulations                                   199,463           724,026
    Brokerage receivables, net                   4,102,553         3,034,548
    Trading securities                             227,381           593,245
    Available-for-sale mortgage-backed
     and investment securities                  11,174,666        12,543,818
    Other investments                               45,281            46,269
    Loans receivable, net                       17,534,081        11,505,755
    Loans held-for-sale, net                       151,247           279,280
    Property and equipment, net                    306,601           302,291
    Goodwill                                       397,671           395,043
    Other intangibles, net                         120,752           134,121
    Other assets                                   891,356           534,281
       Total assets                            $36,540,614       $31,032,583

         LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Brokerage payables                          $4,072,702        $3,618,892
    Deposits                                    14,550,696        12,302,974
    Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase                                  9,072,914         9,897,191
    Other borrowings by Bank subsidiary          4,594,813         1,760,732
    Senior notes                                   853,654           400,452
    Convertible subordinated notes                 185,165           185,165
    Accounts payable, accrued and other
     liabilities                                   696,376           638,975
       Total liabilities                        34,026,320        28,804,381

    Shareholders' equity:
     Preferred stock, shares authorized:
      1,000,000; issued and outstanding:
      none at September 30, 2005 and
      December 31, 2004                                 --                --
     Shares exchangeable into common stock,
      $0.01 par value, shares authorized:
      10,644,223; issued and outstanding:
      1,300,085 at September 30, 2005 and
      1,302,801 at December 31, 2004                    13                13
     Common stock, $0.01 par value, shares
      authorized: 600,000,000; issued and
      outstanding: 372,961,819 at
      September 30, 2005 and
      369,623,604 at December 31, 2004               3,729             3,696
     Additional paid-in-capital                  2,237,421         2,234,093
     Deferred stock compensation                        --           (18,419)
     Retained earnings                             451,070           150,018
     Accumulated other comprehensive loss         (177,939)         (141,199)
       Total shareholders' equity                2,514,294         2,228,202
       Total liabilities and
        shareholders' equity                   $36,540,614       $31,032,583


    SEGMENT REPORTING
                                       Three Months Ended September 30, 2005
                                                  Institu- Elimina-
                                         Retail    tional   tions (3)   Total
                                                  (in thousands)
      Revenues:
         Commissions                    $86,642   $30,523       $--  $117,165
         Principal transactions              --    23,793        --    23,793
         Gain on sales of loans and
          securities, net                17,534     4,316        --    21,850
         Service charges and fees        27,000     5,960        --    32,960
         Other revenues                  27,929     2,901    (7,910)   22,920

         Interest income                175,357   362,548  (113,763)  424,142
         Interest expense               (63,223) (257,641)  113,763  (207,101)
           Net interest income          112,134   104,907        --   217,041
         Provision for loan losses           --   (12,909)       --   (12,909)
         Net interest income after
          provision for loan losses     112,134    91,998        --   204,132
       Total net revenues               271,239   159,491    (7,910)  422,820

       Expenses excluding interest:
         Compensation and benefits       59,125    44,185        --   103,310
         Occupancy and equipment         14,568     1,978        --    16,546
         Communications                  15,788     2,821        --    18,609
         Professional services           10,550     5,594        --    16,144
         Commissions, clearance and
          floor brokerage                11,282    27,315    (2,040)   36,557
         Advertising and market
          development                    19,363     1,825        --    21,188
         Servicing and other banking
          expenses                        1,603    17,256    (5,870)   12,989
         Fair value adjustments of
          financial derivatives              --     1,269        --     1,269
         Depreciation and amortization   14,947     4,064        --    19,011
         Amortization of other
          intangibles                     2,455     2,189        --     4,644
         Facility restructuring and
          other exit charges               (270)     (199)       --      (469)
         Other                           13,439     8,530        --    21,969
           Total expenses excluding
            interest                    162,850   116,827    (7,910)  271,767
      Segment income                   $108,389   $42,664       $--  $151,053


                                           Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
                                                  Institu- Elimina-
                                         Retail    tional   tions (3)   Total
                                                 (in thousands)
      Revenues:
        Commissions                      $74,428   $27,623      $--  $102,051
         Principal transactions               --    21,753       --    21,753
         Gain on sales of loans and
          securities, net                 17,834      (578)      --    17,256
         Service charges and fees         30,253     4,278       --    34,531
         Other revenues                   27,136     1,418   (7,969)   20,585

