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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2002</FONT>




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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>




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(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
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82-0543156<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">4211 South 102nd Street<BR>
Omaha, Nebraska 68127<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)</FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Datek 1998 Stock Option Plan<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Ellen L.S. Koplow, Esq.<BR>
Ameritrade Holding Corporation<BR>
134 National Business Parkway<BR>
Fourth Floor<BR>
Annapolis Junction, Maryland 20701<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (240)&nbsp;568-3503</FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2">copy to</FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Carol S. Rivers, Esq.<BR>
Mayer, Brown, Rowe &#038; Maw<BR>
190 S. LaSalle Street<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60603</FONT>


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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT>





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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $.01
par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="center"><FONT size="2">26,627,114</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center"><FONT size="2">$87,869,476.20</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center"><FONT size="2">$8,084</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee,
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 on the basis of
the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common Stock on the
Nasdaq National Market on September&nbsp;9, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, the contents of the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-99351 (the &#147;Prior
Registration Statement&#148;) are incorporated herein by reference. This
Registration Statement covers 26,627,114 shares, which together with the
8,875,704 shares being carried forward from the Prior Registration Statement
and upon which a fee has previously been paid, constitute the 35,502,818 shares
registered for issuance under the Datek 1998 Stock Option Plan.

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN<BR>
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>




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Exhibits.</FONT></TD>
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See the Exhibit&nbsp;Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Omaha, Nebraska, on September&nbsp;12, 2002.

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        <TD COLSPAN="2" valign="top"><FONT size="2">By: /s/ JOSEPH H. MOGLIA</Font></TD></TR>

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<TD colspan="2" valign="top"><FOnT size="2">Its:  Joseph H. Moglia, Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of
J. Joe Ricketts, Joseph H. Moglia and John R. MacDonald such person&#146;s true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

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Joseph H. Moglia</FONT></TD>
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Chief Executive Officer
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        <TD nowrap align="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;JOHN R. MACDONALD<BR>
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Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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        <TD nowrap align="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;J. JOE RICKETTS<BR>
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        J. Joe Ricketts</FONT></TD>
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                <TD nowrap align="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;MICHAEL D. FLEISHER<BR>
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        Michael D. Fleisher</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ C. KEVIN LANDRY<BR>
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                <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MARK L.
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Form of Certificate for Common Stock (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the S-8 Registration Statement
No.&nbsp;333-99351)</FONT></TD>
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Datek 1998 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Mayer, Brown, Rowe &#038; Maw</FONT></TD>
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Independent accountants&#146; awareness letter</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Mayer, Brown, Rowe &#038; Maw (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Ameritrade Holding Corporation
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2002
Registration No. 333-_____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
82-0543156
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4211 South 102nd Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68127
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Datek 1998 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Ellen L.S. Koplow, Esq.
Ameritrade Holding Corporation
134 National Business Parkway
Fourth Floor
Annapolis Junction, Maryland 20701
(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (240) 568-3503
copy to
Carol S. Rivers, Esq.
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
190 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered
Share(1)
Price(1)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.01
par value
26,627,114
$3.30
$87,869,476.20
$8,084
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee,
pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 on the basis of
the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common Stock on the
Nasdaq National Market on September 9, 2002.
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-99351 (the "Prior
Registration Statement") are incorporated herein by reference. This
Registration Statement covers 26,627,114 shares, which together with the
8,875,704 shares being carried forward from the Prior Registration Statement
and upon which a fee has previously been paid, constitute the 35,502,818 shares
registered for issuance under the Datek 1998 Stock Option Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8.
Exhibits.
See the Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Omaha, Nebraska, on September 12, 2002.
Ameritrade Holding Corporation
By: /s/ JOSEPH H. MOGLIA
Its:  Joseph H. Moglia, Chief Executive Officer
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of
J. Joe Ricketts, Joseph H. Moglia and John R. MacDonald such person's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ JOSEPH H. MOGLIA
Joseph H. Moglia
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
September 12, 2002
/s/ JOHN R. MACDONALD
John R. MacDonald
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
September 12, 2002
/s/ J. JOE RICKETTS
J. Joe Ricketts
Director
September 12, 2002
/s/ MICHAEL D. FLEISHER
Michael D. Fleisher
Director
September 12, 2002
Director
, 2002
Glenn H. Hutchins
/s/ C. KEVIN LANDRY
Director
September 12, 2002
C. Kevin Landry
/s/ MARK L.
MITCHELL
Director
September 12, 2002
Mark L. Mitchell
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ STEPHEN PAGLIUCA
Director
September 12, 2002
Stephen Pagliuca
/s/ J. PETER RICKETTS
Director
September 12, 2002
J. Peter Ricketts
Director
, 2002
Thomas S. Ricketts
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description of Document
4.1
Form of Certificate for Common Stock (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the S-8 Registration Statement
No. 333-99351)
4.2
Datek 1998 Stock Option Plan
5.1
Opinion of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
15.1
Independent accountants' awareness letter
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages hereto)