-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, C/8s/gmWJ3PqJJTdv1c5NpjdzZxa3h/3PLcXrqpAx84vEWIpRAOgSCzS44sOlzWB Clvs2k8IrrWbAHPne0HnJw== 0001362310-08-000549.txt : 20080207 0001362310-08-000549.hdr.sgml : 20080207 20080207164939 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001362310-08-000549 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080207 GROUP MEMBERS: OPUS TRADING FUND LLC GROUP MEMBERS: SCHONFELD GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: STEVEN B. SCHONFELD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PENSON WORLDWIDE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001123541 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] IRS NUMBER: 752896356 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-81829 FILM NUMBER: 08585745 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1700 PACIFIC AVE STREET 2: STE 1400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 BUSINESS PHONE: 2147651100 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ferris Trading Fund LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001426224 IRS NUMBER: 142011472 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE JERICHO PLAZA CITY: JERICHO STATE: NY ZIP: 11753 BUSINESS PHONE: 516-822-0202 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE JERICHO PLAZA CITY: JERICHO STATE: NY ZIP: 11753 SC 13G 1 c72255sc13g.htm SCHEDULE 13G Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
 

     
 
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*

Penson Worldwide, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
709600100
(CUSIP Number)
January 28, 2008
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

     o Rule 13d-1(b)

     þ Rule 13d-1(c)

     o Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 
 


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
709600100 
  Page  
  of   

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Ferris Trading Fund LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   100
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   100
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  100
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  Less than one-tenth of one percent
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
709600100 
  Page  
  of   

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Opus Trading Fund LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   281,159
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   281,159
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  281,159
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  1.1%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
709600100 
  Page  
  of   

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Schonfeld Group Holdings, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   1,085,294
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   281,259
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   1,085,294
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    281,259
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  1,366,553
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  5.4%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
709600100 
  Page  
  of   

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Steven B. Schonfeld
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   1,366,553
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    1,366,553
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  1,366,553
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  5.4%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  IN


 

CUSIP No. 709600100   Page 6 of 9
This Schedule 13G is being filed jointly on behalf of Ferris Trading Fund LLC (“Ferris Trading”), Opus Trading Fund LLC (“Opus Trading”), Schonfeld Group Holdings, LLC (“Schonfeld Group”) and Steven B. Schonfeld (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).
     
Item 1(a)
  Name of Issuer
 
   
 
  Penson Worldwide, Inc.
 
   
Item 1(b)
  Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
 
   
 
  1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 1400 
 
  Dallas, Texas 75201 
 
   
Item 2(a)
  Name of Persons Filing
 
   
 
  Ferris Trading Fund LLC, Opus Trading Fund LLC, Schonfeld Group Holdings, LLC and Steven B. Schonfeld
 
   
Item 2(b)
  Address of Principal Business Offices
 
   
 
  One Jericho Plaza
 
  Jericho, New York 11753 
 
   
Item 2(c)
  Citizenship
 
   
 
  Each of Ferris Trading, Opus Trading and Schonfeld Group is a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Schonfeld is a United States citizen.
 
   
Item 2(d)
  Title of Class of Securities
 
   
 
  Common Stock
 
   
Item 2(e)
  CUSIP Number
 
   
 
  709600100 
 
   
Item 3
  Status of Person Filing
 
   
 
  Not applicable.

 

 


 

CUSIP No. 709600100   Page 7 of 9
     
Item 4
  Ownership
 
   
 
  All percentages provided in response to this Item 4 are based on the 25,376,881 shares of Common Stock of Penson Worldwide, Inc. outstanding as of November 6, 2007, as reported in Penson’s most recent Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2007.
  (a)   Ferris Trading is the beneficial owner of 100 shares of Common Stock. Opus Trading is the beneficial owner of 281,159 shares of Common Stock. Schonfeld Group is the beneficial owner of 1,085,294 shares of Common Stock and through its beneficial ownership of Ferris Trading and Opus Trading is the beneficial owner of an additional 281,259 shares of Common Stock. Through his beneficial ownership of Ferris Trading, Opus Trading and Schonfeld Group, Mr. Schonfeld is the beneficial owner of all 1,366,553 shares of Common Stock.
 
