Retrade options with II

[calgal]

I really should know this, but am confused and am looking for advice. I have a week I exchanged and added the eplus option. I have one eplus trade left with the last exchangeable check-in date of 9/22/25. I won't be able to use that week prior to 9/22 due to other vacation plans. I do not want to lose that week altogether.
1.If I choose to pay a full retrade fee, do I have to elect that option 60 days before my current check-in date of 9/22 to stay out of flexchange with my replacement week? Alternatively, do I get more time to use my retrade week if I call II on 9/21 or 9/22? Is the retrade week good for one year and what would be the start point?
2.I can't search with the eplus week beyond 9/22/25. Do I just request a generic retrade week? How long would I have to use that retrade week? I can do exchange searches for 2026 with other weeks I have in II but I wouldn't know if my retrade week would have the same exchange power.
Thanks and I can provide. more details if my question is unclear.

 

[dioxide45]

You likely made your initial exchange after February 2024 when II changed the rules on Eplus. These new rules mean you have to use your last EPlus retrade 14 days or more prior to checkin. Once you get inside 14 days, the Eplus Retrade option is gone and the only a full fee retrade option exists. When you retrade inside 60 days of checkin with Eplus, you can only retrade for 59 days beyond the current checkin date. Outside 59 days you can retrade through the retrade expiration date.

Another option is to obtain a cancellation replacement week. When you take this you will need to pay another full fee exchange fee when you use it to trade again. The cancellation replacement week is valid for one year from the date you cancel the exchnage. You can add Eplus again to whatever exchange you make with it.

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

Another option is to obtain a cancellation replacement week.

How do you do this? Do you have to call, or can it be done online? I may end up in a similar situation with a week I have that has one retrade left, but it’s only good till 4/18/2026, and I’m not sure if I’ll be able to use it before then.

 

[dioxide45]

How do you do this? Do you have to call, or can it be done online? I may end up in a similar situation with a week I have that has one retrade left, but it’s only good till 4/18/2026, and I’m not sure if I’ll be able to use it before then.

You need to call to cancel.