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Contents
Selected Financial Data
Managements Discussion & Analysis
Report of Management
Independent Accountants' Report
Independent Auditors' Report
Consolidated Financial Statements
Shareholder Information
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  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  
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The Company has four stock incentive plans. The Ameritrade Holding Corporation 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Long-Term Incentive Plan") and the 1996 Directors Incentive Plan (the "Directors Plan") were established by the Company. The Datek Online Holdings Corp. 1998 Stock Option Plan (the "Datek 1998 Plan") and 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Datek 2001 Plan") were established by Datek and amended and restated by the Company effective September 9, 2002 in connection with the Datek merger.

The Long-Term Incentive Plan authorizes the award of options to purchase Common Stock, Common Stock appreciation rights, shares of Common Stock and performance units. The Long-Term Incentive Plan reserves 20,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock for issuance to eligible employees. The Directors Plan authorizes the award of options to purchase Common Stock and shares of Common Stock. The Directors Plan reserves 960,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock for issuance to non-employee directors. Options are generally granted by the Company at not less than the fair market value at grant date, vest over a one to four year period, and expire 10 years after the grant date.

The Datek 1998 Plan and Datek 2001 Plan authorize the award of options to purchase Common Stock. The Datek 1998 Plan reserves 35,502,818 shares of the Company's Common Stock for issuance to employees or consultants of the Company; non-employee directors of the Company; or employees of a corporation or other business enterprise which has been acquired by the Company, who hold options to purchase the acquired company's stock, if the Company has agreed to assume those options. The Datek 2001 Plan reserves 15,976,268 shares of the Company's Common Stock for issuance to directors or non-voting observers to the Board of Directors, officers and employees of the Company. In connection with the Datek merger, on September 9, 2002 the Company granted 14,179,898 replacement options pursuant to the Datek 1998 Plan, 9,618,010 replacement options pursuant to the Datek 2001 Plan and 1,399,873 replacement options pursuant to individual compensation arrangements.

Pursuant to the Company's employment agreement with its Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO"), the Company is required to grant stock options to the CEO on March 2, 2003 equal to two percent of the then outstanding shares of Company Common Stock. The options would be granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the grant date. The CEO must be employed by the Company on March 2, 2003 in order to receive this grant.

The following is a summary of the status of the Company's outstanding stock options as of the fiscal years ended:
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  2002   2001   2000
  Number
of
Options
  Weighted Average Exercise Price   Number
of
Options
  Weighted Average Exercise Price   Number
of
Options
  Weighted Average Exercise
Price
Outstanding at beginning of year  
Granted:   6,810   $ 9.67   3,689 $ 12.59   2,171 $ 8.39
Exercise price equal to market value   2,610     5.41     4,975     8.71     2,147     16.95
  Exercise price below market value(1)   5,943     1.70     -     -     -     -
  Exercise price above market value(1)   19,255     4.71     -     -     -     -
Exercised   (619)     1.36     (315)     4.54     (251)     2.11
Canceled   (2,527)     6.37     (1,539)     14.62     (378)     20.22
Outstanding at end of year   31,472   $ 5.20     6,810   $ 9.67     3,689   $ 12.59
Exercisable at end of year   22,954   $ 4.72     2,147   $ 7.96     874   $ 5.96
Available for future grant at end of year   40,493           2,793           6,358      
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year:                                  
Exercise price equal to market value       $ 3.66         $ 6.13         $ 12.68
Exercise price below market value(1)       $ 2.03           -           -
Exercise price above market value(1)       $ 0.72           -           -
(1) Options granted with exercise prices above and below market value during fiscal 2002 consist of replacement options granted in connection with the Datek merger.
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The following table summarizes information about the stock options outstanding at September 27, 2002:
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      Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices     Number
of
Options
    Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
(in years)
    Weighted Average Exercise Price     Number
of
Options
    Weighted Average Exercise Price
$0.99 - $4.00   6,484   3.6 $ 1.85   6,364 $ 1.82
$4.01 - $8.00     20,626     6.5     4.85     14,020     4.71
$8.01 - $12.00     3,133     8.3     9.03     1,839     8.66
$12.01 - $16.00     20     7.6     15.19     10     15.19
$16.01 - $20.00     1,019     7.0     16.80     531     16.80
$20.01 - $30.00     87     7.5     23.19     87     23.19
$30.01 - $40.00     103     6.1     36.50     103     36.50
$0.99 - $40.00     31,472     6.1     5.20     22,954     4.72
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Pro forma information regarding the net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share is required by SFAS No. 123. This information is required as if the Company had accounted for its stock-based awards to employees under the fair value method. The fair value of options was estimated at the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively: risk-free interest rate of 4.0 percent, 5.0 percent and 6.0 percent; dividend yield of zero for all years; expected volatility of 82 percent, 90 percent and 85 percent; and an expected option life of five years for all years. Pro forma net loss and net loss per share are as follows for the fiscal years ended:
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            2002  

