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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of E*TRADE Financial Corporation of
our reports dated February 24, 2010 relating to the consolidated financial statements of E*TRADE Financial Corporation and
subsidiaries (which report expresses an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements and includes an explanatory
paragraph regarding the adoption of accounting standards: Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, as of January 1, 2007; Fair
Value Measurement and The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, on January 1, 2008; and Recognition
and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments, on April 1, 2009) and the effectiveness of E*TRADE Financial
Corporation and subsidiaries’ internal control of over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of
E*TRADE Financial Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Filed on Form S-3:
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
McLean, Virginia
February 24, 2010
Registration
Statement Nos.:
333-104903, 333-41628, 333-124673, 333-129077, 333-130258, 333-136356, 333-150997, 333-156570, 333-
158636
Filed on Form S-4:
Registration
Statement Nos.: 333-91467, 333-62230, 333-117080, 333-129833
Filed on Form S-8:
Registration
Statement Nos.:
333-12503, 333-52631, 333-62333, 333-72149, 333-35068, 333-35074, 333-37892, 333-44608, 333-44610, 333-
54904, 333-56002, 333-113558, 333-91534, 333-125351, 333-81702, 333-159653