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  Exhibit 10.18    
    

 
 

FORM OF
thinkorswim Group Inc.
  2001 STOCK OPTION PLAN
  Notice and Agreement of Grant of Stock Option    
    

			
	TO:	 	 
	    	 	 
	FROM:	 	Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
	    	 	 
	DATE:	 	XXXX

At
the direction of the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors of thinkorswim Group Inc. (the "Company"), you are hereby notified that on XXXX, 20XX (the "Date of
Grant") the Committee has granted to you an option to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company (the "Option"), pursuant to the thinkorswim Group Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2001
Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), as amended from time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this agreement. This agreement evidences the Option that was granted to you.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.  

	1.
	This
Option is intended to be a Nonstatutory Option.

	2.
	Subject
in all respects to the Plan and the terms and conditions set forth herein and therein, you are hereby granted an Option to purchase from the Company
XXXX shares of Common Stock at the exercise price of $X.XX per share (the "Option Price"). It is the determination of the Committee that on the Date of Grant, the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock was not more than the Option Price.

	3.
	The
Option may be exercised only by you and, subject to your Continuous Service, shall become exercisable in installments at a rate of one-fourth
(1/4) of the total number of Shares subject to the Option per year commencing on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, and with respect to an additional one-fourth
(1/4) on each anniversary of the Date of Grant thereafter, provided that your Continuous Service has not terminated with the Employer prior to that date. If your Continuous Service is
terminated for any reason, the Option, to the extent not exercisable, shall be cancelled without consideration.

	4.
	The
Option shall expire on the day prior to the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant (the "Expiration Date"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if your
Continuous Service is terminated prior to the Expiration Date, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for the period set forth below:

	a.
	If
your Continuous Service is terminated by the Company or its affiliates for Cause, the Option shall immediately expire on the effective date of the
termination of your Continuous Service;

	b.
	If
your Continuous Service is terminated due to your retirement on or after age 65, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for a period of
three (3) months following the effective date of the termination of your Continuous Service;

	c.
	If
your Continuous Service is terminated due to your death or total and permanent disability (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code), the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for a period of twelve (12) months following the effective date of the termination of your Continuous Service; and

	d.
	If
your Continuous Service is terminated other than due to your death, disability or retirement on or after age 65, or by the Company or its affiliates for
Cause, the vested 

 

portion
of the Option shall remain exercisable for a period of ten (10) days following the effective date of the termination of your Continuous Service.  

	5.
	The
option is nontransferable, other than as may be occasioned by your death, and then only to your estate or according to the terms of your will or the
provisions of applicable laws of descent and distribution. 

In
the event that the right to exercise the Option is passed to your estate, or to a person to whom such right devolves by reason of your death, then the Option shall be nontransferable in the hands
of your executor or administrator or of such person, except that the Option may be distributed by your executor or administrator to the distributees of your estate as a part of your estate. 

	6.
	Enclosed
for your careful review is a copy of the Plan governing the Option, and a Description of the 2001 Stock Option Plan, otherwise known as the "Plan
Prospectus." At the time or times when you wish to exercise the Option, in whole or in part, please refer to the provisions of the Plan dealing with methods and formalities of exercise of the Option.
The Company shall have the right, and is hereby authorized, to withhold from any payment due or transfer made under the Option, or from any compensation owing to you, applicable withholding taxes, if
any. 

Neither
the Plan nor this agreement will be construed as giving you the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or its affiliates, and the Company or its affiliates may at any time terminate
your employment free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or this agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.  

	7.
	This
agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof, and
shall be subject in all respects to the terms of the Plan. If any one or more provisions of this agreement shall be found to be illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability
of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. This agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement between the Company and you relating to the Option and
the other matters set forth herein. This agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any inconsistent provisions between this agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall
govern. Except as expressly provided in this agreement or the Plan with respect to certain actions permitted to be taken by the Committee with respect to this agreement and the terms of the Option,
this agreement may not be amended, modified, changed, or waived other than by written instrument signed by the parties hereto. This agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an
original with the same effect as if the signatures were upon the same instrument. 

thinkorswim Group Inc. Compensation Committee

   

                                        
                                     

[Officer] 

I
hereby acknowledge receipt of a copy of the Plan and the Plan Prospectus, copies of which are annexed hereto, and represent that I am familiar with the terms and provisions thereof and hereby accept
the Option, subject to all the terms and provisions of the Plan and this agreement. I hereby 

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agree
to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Compensation Committee with respect to any question arising under the Plan. 

