Exhibit 10.1(d) 

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Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
Winchester House
1 Great Winchester St
London EC2N 2DB
Telephone: 44 20 7545 8000

c/o Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
60 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Telephone: 212-250-2500

Internal Reference Nr.: 373774

  March 26, 2010

To: Knight Capital Group, Inc.
545 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07310
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: 201-222-9400
Facsimile No.: 201-748-5521

  Re: Amendment to Call Option Transaction

     This letter agreement (this “Amendment”) amends the terms and conditions of
the call option transaction (the “Transaction”) evidenced by the letter
agreement between Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (“Dealer”) and Knight Capital
Group, Inc. (“Counterparty”) dated as of March 15, 2010 (the “Confirmation”).

     1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Confirmation.

     2. Representations and Warranties of Counterparty. Each of the
representations and warranties made pursuant to the Agreement and the
Confirmation on the Trade Date are hereby deemed to be repeated on the date
hereof as if references to the Trade Date were references to the date hereof.

     3. Amendments. The Confirmation is hereby amended as follows:

(a) The “Number of Options” shall be increased by 50,000.

(b) The “Applicable Percentage” shall be 31.707%.

 

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     4. Additional Premium. Counterparty shall pay Dealer an additional premium
equal to USD 9,833,000.00 on the Additional Closing Date (as defined in the
Purchase Agreement).

     5. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon the Additional
Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). Upon the effectiveness of
this Amendment, all references in the Confirmation to the “Transaction” will be
deemed to be to the Transaction as amended hereby. Except as amended hereby, all
the terms of the Transaction and provisions in the Confirmation shall remain and
continue in full force and effect and are hereby confirmed in all respects.

     6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if all
of the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

     7. Governing Law. The provisions of this Amendment shall be governed by the
laws of the State of New York law (without reference to choice of law doctrine).

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     Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our
agreement by executing this Amendment and returning it to Deutsche Bank
Securities, Inc., 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, or by fax to (212) 797
8974.

Very truly yours,

Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch

By: /s/ Michael Sanderson                   
Authorized Signatory
Name: Michael Sanderson

By: /s/ Lars Kestner                            
Authorized Signatory
Name: Lars Kestner

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., acting solely as
Agent in connection with the Transaction

By: /s/ Michael Sanderson                   
Authorized Signatory
Name: Michael Sanderson

By: /s/ Lars Kestner                            
Authorized Signatory
Name: Lars Kestner

 

Accepted and confirmed
as of the date set forth above:

Knight Capital Group, Inc.

By: /s/ Steven Bisgay                    
Authorized Signatory
Name: Steven Bisgay

 

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