Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TA ASSOCIATES VIII LLC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERITRADE HOLDING CORP [AMTD]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See General Remarks
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
125 HIGH STREET, SUITE 2500
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/14/2005
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02110
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               4,408,658 I See Footnote 2 (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Forward Sale (1) 09/14/2005   J(1)   4,408,658 (1)     (1)   (1) Common 4,408,658 (1) (1) 4,408,658 (1) I See Footnote 2 (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TA ASSOCIATES VIII LLC
125 HIGH STREET
SUITE 2500
BOSTON, MA 02110
      See General Remarks

Signatures

 TA Associates VIII LLC   09/16/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 By: TA Associates, Inc., its Manager   09/16/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 By: Thomas P. Alber, Chief Financial Officer   09/16/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On September 14, 2005 (the "Trade Date"), TA/Advent VIII L.P.entered into a Forward Sale Transaction (the "Transaction") with an unrelated third party (the "Buyer") relating to 4,408,658 shares of Common Stock. The maturity date of the Transaction is September 14, 2007, subject to acceleration in certain events. TA/Advent VIII L.P. will receive a payment from the Buyer in the amount of $20.28 per share (after provision for financing costs which are subject to adjustment) within three business days of the Trade Date.
(2) The reporting person may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest as the General Partner of TA/Advent VIII L.P. The reporting person disclaims benefical ownership of such shares because the reporting person's indirect pecuniary interest is subject to indeterminable future events.
 
Remarks:
Member of a group which owns more than 10% in the aggregate.

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