         Interest income                 153,697   330,965  (96,855)  387,807
         Interest expense                (55,174) (221,321)  96,855  (179,640)
           Net interest income            98,523   109,644       --   208,167
         Provision for loan losses            --   (12,997)      --   (12,997)
         Net interest income after
          provision for loan losses       98,523    96,647       --   195,170
       Total net revenues                248,174   151,141   (7,969)  391,346

       Expenses excluding interest:
         Compensation and benefits        55,890    30,027       --    85,917
         Occupancy and equipment          14,723     3,064       --    17,787
         Communications                   17,197     2,620       --    19,817
         Professional services            12,372     3,829       --    16,201
         Commissions, clearance and
          floor brokerage                 11,287    24,983   (1,926)   34,344
         Advertising and market
          development                     24,294     2,188       --    26,482
         Servicing and other banking
          expenses                         1,600    15,942   (6,043)   11,499
         Fair value adjustments of
          financial derivatives               --     1,748       --     1,748
         Depreciation and amortization    14,526     3,720       --    18,246
         Amortization of other
          intangibles                      2,383     2,266       --     4,649
         Facility restructuring and
          other exit charges                 435       (28)      --       407
         Other                             5,407     9,442       --    14,849
           Total expenses excluding
            interest                     160,114    99,801   (7,969)  251,946
      Segment income                     $88,060   $51,340      $--  $139,400


                                        Three Months Ended September 30, 2004
                                                  Institu- Elimina-
                                         Retail    tional   tions (3)   Total
                                                   (in thousands)
      Revenues:
         Commissions                     $64,005   $20,864      $--   $84,869
         Principal transactions               --    24,391       --    24,391
         Gain on sales of loans and
          securities, net                 17,170    11,245       --    28,415
         Service charges and fees         18,117     3,536       --    21,653
         Other revenues                   24,772     3,394   (7,368)   20,798

         Interest income                 121,327   247,226  (75,549)  293,004
         Interest expense                (40,296) (164,105)  75,549  (128,852)
           Net interest income            81,031    83,121       --   164,152
         Provision for loan losses            --    (9,145)      --    (9,145)
         Net interest income after
          provision for loan losses       81,031    73,976       --   155,007
       Total net revenues                205,095   137,406   (7,368)  335,133

       Expenses excluding interest:
         Compensation and benefits        56,843    25,218       --    82,061
         Occupancy and equipment          15,198     2,921       --    18,119
         Communications                   16,078     1,997       --    18,075
         Professional services            10,816     5,765       --    16,581
         Commissions, clearance and
          floor brokerage                 10,892    19,738   (2,280)   28,350
         Advertising and market
          development                      8,485       808       --     9,293
         Servicing and other banking
          expenses                         2,230    11,927   (5,088)    9,069
         Fair value adjustments of
          financial derivatives               --      (696)      --      (696)
         Depreciation and amortization    17,099     2,841       --    19,940
         Amortization of other
          intangibles                      2,411     2,204       --     4,615
         Facility restructuring and
          other exit charges                 (64)     (163)      --      (227)
         Other                            11,130     7,160       --    18,290
           Total expenses excluding
            interest                     151,118    79,720   (7,368)  223,470
      Segment income                     $53,977   $57,686      $--  $111,663


    REVISED 2005 GAAP EARNINGS GUIDANCE

                                                     YTD       FY2005 Estimate
                         Q105A   Q205A   Q305A  (thru 9/30/05)   Low    High
    Earnings per share   $0.24   $0.27   $0.28      $0.79       $1.04  $1.09


    KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS (4)
                                                 Qtr ended           Qtr ended
                                                   9/30/05             9/30/05
                                                   vs. Qtr             vs. Qtr
                             Qtr ended  Qtr ended    ended  Qtr ended    ended
    CORPORATE METRICS          9/30/05    6/30/05  6/30/05    9/30/04  9/30/04

    Operating margin % (1)
    Consolidated                 36 %       36 %      0 %       33 %      3 %
    Retail                       40 %       35 %      5 %       26 %     14 %
    Institutional                27 %       34 %     (7)%       42 %    (15)%

    Employees                   3,039      3,131     (3)%      3,325     (9)%
    Consultants and other         413        375     10 %        443     (7)%
    Total headcount             3,452      3,506     (2)%      3,768     (8)%

    Revenue per headcount    $122,486   $111,622     10 %    $88,942     38 %

    Revenue per
     compensation and
     benefits dollar            $4.09      $4.55    (10)%      $4.08      0 %

    Book value per share        $6.72      $6.23      8 %      $5.76     17 %
    Tangible book value
     per share                  $5.33      $4.82     11 %      $4.33     23 %

