UNITED STATES
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SCHEDULE 14A

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Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.  )

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PENSON WORLDWIDE, INC.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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Penson Worldwide, Inc.
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75201

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS
to be held on
April 28, 2011

Dear Stockholder,

The 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Penson Worldwide, Inc. will be held at 1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 295A, Dallas, Texas 75201 on April 28, 2011 at 9:00 AM (local time).

Proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting:

(1)	To elect two (2) Directors of the Company, each of whom will serve until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified;
(2)	To approve a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;
(3)	To provide a non-binding advisory vote whether a non-binding stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years;
(4)	To approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan that increases the number of shares available for issuance under the plan by 1,000,000 shares;
(5)	To ratify the selection of BDO Seidman, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011; and
(6)	To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” Items 1, 2, 4 and 5 and recommends a vote of “THREE YEARS” for Item 3.

*Stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person.

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Penson Worldwide, Inc.

1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75201

Important Notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 28, 2011

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

If you would like to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge for such documents to be mailed to you. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before April 19, 2010 to facilitate a timely delivery.

The following Proxy Materials are available to you to review at: http://www.cstproxy.com/penson/2011

- the Company’s Annual Report for the year ending Dec 31, 2010.

- the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement (including all attachments thereto)

- the Proxy Card.

- any amendments to the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to stockholders.

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