Important News Concerning your Ameritrade Account

Dear Valued Customer,
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Get 10 Commission-FREE trades!
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Deposit a check for $10,000 or more into an
existing account before August 1, 2001 and get
10 commission-free Internet equity trades. For
the required special deposit slip and more
information, log on at:http://www.ameritrade.com and visit the Customer Benefits page.
**Quarterly Maintenance Fee**
Effective May 25, 2001 a $15 quarterly account
maintenance fee* may be assessed to your
account if you have less than $2,000 in total
liquidation value.
Your account will be excluded from this fee if:
- it is a beneficiary account or an IRA
- it has been open less than six months
- you have had at least four executed trades in
the account in the last six months
Fees will assessed on the following days
for this calendar year:
May 25, August 31 and November 30, 2001
**Paper Trade Confirmation Fee**
Effective July 1, 2001, a $2 fee* will be
assessed to your account for each trade
confirmation sent via U.S. Mail.
AVOID THIS FEE by signing up for our FREE
Electronic Trade Confirmations service.**
Log on at:http://www.ameritrade.com and click on the Electronic Trade Confirmations
link located on the myAccount tab to sign up
now.
**Updated Privacy Statement**
Protecting your privacy and safeguarding your
personal and financial information is one of
our highest priorities. To learn how we gather,
use and protect your personal information,
review the Ameritrade Privacy Statement at:http://www.ameritrade.com/tell_me_more/privacy_ policy.fhtml
Sincerely,
J. Peter Ricketts
President
Ameritrade, Inc.
*These fees will be automatically deducted from
your account and will appear on your account
statement.
**If you currently receive E-mail Trade
Confirmations you will automatically be
enrolled in this new delivery service.
Ameritrade understands the importance of
protecting your privacy. If you do not wish to
receive news about new and valuable Ameritrade
services in the future, please hit your "reply"
button, type "unsubscribe" in the subject line,
and send the note.
We'll gladly exclude you from future marketing
messages.
Member SIPC. Ameritrade is a registered
service mark of Ameritrade Holding Corporation.
Copyright ? 2001 Ameritrade, Inc. All rights
reserved.
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