The E Trade Case

They have no complaints on record at the Better Business Bureau, which is incredible for a company who has been in business since 1996 and they don't have any negative feedback about them or their services on any of the public online forums.

Assess the potential benefits and risks of eBay.s joint venture with Tom Online (use Global/Local Matrix)eBay first entered the Chinese market in 2002 by acquiring a 33% stake in its local counterpart, EachNet, followed by a full acquisition a year later in 2003. Critically assess eBay.s choice of market entry strategy for China (use Key Country Matrix), listing both the advantages

One of the most trusted sites on the web. Though there are a few surveys, but they are definitely quality ones.

They only have one complaint within the last three years and it was regarding an advertising and sales issue. Additionally, the BBB does not show any government actions involving their marketplace conduct, nor do they have any reports of them using any type of deceptive marketing tactics.

Historically, EISMX has been a very well preforming fund, the citations page show the astronomical growth it has had over the last 10 years. Ten years ago, EISMX was priced at $11 per share, then within five years, it grew to almost $17 per share, and then to its current price of $27 per share. The graphs included in the citation show a consistent upward trend line with no major gaps in performance over the last 10 years, excluding the 2008-2009 years. Although performance wasn’t the best during those years, EISMX still didn’t drop as far as most stocks or competing mutual fund, another impressive benchmark is to look at how the fund has done since inception. Since inception the fund has increased by 10.29%. EISMX is a very cost efficient fund, it costs 97 bps while the industry average cost is 114 bps, it also a no load fund, meaning that deposits can be

exchanges for violating the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws by manipulating the market via spoofing for over five years.

has an A+ Better Business Bureau rating, there are plenty of complaints to be found. In fact, they have had 1098 complaints within the past three years. Their complaints consist of poor customer support, suspended account issues, fund holding and account deactivation with no notification or explanation.

Two organizations, that were independent of the company, were supposed to provide the checks and balances that would not allow a scheme like this to continue. First was the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), whose role was to confirm that the trade transactions that BMIS was

There are many major competitors for EBay. Of the many companies that are in the same industry which are at the top of the Hoovers in depth list is Amazon, Google, Overstock.com, Walmart.com, HSN and the list goes on. The industry that these companies are in is a multibillion dollar industry. All these companies know that the consumer is their main concern. The consumer will always have a these companies doing all they can so that they stay on top.[6]

On the other hand, eBags has a challenge entering the European market due to the fact that the European market is not only fragmented but also runs on a different system with homely, family run stores that offer a different shipping experience. Being an online company and using the buffer system, eBags also has minimal contact with its clients. It therefore cannot customize its products to suit the individual customers, and gaining customer loyalty as well as trust is more challenging.

I think it is trustworthiness because it has an address and phone numbers. Furthermore it tells the website viewer what information it keeps about the buyer. It also has a real registration number which is 12051083. Moreover it has several reviews which shows people have bought from them and they are all positive.

E*Trade’s vision is “to empower self-directed investors to make informed investment decisions and take control of their financial future with anytime, anywhere access to the world’s major investment markets.”

*eBay's positive earnings fix this issue because they prove that eBay is already far ahead of the game.

E-Trade business strategy has been soundly running as achieving significant improvement in ROE over the three time periods. Under the optimistic scenario, we observe the possibility of having benefits the demanding environment conditions; especially, more people will be getting into trading securities as the Internet has opened up the field of investment. Therefore, E-Trade should be upgraded the technology infrastructure as the demand grows.

The fact that eBay does have some successful competition means that its strategic capability has become less unique. There is a hint in their competitor profile that innovation and perhaps adaptability to different cultures as they innovate is not core to eBay and something which has been developed more successfully by others working within their own national culture. Indeed, eBay rules in its own territory of North America and in Europe. The search capability of eBay also means that niche players do not really make sense, whereas the consumer trust that comes from being a big player is worth everything when trading on-line, as is the notion that whatever you want it will be on eBay because of its size. Thus, the so-called network effects of eBay (the bigger the company, the more successful it will be) and its first mover advantage that has led to this level are key to its success.