If anyone is interested in signing a new etrade account, I'd have a close look at the following offer. It's well and truly buried on the St George web site, but is still viable. It gives you 25 free trades (about $800 worth) on orders placed within 60 days of joining as outlined at: https://invest.directshares.com.au/cms/viewcmsarea.aspx?key=Bulletin+-++10
Need at St George or Bank SA account to link it to, though.