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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2006
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>PENSON WORLDWIDE, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>75-2896356</B><BR>
(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>1700 Pacific Avenue<BR>
Suite&nbsp;1400<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>PENSON WORLDWIDE, INC. 2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
PENSON WORLDWIDE, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan(s))</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Andrew B. Koslow<BR>
Senior Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
Penson Worldwide, Inc.<BR>
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite&nbsp;1400<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(214)&nbsp;765-1100</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">Title of Securities to be Registered</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Registered(1)(2)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Offering Price per Share(3)</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Penson Worldwide, Inc. 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan <BR>
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2,700,261 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">19.28</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">52,061,032.08</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">5,570.53</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Penson Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan <BR>
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">312,500 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">19.28</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">6,025,000.00</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">644.68</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

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<TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">3,012,761 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">Aggregate Registration Fee</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">6,215.21</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which
become issuable under the Penson Worldwide, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and the Penson
Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant&#146;s receipt of
consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD>All share numbers have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-2.4 reverse stock split effective
May 16, 2006.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule
457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the
average of the high and low selling prices per share of Common Stock
of Penson Worldwide, Inc. on May&nbsp;17, 2006, as reported by NASDAQ.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Information Required in the Registration Statement</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Item&nbsp;3. <U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Penson Worldwide, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;):
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;1933 Act&#148;), in
connection with the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-127385, in which there
is set forth the audited financial statements for the Registrant&#146;s fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2005; and</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement No. 001-32878 on Form 8-A filed with
the Commission on May 15, 2006, pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), in which there is described the terms, rights and provisions
applicable to the Registrant&#146;s outstanding Common Stock.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report
furnished on Form 8-K under the Exchange Act shall not be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware permits a corporation to
eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the
director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional
misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock
repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. The
Registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides that no director of the Registrant shall be
personally liable to it or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty
as a director, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the
Registrant or its stockholders; (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. If the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware is
amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the liability of directors,
then the liability of a director of the Registrant shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest
extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides that a
corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation
and certain other persons serving at the request of the corporation in related capacities against
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with an action, suit or proceeding to which he is
or is threatened to be made a party by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the
corporation, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the
extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or
such other court shall deem proper.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides that the Registrant will indemnify each
person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant) by reason of the fact that he or she is
or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or was serving, or
has agreed to serve, at the Registrant&#146;s request as a director, officer, partner, employee or
trustee of, or in similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) (all such persons being referred to as an &#147;Indemnitee&#148;), or by reason of any
action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal
therefrom, if such Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to
be in, or not opposed to, the Registrant&#146;s best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The
Registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides that the Registrant will indemnify any
Indemnitee who was or is a party to an action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed
to become, a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve,
at the Registrant&#146;s request as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a
similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
(including any employee benefit plan), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or
omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) and, to the extent
permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with
such action, suit, or proceeding, and any appeal therefrom, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith
and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of
the Registrant, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Registrant, unless the
Court of Chancery of Delaware determines that, despite such adjudication but in view of all of the
circumstances, he or she is entitled to indemnification of such expenses. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, to the extent that any Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, he or
she will be indemnified by the Registrant against all expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually
and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Expenses must be advanced to an Indemnitee under
certain circumstances.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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</DIV>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement No. 001-32878 on Form&nbsp;8-A, together with any
exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item
3(b) to this Registration Statement.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion and consent of Morgan, Lewis &#038; Bockius LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Morgan, Lewis &#038; Bockius LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Penson Worldwide, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Penson Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-2
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Item&nbsp;9. <U>Undertakings</U>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1)&nbsp;to file, during any period in which
offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i)&nbsp;to
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, (ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement and
(iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement; (2)&nbsp;that for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (3)&nbsp;to remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the Registrant&#146;s 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to
directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification
provisions summarized in Item&nbsp;6 or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion
of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-3
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Dallas,
State of Texas, on May 22, 2006.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>Penson Worldwide, Inc.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Philip A. Pendergraft</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Philip A. Pendergraft<BR>
Chief Executive Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That the undersigned officers and directors of Penson Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
do hereby constitute and appoint Philip A. Pendergraft, Chief Executive Officer and Kevin W.
McAleer, Chief Financial Officer, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments
which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or
required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any
rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with
this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority,
the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers
and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all
amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement,
and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this
Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date
indicated.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Philip A. Pendergraft
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Philip A. Pendergraft
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Kevin W. McAleer
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD rowspan="3" align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Kevin W. McAleer
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</TABLE>
</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-4
</DIV>

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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Roger J. Engermoen, Jr.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Roger J. Engermoen, Jr.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Daniel P. Son</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Daniel P. Son</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John Drew</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">John Drew</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James S. Dyer</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">James S. Dyer</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">J. Kelly Gray</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William D. Gross</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">William D. Gross</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David Johnson</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David Johnson</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Thomas R. Johnson</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Thomas R. Johnson</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David M. Kelly</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David M. Kelly</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David Reed</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David Reed</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ronald Steinhart</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ronald Steinhart</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement No. 001-32878 on Form&nbsp;8-A, together with any
exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item
3(b) to this Registration Statement.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion and consent of Morgan, Lewis &#038; Bockius LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Morgan, Lewis &#038; Bockius LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.</TD>
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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2006
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
PENSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
75-2896356
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1700 Pacific Avenue
Suite 1400
Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
PENSON WORLDWIDE, INC. 2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
PENSON WORLDWIDE, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the Plan(s))
Andrew B. Koslow
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Penson Worldwide, Inc.