 

2001  

 

2000
Net loss     As reported   $ (28,963)   $ (91,177)   $ (13,626)
      Pro forma   $ (42,178)   $ (99,182)   $ (18,135)
Basic and diluted net loss per share     As reported   $ (0.13)   $ (0.49)   $ (0.08)
      Pro forma   $ (0.19)   $ (0.53)   $ (0.10)
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From February 2001 to February 2002, Datek issued to certain employees of a former subsidiary, The Island Holding Company, Inc. ("Island"), Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") indexed to the value of Datek's common shares. The Company issued replacement SARs in connection with the Datek merger. Upon exercise of these SARs, the Company must deliver cash in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the market value of the Company's shares over the exercise price. The Company includes the market value of SARs in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company recognized compensation expense of $0.9 million during fiscal 2002 for changes in the market value of these SARs after the grant date. The following table summarizes SAR activity for fiscal 2002:
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      Number of
SARs
    Weighted Average Exercise Price  

 

   

 

 
Granted     5,600     $3.59            
Exercised     (1,715)     $1.32            
Cancelled     (115)     $1.78            
Outstanding at end of year     3,770     $4.68            
Exercisable at end of year     2,792     $4.62            
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During 2001, Datek issued to certain of its employees SARs that are indexed to the value of Island's Class A Shares ("Island SARs"). Upon exercise of an Island SAR, the Company must deliver to the employee cash in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the market value of an Island Class A Share over the Island SAR exercise price. To hedge its exposure under the Island SAR obligations, Datek purchased from Island options (the "Island Hedge Options") to buy from Island Class A Shares at prices equivalent to the exercise prices of the Island SARs. The Island Hedge Options have exercise, forfeiture and expiration terms that are equivalent to the Island SARs. In September 2002, Island was acquired by Instinet Group Incorporated ("Instinet"), which resulted in the Island SARs and Island Hedge Options converting to SARs and options, respectively, based on the stock price of Instinet and the Island Hedge Options becoming exercisable for Instinet shares. The Company has elected to accelerate the Island SARs in accordance with the terms of the Island SAR plan, and accordingly will exercise the Island Hedge Options and sell the Instinet shares acquired under the options over a 30 day period beginning November 6, 2002, pursuant to a resale shelf registration statement. The Company's obligation to a holder of an Island SAR will be equal to the excess of the weighted average sale price from the sale of the Instinet shares acquired upon exercise of the Island Hedge Options, over the exercise price of the Island SAR. At September 27, 2002, there were 1,424,055 Island SARs outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $0.91 per share.

Included as a reduction of additional paid-in capital are limited recourse notes from stockholders of $9.3 million and related accrued interest of $1.7 million as of September 27, 2002. These notes are secured by the Common Stock issued pursuant to each note, mature in five years from execution and accrue interest at the prime rate.
 
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