    Cash & equivalents ($MM) $1,389.6   $1,095.4     27 %     $731.0     90 %
    Free cash ($MM)            $784.3     $727.6      8 %     $713.0     10 %

    Earnings before
     interest, taxes,
     depreciation &
     amortization ($MM)
    Net income from
     continuing operations     $108.6     $108.3      0 %      $87.1     25 %
    Tax expense                  57.3       54.0      6 %       43.0     33 %
    Depreciation &
     amortization                23.7       22.9      3 %       24.6     (4)%
    Corporate interest
     expense                     13.8       11.6     19 %       11.9     16 %
    EBITDA                     $203.4     $196.8      3 %     $166.6     22 %

    Interest coverage            14.8       16.9    (13)%       14.0      5 %


    RETAIL METRICS

    Trading days                 64.0       64.0      0 %       64.0      0 %

    Daily Average Revenue
     Trades (DARTs)
    Total Retail               93,876     80,869     16 %     62,771     50 %
      - US                     79,257     68,256     16 %     53,050     49 %
      - International          14,619     12,613     16 %      9,721     50 %
    Professional               31,658     34,425     (8)%     34,633     (9)%
    Total DARTs               125,534    115,294      9 %     97,404     29 %

    Total retail trades (MM)      8.0        7.4      9 %        6.2     29 %

    Average commission
     per trade                 $10.78     $10.09      7 %     $10.27      5 %


    End of period margin
     debt ($B)                  $2.44      $2.28      7 %      $2.04     19 %
    Average margin debt ($B)    $2.29      $2.20      4 %      $2.04     12 %


    Gross new trading/investing
     accounts                 155,304    142,010      9 %    105,870     47 %
    Gross new deposit/lending
     accounts                  68,560     62,099     10 %     60,998     12 %
    Inactive accounts        (121,107)  (115,957)    (4)%   (103,090)   (17)%
    Customer closed
     accounts                 (54,029)   (61,972)    13 %    (65,051)    17 %
    Net new retail accounts    48,728     26,180     86 %     (1,273)     N.M.

    End of period
     trading/investing
     accounts               3,014,467  2,990,586      1 %  2,895,106      4 %
    End of period
     deposit/lending
     accounts                 678,449    653,602      4 %    632,328      7 %
    End of period retail
     accounts               3,692,916  3,644,188      1 %  3,527,434      5 %

    Net new customers          33,205      5,176    542 %     (9,759)     N.M.
    End of period total
     retail customers       2,934,406  2,901,201      1 %  2,859,012      3 %

    End of period assets
     per customer             $36,276    $33,377      9 %    $29,066     25 %
    Consolidated net
     revenue per customer        $144       $135      7 %       $117     23 %
    Consolidated segment
     income per customer          $51        $48      7 %        $39     32 %
    Products per customer         2.0        2.0      2 %        1.9      6 %

    Total Retail Client
     Assets ($B)
    Security holdings           $57.2      $52.5      9 %      $45.0     27 %
    Cash (including money
     market funds)                5.4        6.1    (11)%        5.5     (2)%
    Unexercised options
     (vested)                    29.8       25.6     16 %       20.9     43 %
      Client assets in
       trading/investing
       accounts                  92.4       84.2     10 %       71.4     29 %
    Sweep Deposit Account         7.4        6.4     16 %        5.6     32 %
    Transaction accounts          4.2        4.0      5 %        3.8     11 %
    CDs                           2.4        2.2      9 %        2.3      4 %
      Client assets in
       deposit accounts          14.0       12.6     11 %       11.7     20 %
    Total retail client
     assets                    $106.4      $96.8     10 %      $83.1     28 %

    Total customer cash and
     deposits                   $19.5      $18.7      4 %      $17.2     13 %

    Unexercised options
     (unvested) ($B)            $18.7      $16.0     17 %      $13.9     34 %


    INSTITUTIONAL METRICS

    Market Making
    Equity shares traded (MM)  35,125     30,584     15 %     65,037    (46)%
    Average revenue capture
     per 1,000 equity
     shares                    $0.535     $0.515      4 %     $0.234    128 %
    % of Bulletin Board
     equity shares to total
     equity shares              86.0%      87.8%     (2)%      95.4%     (9)%