					
	
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  Exhibit 10.17    
    

 Guaranty  

			
	TO:	 	NEC FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC ("Secured Party")
	RE:	 	DIGITAL LINK II, LLC ("Obligor")

        For
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and to induce Secured Party to enter into and or accept an assignment of one or more equipment lease agreements,
promissory notes, security agreements, installment sale agreements or other documents with Obligor as an obligor thereon (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Obligations"), the undersigned
Guarantor, and each of them if more than one, hereby agree as follows: 

        1.     Guarantor
does hereby acknowledge that it is fully aware of the terms and conditions of the Obligations and does hereby severally, irrevocably and unconditionally
guaranty, as primary obligor and not as surety, without offset or deduction the full and prompt performance by Obligor of all Obligations which Obligor presently or hereafter may have to Secured Party
and payment when due of all sums presently or hereafter owing by Obligor to Secured Party, whether arising by sale, note, lease or otherwise. Guarantor does hereby agree that in the event that Obligor
fails to perform any Obligation for any reason, Guarantor will perform or otherwise provide for and bring about promptly when due the performance for each such Obligation. This Guaranty of the
Obligations shall constitute a guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection. Guarantor specifically agrees that it shall
not be necessary or required, and that Guarantor shall not be entitled to require, that Secured Party (a) file suit or proceed to obtain or assert a claim for personal judgment against Obligor
or any other person for any Obligation, (b) make any effort at collection or other enforcement of any Obligation from or against Obligor or any other person, (c) foreclose against or
seek to realize upon any security now or hereafter existing for any Obligation or upon any balance of any advance rentals or credit on the books of Secured Party or any other person in favor of
Obligor or any other person, (d) exercise or assert any other right or remedy to which Secured Party is or may be entitled in connection with any Obligation or any security or other guaranty
therefore, or (e) assert or file any claim against the assets of Obligor or any other guarantor or other person liable for any Obligation, or any part thereof, before or as a condition of
enforcing the liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty or requiring payment or performance of any Obligation by Guarantor hereunder, or at any time thereafter. 

        2.     Guarantor
waives notice of the acceptance of this Guaranty and of the performance or nonperformance by Obligor, presentment to or demand for payment or other performance
from Obligor or any other person and notice of nonpayment or failure to perform on the part of Obligor. The obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional and shall remain in
full force and effect and shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason. 

        3.     No
right, power or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to Secured Party is intended to be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy or remedies and each and
every right, power and remedy of Secured Party pursuant to this Guaranty now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative
and concurrent and shall be in addition to each other right, power or remedy pursuant to this Guaranty, and the exercise by Secured Party of any one or more of such rights, powers or remedies shall
not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by Secured Party of any or all such other rights, powers or remedies. 

        4.     No
failure or delay by Secured Party to insist upon the strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement of this Guaranty or to exercise any right, power
or remedy hereunder or consequent upon a breach hereof shall constitute a waiver of any such term, condition, covenant, agreement, right, power or remedy of any such breach, or preclude Secured Party
from exercising any such right, power or remedy at any later time or times. 

 

        5.     Guarantor
shall reimburse Secured Party on demand, for all expenses incurred by Secured Party in the enforcement of any of its rights hereunder against Guarantor,
including costs and attorney's fees. 

        6.     In
case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Guaranty should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability
to the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 

        7.     This
Guaranty (a) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among Obligor, Secured Party and
Guarantor with respect to the subject matter hereof, (b) may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same Instrument, and (c) shall be binding upon Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of , and shall be enforceable by, Secured Party and its successors and
assigns. 

        8.     Unless
otherwise specifically provided herein, all notices, instructions, requests and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall
become effective when received or if mailed when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. Notices shall be directed to Secured
Party at its address set forth in the Obligations and to Guarantor at its address set forth below, or at such other address as such party may from time to time furnish to the other by notice similarly
given. 

        9.     The
liability of each Guarantor hereunder shall be equal to the defaulted unpaid balance(s) of all Obligations of Obligor to Secured Party (including the costs and
expenses of collection and/or enforcement) times a percentage equal to Forty-Four and Four Tenths percent (44.4%) as to Ballantyne Of Omaha, Inc. and Fifty-Five and Six
Tenths percent (55.6%) as to RealD. 

        This
Guaranty shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey. 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed as of the date first hereinabove set forth. 

					
	 
	Guarantor's Name, Address	 	Guarantor's Name, Address	 	Guarantor's Name, Address
	BALLANTYNE OF OMAHA, INC

4350 MCKINLEY ST

OMAHA, NE 68112	 	REALD

100 N CRESCENT DR

BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210	 	 
	
 Phone: 402-453-4444	
 	
Phone: 310 385-4000	
 	
Phone:
	 
	Guarantor Signature	 	Guarantor Signature	 	Guarantor Signature
	
 /s/ John Wilmers	
 	

/s/ Drew Skarupa	
 	

 
	 

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