Help: Password & username
Forgotten your username or password? You’re in luck because retrieving these is easy!
When you created your Trading Post® profile you selected a secret question and provided an answer to it. Now simply answer the question and Trading Post® will email your username or a new password to you.
If you’ve forgotten both your username and password, you need to:
- retrieve your username, then
- create a new password.
Retrieve your username
It’s easy! – here’s how.
- Go to Step 1: What’s your email address?
- Enter your email address, click next.
- On Step 2 your secret question will display.
- Enter the answer to your secret question, click next.
- Your username is sent to your email address.
- Now Sign in with your username and password.
Remember to write your password down so you can easily sign in next visit.
Create a new password
Follow these simple steps to create a new password. Create a password you will remember and write it down so you can easily sign in next visit.
- Go to the Step 1: What’s your username?
- Enter your username, click next.
- On Step 2 your secret question will display.
- Enter the answer to your secret question, click next.
- A temporary password is sent to your email and the Forgotten Password – Sign in to Trading Post page will display.
- Find the temporary password in your email account.
- Enter your username & temporary password.
- You must now create a new password.
See how to register for tips on creating a strong password. - Re-enter your new password.
- Click Sign In.
And you’re done! You now have a new password to sign in with every time you visit Trading Post®.
Common questions
- Can I register more than once with Trading Post®?
No. If you have previously registered with Trading Post® before you can not re-register. - I can’t remember my email address. What can I do?
Try asking the email providers you’ve registered with in the past. If you can’t recall your email address Trading Post® will need to validate your identity. - I can’t remember the answer to my secret question. What can I do?
If you can’t remember your answer Trading Post® will need to validate your identity. - How do I change my details with Trading Post®?
You can sign in to Ad Tools anytime to update your details.