    Bank Asset Portfolio
     Detail ($MM)
    Cash & equivalents            $99       $323    (69)%        $41    141 %
    Trading securities            200        195      3 %        625    (68)%
    Investment securities,
     available-for-sale         1,684      2,077    (19)%      3,251    (48)%
    Mortgage securities,
     available-for-sale         9,359      8,865      6 %      8,658      8 %
    Loans receivable, net
     including loans held-
     for-sale:
      - Mortgage and home
       equity loans, net       13,556     11,672     16 %      6,468    110 %
      - Consumer loans, net     4,081      4,131     (1)%      4,437     (8)%
      - Other                      48         29     66 %         --      N.M.
    Other assets                  954        977     (2)%        710     34 %
    Total assets              $29,981    $28,269      6 %    $24,190     24 %

    Bank net interest
     spread (basis points)        223        222      0 %        213      5 %
    Bank interest-earning
     assets, average ($MM)    $28,303    $27,325      4 %    $23,091     23 %


    Credit Quality and Reserve Metrics
    Net charge-offs as a %
     of average held-for-
     investment loans, net
     (annualized)              0.20 %     0.27 %  (0.07)%     0.35 %  (0.15)%
    Provision as a % of
     average held-for-
     investment loans, net
     (annualized)              0.30 %     0.37 %  (0.07)%     0.37 %  (0.07)%
    Allowance as a % of
     total ending gross
     held-for-investment
     loans                     0.34 %     0.35 %  (0.01)%     0.41 %  (0.07)%
    Total non-performing
     loans, net, as a % of
     total gross held-for-
     investment loans          0.13 %     0.15 %  (0.02)%     0.17 %  (0.04)%
    Total loan loss
     allowance as a % of
     total non-performing
     loans, net                 256 %      239 %     17 %      240 %     16 %
    Tier 1 Capital Ratio (5)   5.87 %     5.93 %  (0.06)%     5.94 %  (0.07)%
    Risk Weighted Capital
     Ratio (5)                11.12 %    11.03 %   0.09 %    11.24 %  (0.12)%

    Other
    Banking revenue ($MM)      $179.0     $168.3      6 %     $152.5     17 %
    Brokerage revenue (net
     of SDA elimination) ($MM)  243.8      223.0      9 %      182.6     34 %
    Total revenue ($MM)        $422.8     $391.3      8 %     $335.1     26 %


    ACTIVITY IN ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
                                         Three Months Ended September 30, 2005
                                            Mortgage    Consumer     Total
                                                     (in thousands)
    Allowance for loan losses,
     ending 6/30/05                          $25,592     $29,826     $55,418
    Provision for loan losses                  3,551       9,358      12,909
    Charge-offs, net                            (627)     (7,846)     (8,473)
    Allowance for loan losses,
     ending 9/30/05                          $28,516     $31,338     $59,854


    BANK AVERAGE BALANCE DATA

                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                    September 30, 2005
                                                           Interest   Average
                                              Average      Income/  Annualized
                                              Balance      Expense  Yield/Cost
                                                       (in thousands)
    Interest-earning banking assets:
     Loans receivable, net                 $17,024,600    $232,004    5.45%
     Mortgage-backed and related
      available-for-sale securities          9,059,130      97,537    4.31%
     Available-for-sale investment
      securities                             1,728,134      24,122    5.58%
     Trading securities                        186,377       2,792    5.99%
     Other                                     304,856       2,485    3.23%

       Total interest-earning banking
        assets(6)                           28,303,097    $358,940    5.07%
    Non-interest-earning banking assets        528,215
       Total banking assets                $28,831,312
    Interest-bearing banking liabilities:
     Retail deposits                       $13,095,471     $57,710    1.75%
     Brokered certificates of deposit          540,575       4,815    3.53%
     Repurchase agreements and other
      borrowings                             9,510,214      91,520    3.77%
     FHLB advances                           4,093,294      40,914    3.91%

       Total interest-bearing banking
        liabilities                         27,239,554    $194,959    2.84%
    Non-interest bearing banking
     liabilities                               273,685
    Total banking liabilities               27,513,239
    Total banking shareholder's equity       1,318,073
    Total banking liabilities and
     shareholder's equity                  $28,831,312
    Excess of interest-earning banking
     assets over interest-bearing banking
     liabilities/net interest income        $1,063,543
    Net interest spread                                   $163,981    2.23%


                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                    September 30, 2004
                                                           Interest   Average
                                              Average      Income/  Annualized
                                              Balance      Expense  Yield/Cost
                                                       (in thousands)
    Interest-earning banking assets:
     Loans receivable, net                  $10,305,473    $124,835    4.85%
     Mortgage-backed and related
      available-for-sale securities           8,579,174      86,137    4.02%
     Available-for-sale investment
      securities                              3,314,544      33,981    4.10%
     Trading securities                         681,326       5,528    3.24%
     Other                                      210,596       1,845    3.48%

       Total interest-earning banking
        assets(6)                            23,091,113    $252,326    4.37%
    Non-interest-earning banking assets         419,246
       Total banking assets                 $23,510,359
    Interest-bearing banking liabilities:
     Retail deposits                        $11,516,741     $41,042    1.42%
     Brokered certificates of deposit           378,241       2,381    2.50%
     Repurchase agreements and other
      borrowings                              9,038,526      67,902    2.94%
     FHLB advances                            1,117,619      12,732    4.46%

       Total interest-bearing banking
        liabilities                          22,051,127    $124,057    2.24%
    Non-interest bearing banking
     liabilities                                346,631
    Total banking liabilities                22,397,758
    Total banking shareholder's equity        1,112,601
    Total banking liabilities and
     shareholder's equity                   $23,510,359
    Excess of interest-earning banking
     assets over interest-bearing banking
     liabilities/net interest income         $1,039,986
    Net interest spread                                    $128,269    2.13%

    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND ENDNOTES

    Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures and Certain Metrics
    In order to better assess the Company's financial operating results,
management believes consolidated operating margin, free cash, EBITDA and
interest coverage are appropriate measures of evaluating the operating and
liquidity performance of the Company.  We believe that the elimination of
certain items from these measures is helpful to analysts and investors who may
wish to use some or all of this information to analyze our current
performance, prospects and valuation.  Our management uses non-GAAP
information internally to evaluate our operating performance and in
formulating our budget for future periods.

    Consolidated Operating Margin
    Consolidated operating margin is defined as income before other income,
income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting
change divided by net revenues. Operating margin for Retail and Institutional
is based on segment results.  Our consolidated statements of operations
contain a reconciliation of income before other income, income taxes,
discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change to net
income.

    Free Cash
    Free cash as reported by the Company represents cash held at Parent and
non-Bank or Brokerage subsidiaries less discretionary reserves and excess
capital at Bank and Brokerage after regulatory capital requirements and the
Company's own regulatory capital guidelines. The Company believes that free
cash is a useful measure of the Company's liquidity as it excludes cash
reflected on the balance sheet that may not be freely available to the
Company.

    EBITDA
    EBITDA represents net income from continuing operations before corporate
interest expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization.  Management
believes that EBITDA provides a useful additional measure of our performance
by excluding certain non-cash charges and expenses that are not directly
related to the performance of our business.

    Interest Coverage
    Interest coverage represents EBITDA divided by corporate interest expense.
Management believes that by excluding the charges and expenses that are
excluded from EBITDA, interest coverage provides a useful additional measure
of our ability to continue to meet our interest obligations and our liquidity.
    It is important to note these metrics and other non-GAAP measures may
involve judgment by management and should be considered in addition to, not as
a substitute for, or superior to, net income, consolidated statements of cash
flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with
GAAP.  For complete information on the items excluded from these non-GAAP
measures, please see our financial statements and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" that will be
included in the periodic report we expect to file with the SEC with respect to
the financial periods discussed herein.

    (1) Operating margin is defined as income before other income, income
taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change
("segment income") divided by net revenues. Operating margin for Retail and
Institutional is based on segment results.
    (2) For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, diluted earnings per
share is calculated using the 'if converted' method, which includes the
additional dilutive impact assuming conversion of the Company's subordinated
convertible debt. Under the 'if converted' method, the per share numerator
excludes the interest expense and related amortization of offering costs from
the convertible debt, net of tax, of $17.5 million. The denominator includes
the shares issuable from the assumed conversion of the convertible debt of
31.8 million. For all other periods presented the 'if converted' method is not
used as its effect would be anti-dilutive.
    (3) Reflects elimination of transactions between Retail and Institutional
segments, which include deposit transfer pricing, servicing and order flow
rebates.
    (4) Amounts and percentages may not calculate due to rounding.
    (5) Q305 estimate.
    (6) Amounts include a taxable equivalent increase in interest income of
$2.6 million and $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005
and 2004, respectively.

     E*TRADE FINANCIAL Media Contact
     Pam Erickson
     E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation
     617-296-6080
     pam.erickson@etrade.com

     E*TRADE FINANCIAL Investor Relations Contact
     Adam Townsend
     E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation
     703-236-8719
     adam.townsend@etrade.com


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