Not sure about Ameritrade but with E-trade you pay them $5.00 and they take the worthless stock and show a loss on your statement for tax purposes. Check with Ameritrade to see if they offer the same sort of deal. It's probably the only way to show a stock as worthless for tax purposes.
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