# Morgan Stanley > Global Leader in Financial Services Morgan Stanley provides financial services including investment banking, wealth management, and institutional securities services to corporations, governments, and individuals worldwide. Morgan Stanley helps individuals, families, institutions and governments raise, manage and distribute capital through investment banking, wealth management, and institutional securities services. The firm offers advisory services, capital raising, trading, asset management, and research across global markets. Morgan Stanley operates through multiple divisions serving diverse client needs in traditional and digital finance. - Type: Company - Sector: Finance - Status: Active - Founded: 1935-09-16 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/morgan_stanley ## Products - [E*Trade Crypto Trading](https://thegrid.id/profiles/morgan_stanley): E*Trade implements digital trading through online brokerage infrastructure, enabling retail investors to execute trades in stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies. The platform provides self-directed investment tools, research capabilities, and portfolio management features through web and mobile interfaces. The platform has announced crypto trading, targeting a 2026 launch. (Centralised Exchange, In Development, Main Product) ## Links - [Main](https://www.morganstanley.com) - [Blog](https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us-newsroom) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/morgan-stanley) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/MorganStanley) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/morgan.stanley) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/morganstanley) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/mgstnly) ## Legal This data is provided under two licensing models. Model 1 - open data. The open data core is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) — a copyleft/share-alike license allowing free use, modification, and sharing for any purpose. Attribution is required: include "Powered by The Grid" linking to https://thegrid.id wherever the data is used. Derivative databases must be shared under ODbL terms. Trademarks, logos, and brand names (marked "Special TPIP") are not covered by the ODbL. For ML/AI use: training datasets that substantially extract ODbL data are Derivative Databases and must be shared under ODbL if publicly used; models must be attributed in documentation. Model 2 - commercial licenses. The Grid Data Service (TGDS) is also available as a commercial license. See [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms) for commercial use that is not covered by the open data service. The following applies to both licensing models. - All data is provided AS IS with no guarantees of accuracy. - The Grid does not provide investment, legal, or tax advice, and - a project's presence in The Grid's data does not imply endorsement. - [Data Licensing & Disclaimers](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/data-licensing-and-disclaimers): Licensing models and disclaimers - [Open Data (ODbL)](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data): Open Database License terms and scope for The Grid's open data service. - [Attribution Guidelines](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data-attribution-guidelines): How to attribute The Grid's data when using the open data service. - [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms): commercial Terms for using data services. - [All Legal Documents](https://about.thegrid.id/legal): Full index of terms, policies, and disclosures ## Optional - [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model - [TGS JSON Structure](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-json-structure.md): Data model structure and relationships - [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type - [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types - [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP