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E*Trade Premium Savings Account bonus: is $800 worth it?

What it adds over what your cash earns now, tier by tier. Change the rate to yours.

+$820: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $100,000 for 75 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus8.14%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $100,000 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

A smaller tier often wins: less cash away from what it earns now.

  • $20,000
    $400 bonus · 75 days
    +$404
  • $100,000Best for you
    $800 bonus · 75 days
    +$820

The math

Compared with leaving $100k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$800
Interest while it's there
4.25% for 75 days
+$873
What it'd earn at home
$100,000 at 4.15% for 75 days
−$853
Extra
+$820
Works out to 8.1% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $100,000 in new money within 30 days · Average $100,000 from day 31 to day 75. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $100,000 in new money within 30 days
  2. 2Average $100,000 from day 31 to day 75
Ends
Jan 10, 2027
Where
Nationwide
Pays while it's there
4.25% a year
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 75 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing
Credit check
A ChexSystems inquiry (not your credit score)

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Questions

Is the E*Trade Premium Savings Account bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $100,000 tier adds +$820: the $800 bonus plus $873 interest, minus the $853 that cash would have earned in 75 days. The $20,000 tier adds +$404. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Deposit $100,000 in new money within 30 days; average $100,000 from day 31 to day 75. Open nationwide.

When does it end?

The offer ends Jan 10, 2027. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.