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AMENDMENT NO.1 TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

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Title: AMENDMENT NO.1 TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 5/9/2006
Industry: Investment Services     Sector: Financial

AMENDMENT NO.1 TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, Parties: td ameritrade holding corp , td discount brokerage holdings llc
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4


 
                    AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

     This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this "AMENDMENT") is made
and entered into this 22nd day of February, 2006 by and among TD Ameritrade
Holding Corporation (the "COMPANY"), the stockholders of the Company listed on
the signature pages hereto under the heading "R Parties" (collectively, the "R
PARTIES"), The Toronto-Dominion Bank, a Canadian chartered bank ("TD BANK") and
TD Discount Brokerage Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a
direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Bank ("TD HOLDINGS," and collectively with
TD Bank, "TD").
 
                                    RECITALS
 
     WHEREAS, the parties hereto are parties to that certain Stockholders
Agreement dated as of June 22, 2005 (the "ORIGINAL AGREEMENT");
 
     WHEREAS, the Original Agreement provides that, promptly after the closing
of the sale of TD Waterhouse Group, Inc. by TD to the Company, TD is required to
commence or cause to be commenced a tender offer (the "TENDER OFFER") to
acquire, at a price of not less than $16 per share, a number of shares of Common
Stock constituting the lesser of (A) 8% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock and (B) the number of shares that would result in TD Beneficially Owning
Voting Securities representing 39.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock,
upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 5.8 of the Original
Agreement;
 
     WHEREAS, in light of (among other things) the fact that the Common Stock
has been trading at a price per share in excess of the minimum price at which TD
is obligated to effect the TENDER OFFER, the Company, the R Parties and TD
desire to amend the Original Agreement to eliminate TD's obligation to
conduct the Tender Offer and, in lieu thereof, to reflect TD's agreement to
purchase, pursuant to one or more Plans described herein or otherwise, in each
case in open market purchases (including block trades, subject to the
limitations set forth below) effected in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT"), at least
15,000,000 shares of Common Stock within six months of the date hereof;
 
     WHEREAS, in addition to the 15,000,000 shares which TD is agreeing to
purchase within six months of the date hereof, TD currently intends to acquire
up to 15,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock by January 24, 2007; and
 
     WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 6.4 of the Original Agreement, each of
TD, the R Parties and the Outside Independent Directors Committee has approved
this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the covenants and
agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
 
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                                    ARTICLE I

                                  DEFINITIONS

     SECTION 1.1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Original Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE II

                      AMENDMENTS TO THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT

     SECTION 2.1. Amendment to the Recitals. The second paragraph of the
Recitals of the Original Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

     SECTION 2.2. Amendment to Section 1.1 (Definitions). Section 1.1 of the
Original Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following
definitions:

     "CLOSING" means the closing under the Share Purchase Agreement.

     "JR" means J. Joe Ricketts.

      SECTION 2.3. Amendment to Section 3.2 (Specific Transfer Restrictions).
Section 3.2(g) of the Original Agreement is hereby amended by amending and
restating clause (v


 
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