Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  White George Burton
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LPL Investment Holdings Inc. [LPLA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O LPL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC., ONE BEACON STREET, 22ND FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
MD, Chief Investment Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02108		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to purchase Common Stock   (1) 12/07/2017 Common Stock 25,000 $ 27.4 D  
Option to purchase Common Stock   (2) 02/12/2019 Common Stock 25,000 $ 18.04 D  
Option to purchase Common Stock   (3) 09/14/2019 Common Stock 50,000 $ 22.08 D  
Option to purchase Common Stock   (4) 03/15/2020 Common Stock 15,000 $ 23.41 D  
Option to purchase Common Stock   (5) 12/22/2020 Common Stock 40,000 $ 34.61 D  
Option to purchase Common Stock   (6) 02/09/2022 Common Stock 26,901 $ 32.26 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
White George Burton
C/O LPL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC.
ONE BEACON STREET, 22ND FLOOR
BOSTON, MA 02108		       MD, Chief Investment Officer  

Signatures

/s/ George Burton White 05/08/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This option is currently exercisable as to 20,000 shares. The remaining award will become exercisable on December 7, 2012.
(2) This option is currently exercisable as to 15,000 shares. The remaining award will become exercisable in increments of 5,000 shares on each of February 12, 2013 and 2014.
(3) This option is currently exercisable as to 20,000 shares. The remaining award will become exercisable in increments of 10,000 shares on each of September 14, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
(4) This option is currently exercisable as to 6,000 shares. The remaining award will become exercisable in increments of 3,000 shares on each of March 15, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
(5) This option is currently exercisable as to 8,000 shares. The remaining award will become exercisable in increments of 8,000 shaers on each of December 22, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
(6) This option is not currently exercisable as to any shares. The award will become exercisable in increments of 5,380 shares on each of February 9, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

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