Prospectus Summary
THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUMMARY IS QUALIFIED BY REFERENCE TO THE MORE DETAILED FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS. UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS ASSUMES (I) AN INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE OF $ PER SHARE OF CLASS A STOCK (THE MID-POINT OF THE ESTIMATED INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE RANGE SET FORTH ON THE COVER PAGE OF THIS PROSPECTUS) AND (II) NO EXERCISE OF THE UNDERWRITERS' OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION. ALL REFERENCES IN THIS PROSPECTUS TO THE "COMPANY" SHALL REFER TO AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND ITS PREDECESSORS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT INDICATES OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THIS PROSPECTUS AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF CERTAIN OF THE COMPANY'S PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CD-ROM ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE BACK COVER PAGE OF THIS PROSPECTUS.