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Managements Discussion & Analysis
Report of Management
Independent Accountants' Report
Independent Auditors' Report
Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Shareholder Information
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    Fiscal Year Ended*
    Sept. 27,
2002
    Sept. 28,
2001
    Sept. 29,
2000
    Sept. 24,
1999
    Sept. 25,
1998
Consolidated Statements
of Operations Data:
                             
Revenues:          
Commissions and clearing fees   $ 252,526   $ 269,384   $ 389,742   $ 188,082   $ 84,509
Interest revenue     116,345     191,530     242,819     116,162     66,716
  Equity income from investments     -     -     -     -     5,083
  Other     74,182     37,763     21,890     10,213     5,956
  Total revenues     443,053     498,677     654,451     314,457     162,264
  Client interest expense     12,260     43,947     74,019     42,435     28,373
  Net revenues     430,793     454,730     580,432     272,022     133,891
Operating expenses:                    
Employee compensation and benefits     133,897     144,820     144,883     74,353     36,083
Communications     36,091     39,896     36,394     18,591     12,926
  Occupancy and equipment costs     55,294     60,523     45,249     14,992     7,623
  Depreciation and amortization     27,945     36,033     21,624     6,753     3,362
  Professional services     36,512     54,992     71,478     40,644     11,530
  Interest on borrowings     5,110     11,067     16,412     4,463     905
  Other     30,008     28,363     34,110     34,401     18,112
  Total operating expenses     324,857     375,694     370,150     194,197     90,541
    Operating margin     105,936     79,036     210,282     77,825     43,350
Advertising   61,047   134,770   225,820   59,717   43,614
Gain on sale of investments     -     (9,692 )   -     -     (795)
Restructuring and asset impairment charges     63,406     38,268     4,726     -     -
Debt conversion expense     -     62,082     -     -     -
Income (loss) before income taxes     (18,517)     (146,392)     (20,264)     18,108     531
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes     10,446     (55,215)     (6,638)     6,569     321
Net income (loss)   $ (28,963)   $ (91,177)   $ (13,626)   $ 11,539   $ 210
Basic earnings (loss) per share   $ (0.13)   $ (0.49)   $ (0.08)   $ 0.07   $ 0.00
Diluted earnings (loss) per share   $ (0.13)   $ (0.49)   $ (0.08)   $ 0.07   $ 0.00
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic     227,327     185,830     175,025     175,342     174,188
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted     227,327     185,830     175,025     175,745     174,444
                               
Operating Data:                              
Average client trades per day     83,890     101,998     114,332     49,305     18,407
Number of core accounts (1)     2,842,000     1,794,000     1,233,000     560,000     306,000
Assets in client accounts (in billions)   $ 33.9   $ 26.1   $ 36.0   $ 22.9   $ 11.4
Net revenue per trade   $ 20.46   $ 18.05   $ 19.53   $ 21.98   $ 28.98
Operating expense per trade   $ 15.43   $ 14.91   $ 12.45   $ 15.69   $ 19.60
Operating margin percentage (2)     25%     17%     36%     29%     32%
Return on average equity (3)     (5%)     (38%)     (6%)     8%     0%
                               
(1) Includes core brokerage account base only. Non-core accounts (primarily clearing accounts, stock option administration accounts and bank referral accounts) are not included.
(2) Operating margin percentage is computed by dividing operating margin by net revenues.
(3) Return on average equity is computed by dividing net income (loss) by stockholders' equity averaged on a quarterly basis.
   
*Fiscal 2000 was a 53-week year. All other periods presented are 52-week years.
                               
    As of
    Sept. 27,
2002
    Sept. 28,
2001
    Sept. 29,
2000
    Sept. 24,
1999
    Sept. 25,
1998
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:                              
Cash and segregated investments   $ 5,863,507   $ 2,068,391   $ 338,307   $ 1,019,370   $ 527,982
Receiveable from clients and correspondents, net     1,408,730     971,823     2,926,981     1,526,801     647,122
Total assets     9,800,841     3,653,871     3,798,236     3,037,083     1,290,402
Payable to clients and correspondents     6,350,207     2,777,916     2,618,157     2,057.346     1,136,082
Notes payable     47,645     70,145     275,000     200,000     11,000
Stockholders' equity     1,098,399     371,433     264,168     220,463     84,572
                               
 
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