  (b)   Ferris Trading is the beneficial owner of less than one-tenth of one percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Opus Trading is the beneficial owner of 1.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Through direct ownership and its beneficial ownership of Ferris Trading and Opus Trading, Schonfeld Group is the beneficial owner of 5.4% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Through his beneficial ownership of Ferris Trading, Opus Trading and Schonfeld Group, Mr. Schonfeld is the beneficial owner of 5.4% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
 
  (c)    
  (i)   Ferris Trading has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 100 shares of Common Stock. Opus Trading has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 281,159 shares of Common Stock. Schonfeld Group has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 1,085,294 shares of Common Stock.
 
  (ii)   Through its beneficial ownership of Ferris Trading and Opus Trading, Schonfeld Group has shared power to vote or direct the vote of 281,259 shares of Common Stock. Through his beneficial ownership of Ferris Trading, Opus Trading and Schonfeld Group, Mr. Schonfeld has shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,366,553 shares of Common Stock.
 
  (iii)   Ferris Trading has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 100 shares of Common Stock. Opus Trading has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 281,159 shares of Common Stock. Schonfeld Group has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,085,294 shares of Common Stock.
 
  (iv)   Through its beneficial ownership of Ferris Trading and Opus Trading, Schonfeld Group has shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 281,259 shares of Common Stock. Through his beneficial ownership of Ferris Trading, Opus Trading and Schonfeld Group, Mr. Schonfeld has shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,366,553 shares of Common Stock.
 
      The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that Opus Trading is for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any of the 100 shares of Common Stock owned by Ferris Trading and pursuant to Rule 13d-4, Opus Trading disclaims such beneficial ownership. The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that Ferris Trading is for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any of the 281,159 shares of Common Stock owned by Opus Trading and pursuant to Rule 13d-4, Ferris Trading disclaims all such beneficial ownership. The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that Ferris Trading or Opus Trading is for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any of the 1,085,294 shares of Common Stock owned by Schonfeld Group and pursuant to Rule 13d-4, each of Ferris Trading or Opus Trading disclaims all such beneficial ownership.

 

 


 

CUSIP No. 709600100   Page 8 of 9
     
Item 5
  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
 
   
 
  Not applicable.
 
   
Item 6
  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
 
   
 
  Not applicable.
 
   
Item 7
  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
 
   
 
  Not applicable.
 
   
Item 8
  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
 
   
 
  This Schedule 13G is being filed jointly by the Reporting Persons pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k). As a result of the relationships among the Reporting Persons described herein, some or all of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to comprise a “group” within the meaning of Section 13 and the Rules promulgated thereunder.
 
   
Item 9
  Notice of Dissolution of Group
 
   
 
  Not applicable.
 
   
Item 10
  Certification
 
   
 
  By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities are were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

 


 

CUSIP No. 709600100   Page 9 of 9
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
         
    OPUS TRADING FUND LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
 
       
 
  By:   Amity Advisors, LLC
 
      Manager
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ Mark H. Peckman
 
       
 
      Mark H. Peckman
 
      Executive Vice President and General Counsel
 
       
    FERRIS TRADING FUND LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
 
       
 
  By:   Amity Advisors, LLC
 
      Manager
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ Mark H. Peckman
 
       
 
      Mark H. Peckman
 
      Executive Vice President and General Counsel
 
       
    SCHONFELD GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ Mark H. Peckman
 
       
 
      Mark H. Peckman
 
      Executive Vice President and General Counsel
 
       
 
      /s/ Steven B. Schonfeld
 
       
 
      Steven B. Schonfeld
Dated: February 7, 2008

 

 

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