You can sync your E*TRADE account with Finary using two different providers. Here’s how to connect it successfully and what to do if you encounter issues.
🔄 Two ways to connect E*TRADE to Finary
You can add your E*TRADE account via:
Plaid — Look for “Etrade Financial” in the institution list.
Flanks — Look for “Etrade”
👉 We recommend trying Flanks if the Plaid connection fails or returns incomplete data.
🚫 Receiving an “Invalid credentials” error?
If you see an “invalid credentials” error when connecting via Flanks, it may be due to E*TRADE’s VIP Access authentication.
VIP Access is an additional security feature (2FA) offered by E*TRADE that uses a token-based security code. Currently, Flanks does not support VIP Access authentication. This means:
Flanks cannot prompt you for the security token.
As a result, login attempts using this method will fail with an invalid password error—even if your login credentials are correct .
Flanks is working on updating their login flow to support VIP Access, but this is not yet available.
If you’re using VIP Access and facing errors
Syncing your E*TRADE account may not be possible at the moment as Flanks will not prompt you for the security code separately.
However, there is a possible workaround: in the Flanks "Password" field, enter your password followed immediately by your VIP Access code, with no space.
Example:
Password: MyPassword
VIP Access code: 123456
Enter: MyPassword123456
⚠️ This workaround has worked for several users but may not work in all cases.
If connecting via Flanks fails:
Try connecting via Plaid (search for "Etrade Financial")
If neither option works, try temporarily disabling VIP Access in your E*TRADE account settings