content: <PAGE>
  
                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                  _______________
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
  
  
                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  
                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 13, 1999
                                                   -------------------------------
  
  
  
                                E*TRADE Group, Inc.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
  
  
           Delaware                     1-11921                  94-2844166
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission              (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)           File Number)            Identification No.)
  
  
  
    4500 Bohannon Drive, Menlo Park, California                      94025
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)
  
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code (650) 331-6000
                                                    ------------------------------
  
  
  
        Four Embarcadero Place, 2400 Geng Road, Palo Alto, California 94303
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
  <PAGE>
  
  Item 2    ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
  ------    ------------------------------------
  
            On July 12, 1999, E*TRADE Group, Inc. ("E*TRADE") entered into an
  agreement with TIR (Holdings) Limited, a Cayman Islands company ("TIR"),
  pursuant to which  E*TRADE has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary
  shares of TIR in exchange for an aggregate of approximately $122,372,500 of
  E*TRADE common stock and TIR will become a wholly owned subsidiary of E*TRADE.
  The amount of such consideration was determined based on arm's-length
  negotiations between E*TRADE and TIR.  The purpose of the acquisition is to
  build E*TRADE's infrastructure by providing the first global cross-border
  trading network for online investors and making trading in foreign securities
  accessible to retail, corporate and institutional investors alike.  The
  acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and is intended
  to be accounted for as a pooling of interests.
  
            On July 13, 1999, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the
  agreement to acquire TIR (Holdings) Limited, a copy of which is filed herewith
  as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  
  Item 7    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  ------    ---------------------------------
  
       (a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
            -----------------------------------------
  
            The financial statements required by part (a) of Item 7 relating to
  the acquired business referred to in Item 2 above are not currently available.
  The required financial statements will be filed in an amendment to this Report
  under cover of Form 8-K/A as soon as practicable, but not later than September
  27, 1999, which is the first business day 60 days after the date that this
  Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
  
       (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.
            -------------------------------
  
            The pro forma financial information required by part (b) of Item 7 for
  the acquisition transaction described in Item 2 above is not currently
  available.  The required pro forma financial information will be filed in an
  amendment to this Report under cover of Form 8-K/A as soon as practicable, but
  not later than September 27, 1999, which is the first business day 60 days after
  the date that this Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
  
       (c)  Exhibits.   The following document is filed as an exhibit to this
            --------
  report:
  
            99.1        Press Release, dated July 13, 1999, issued by E*TRADE
                        Group, Inc. announcing the agreement to acquire TIR
                        (Holdings) Limited.
  
                                         2
  <PAGE>
  
                                    SIGNATURES
  
            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
                                     E*TRADE Group, Inc.
                                     (Registrant)
  
  
  Date: July 27, 1999                By: /s/ Thomas A. Bevilacqua
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Thomas A. Bevilacqua
                                        Executive Vice President and General
                                        Counsel
  
                                         3
  <PAGE>
  
                                  EXHIBITS INDEX
                                  --------------
  
  
            Exhibit     Description
            -------     -----------
  
            99.1        Press Release, dated July 13, 1999, issued by E*TRADE
                        Group, Inc. announcing the agreement to acquire TIR
                        (Holdings) Limited.
metadata_documents: [{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "description": "FORM 8-K", "secsgml_size_bytes": 5401}]
metadata_filer: {"company-data": {"conformed-name": "E TRADE GROUP INC", "cik": "0001015780", "assigned-sic": "6211", "irs-number": "942844166", "state-of-incorporation": "DE", "fiscal-year-end": "0930"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "001-11921", "film-number": "99671919"}, "business-address": {"street1": "FOUR EMBARCADERO PLACE 2400 GENG ROAD", "city": "PALO ALTO", "state": "CA", "zip": "94303", "phone": "6508422500"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "FOUR EMBARCADERO PLACE 2400 GENG ROAD", "city": "PALO ALTO", "state": "CA", "zip": "94303"}}
text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                  _______________
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
  
                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  
                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 13, 1999
                                                   -------------------------------
  
                                E*TRADE Group, Inc.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
           Delaware                     1-11921                  94-2844166
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission              (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)           File Number)            Identification No.)
  
    4500 Bohannon Drive, Menlo Park, California                      94025
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code (650) 331-6000
                                                    ------------------------------
  
        Four Embarcadero Place, 2400 Geng Road, Palo Alto, California 94303
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
  Item 2    ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
  ------    ------------------------------------
  
            On July 12, 1999, E*TRADE Group, Inc. ("E*TRADE") entered into an
  agreement with TIR (Holdings) Limited, a Cayman Islands company ("TIR"),
  pursuant to which  E*TRADE has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary
  shares of TIR in exchange for an aggregate of approximately $122,372,500 of
  E*TRADE common stock and TIR will become a wholly owned subsidiary of E*TRADE.
  The amount of such consideration was determined based on arm's-length
  negotiations between E*TRADE and TIR.  The purpose of the acquisition is to
  build E*TRADE's infrastructure by providing the first global cross-border
  trading network for online investors and making trading in foreign securities
  accessible to retail, corporate and institutional investors alike.  The
  acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and is intended
  to be accounted for as a pooling of interests.
  
            On July 13, 1999, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the
  agreement to acquire TIR (Holdings) Limited, a copy of which is filed herewith
  as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  Item 7    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  ------    ---------------------------------
  
       (a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
            -----------------------------------------
  
            The financial statements required by part (a) of Item 7 relating to
  the acquired business referred to in Item 2 above are not currently available.
  The required financial statements will be filed in an amendment to this Report
  under cover of Form 8-K/A as soon as practicable, but not later than September
  27, 1999, which is the first business day 60 days after the date that this
  Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
  
       (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.
            -------------------------------
  
            The pro forma financial information required by part (b) of Item 7 for
  the acquisition transaction described in Item 2 above is not currently
  available.  The required pro forma financial information will be filed in an
  amendment to this Report under cover of Form 8-K/A as soon as practicable, but
  not later than September 27, 1999, which is the first business day 60 days after
  the date that this Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
  
       (c)  Exhibits.   The following document is filed as an exhibit to this
            --------
  report:
  
            99.1        Press Release, dated July 13, 1999, issued by E*TRADE
                        Group, Inc. announcing the agreement to acquire TIR
                        (Holdings) Limited.
  
                                         2
  SIGNATURES
  
            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                     E*TRADE Group, Inc.
                                     (Registrant)
  
  Date: July 27, 1999                By: /s/ Thomas A. Bevilacqua
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Thomas A. Bevilacqua
                                        Executive Vice President and General
                                        Counsel
  
                                         3
  EXHIBITS INDEX
                                  --------------
  
            Exhibit     Description
            -------     -----------
  
            99.1        Press Release, dated July 13, 1999, issued by E*TRADE
                        Group, Inc. announcing the agreement to acquire TIR
                        (Holdings) Limited.