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 1400
Dallas, Texas 75201
(Name and address of agent for service)
(214) 765-1100
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount to be
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered(1)(2)
Offering Price per Share(3)
Aggregate Offering Price(3)
Registration Fee
Penson Worldwide, Inc. 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
2,700,261 shares
$
19.28
$
52,061,032.08
$
5,570.53
Penson Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
312,500 shares
$
19.28
$
6,025,000.00
$
644.68
3,012,761 shares
Aggregate Registration Fee
$
6,215.21
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which
become issuable under the Penson Worldwide, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and the Penson
Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of
consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of
Registrant's Common Stock.
(2)
All share numbers have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-2.4 reverse stock split effective
May 16, 2006.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule
457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the
average of the high and low selling prices per share of Common Stock
of Penson Worldwide, Inc. on May 17, 2006, as reported by NASDAQ.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Penson Worldwide, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"):
(a)
The Registrant's prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), in
connection with the Registrant's Registration Statement No. 333-127385, in which there
is set forth the audited financial statements for the Registrant's fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005; and
(b)
The Registrant's Registration Statement No. 001-32878 on Form 8-A filed with
the Commission on May 15, 2006, pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act"), in which there is described the terms, rights and provisions
applicable to the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock.
All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report
furnished on Form 8-K under the Exchange Act shall not be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware permits a corporation to
eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the
director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional
misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock
repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. The
Registrant's certificate of incorporation provides that no director of the Registrant shall be
personally liable to it or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty
as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
Registrant or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. If the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware is
amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the liability of directors,
then the liability of a director of the Registrant shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest
extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended.
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Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides that a
corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation
and certain other persons serving at the request of the corporation in related capacities against
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with an action, suit or proceeding to which he is
or is threatened to be made a party by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the
corporation, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the
extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or
such other court shall deem proper.
The Registrant's certificate of incorporation provides that the Registrant will indemnify each
person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant) by reason of the fact that he or she is
or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or was serving, or
has agreed to serve, at the Registrant's request as a director, officer, partner, employee or
trustee of, or in similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) (all such persons being referred to as an "Indemnitee"), or by reason of any
action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal
therefrom, if such Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to
be in, or not opposed to, the Registrant's best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The
Registrant's certificate of incorporation provides that the Registrant will indemnify any
Indemnitee who was or is a party to an action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed
to become, a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve,
at the Registrant's request as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a
similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
(including any employee benefit plan), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or
omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys' fees) and, to the extent
permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with
such action, suit, or proceeding, and any appeal therefrom, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith
and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of
the Registrant, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Registrant, unless the
Court of Chancery of Delaware determines that, despite such adjudication but in view of all of the
circumstances, he or she is entitled to indemnification of such expenses. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, to the extent that any Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, he or
she will be indemnified by the Registrant against all expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually
and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Expenses must be advanced to an Indemnitee under
certain circumstances.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4
Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 001-32878 on Form 8-A, together with any
exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item
3(b) to this Registration Statement.
5
Opinion and consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
24
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
Penson Worldwide, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
99.2
Penson Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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Item 9.
Undertakings
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any period in which
offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, (ii) to reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement; (2) that for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (3) to remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the Registrant's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to
directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification
provisions summarized in Item 6 or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion
of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Dallas,
State of Texas, on May 22, 2006.
Penson Worldwide, Inc.
By:
/s/ Philip A. Pendergraft
Philip A. Pendergraft
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned officers and directors of Penson Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
do hereby constitute and appoint Philip A. Pendergraft, Chief Executive Officer and Kevin W.
McAleer, Chief Financial Officer, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with
full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments
which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or
required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any
rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with
this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority,
the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers
and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all
amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement,
and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this
Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date
indicated.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Philip A. Pendergraft
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
May 22, 2006
Philip A. Pendergraft
/s/ Kevin W. McAleer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
May 22, 2006
Kevin W. McAleer
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Roger J. Engermoen, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
May 22, 2006
Roger J. Engermoen, Jr.
/s/ Daniel P. Son
President and Director
May 22, 2006
Daniel P. Son
/s/ John Drew
Director
May 22, 2006
John Drew
/s/ James S. Dyer
Director
May 22, 2006
James S. Dyer
Director
J. Kelly Gray
/s/ William D. Gross
Director
May 22, 2006
William D. Gross
/s/ David Johnson
Director
May 22, 2006
David Johnson
/s/ Thomas R. Johnson
Director
May 22, 2006
Thomas R. Johnson
/s/ David M. Kelly
Director
May 22, 2006
David M. Kelly
/s/ David Reed
Director
May 22, 2006
David Reed
/s/ Ronald Steinhart
Director
May 22, 2006
Ronald Steinhart
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4
Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 001-32878 on Form 8-A, together with any
exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item
3(b) to this Registration Statement.
5
Opinion and consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
24
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
Penson Worldwide, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
99.2
Penson Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.