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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000791963-04-000007
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040728
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20040728

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000791963
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211]
		IRS NUMBER:				980080034
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A6
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-117720
		FILM NUMBER:		04936501

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 1110, P.O. BOX 2015
		STREET 2:		20 EGLINTON AVE. WEST
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M4R 1K8
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(416)322-1515

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 2015 SUITE 1110
		STREET 2:		20 EGLINTON AVENUE WEST
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M4R 1K8

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FAHNESTOCK VINER HOLDINGS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950725

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VINER E A HOLDINGS LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880622

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GOLDALE INVESTMENTS LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19861030
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<p align="center"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p align="center"><b>Washington, D. C. 20549</b></p>

<p align="center"><b>FORM S-8</b></p>

<p align="center">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED</p>

<p align="center"><b>OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC.<br>
</b>(Exact name of Issuer as Specified in its Charter)</p>

<p align="center"><b>Ontario, Canada 98-0080034<br>
</b>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization) (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)</p>

<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>

<p align="center"><b>P.O. Box 2015, Suite 1110<br>
20 Eglinton Avenue West<br>
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4R 1K8<br>
</b>(Address, including zip code, of registrant&#146;s principal
executive office)</p>

<p align="center"><b>OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC.<br>
1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN<br>
</b>(Full title of the plan)</p>

<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>

<p align="center">Elaine K. Roberts<br>
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.<br>
P.O. Box 2015, Suite 1110<br>
20 Eglinton Avenue West<br>
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4R 1K8</p>

<p align="center">Telephone (416) 322-1515<br>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of
agent for service)</p>

<p align="center"><u></u>&nbsp;</p>

<p align="center"><u>Calculation of Registration Fee</u></p>

<p align="left">Title of Securities to be Registered (1) - Class
A non-voting shares <br>
Amount to be registered - 800,000 <br>
Proposed maximum offering price per share (1) - $24.01<br>
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price - $19,208,000<br>
Amount of registration fee (1) - $2,439.42</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<blockquote>
    <p>Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the
    registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) of the
    Securities Act of 1933 on the basis of the average of the
    high and low prices of the Class A non-voting shares on July
    26, 2004 on The New York Stock Exchange. </p>
</blockquote>

<p align="center">EXPLANATORY NOTE </p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>This Registration Statement relates to additional Class A
non-voting shares (the &quot;Class A Shares&quot;) of Oppenheimer
Holdings Inc. (formerly called Fahnestock Viner Holdings Inc.),
an Ontario corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;), to be issued
upon exercise of employee stock options granted pursuant to the
Company&#146;s 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated
as at May 17, 1999, as amended (the &quot;Plan&quot;). The
contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-22485), Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-53643), Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-37158) and Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration
No. 333-101897), which also relates to Class A Shares of the
Company that have been or may be issued under the Plan), are
incorporated herein by reference.</p>

<p><b>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</b></p>

<p>Certain legal matters relating to the Class A Shares that are
the subject of this registration statement are being passed upon
for the Company by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. A. Winn Oughtred, a
partner in Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, is a director and the
secretary of the Company.</p>

<p>The consolidated financial statements of the Company for the
year ended December 31, 2003, included in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 of the Company,
have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent
auditors, as set forth in their report included therein and
incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial
statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon
such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.</p>

<p><b>Item 8. Exhibits</b></p>

<p>All exhibits are filed herewith unless otherwise indicated.
For a list of the exhibits required by this item, see the Exhibit
Index immediately following the signature pages.</p>

<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>

<p align="center">SIGNATURES</p>

<p>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of New York, State of New York, on this 27th day of
July, 2004.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC.</p>

<p>(Registrant)</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>By:&quot;E.K. Roberts&quot;<br>
E. K. Roberts, <br>
President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p align="center">POWER OF ATTORNEY</p>

<p>Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints Elaine K. Roberts, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any or all amendments or supplements to
this Registration Statement and to file the same with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to
be done with respect to this Registration Statement or any
amendments or supplements hereto in the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.</p>

<p>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</p>

<p><u>Signature/ Title/ Date </u></p>

<p>&quot;A.G. Lowenthal&quot; , <br>
A. G. Lowenthal <br>
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Director<br>
July 27, 2004</p>

<p>&quot;E.K. Roberts&quot; , <br>
E. K. Roberts <br>
President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, Director<br>
July 27, 2004</p>

<p>&quot;A.W. Oughtred&quot; ,<br>
A. W. Oughtred<br>
Secretary, Director <br>
July 27, 2004</p>

<p>&quot;J.L. Bitove&quot; ,<br>
J.L. Bitove<br>
Director <br>
July 27, 2004</p>

<p>&quot;R. Crystal&quot; ,<br>
R. Crystal<br>
Director <br>
July 27, 2004</p>

<p>&quot;K.W. McArthur&quot;,<br>
K. W. McArthur <br>
Director <br>
July 27, 2004</p>

<p>&quot;B. Winberg&quot; ,<br>
B. Winberg<br>
Director <br>
July 27, 2004</p>

<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>

<p align="center"><u>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</u></p>

<p>Exhibits designated by an asterisk have been heretofore filed
by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act and are hereby incorporated herein by reference to the
pertinent prior filing.</p>

<p>Sequentially</p>

<p><u>Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit Numbered Page</u></p>

<p>4(a) Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of Fahnestock
Viner Holdings Inc. (previously filed as an exhibit to Forms 20-F
for fiscal years ended December 31, 1986 and 1988)*</p>

<p>4(b) By-Laws, as amended (previously filed as an exhibit to
Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987)*</p>

<p>5 Opinion of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP regarding the legality
of any original issuance of common stock being registered</p>

<p>10(c) Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (formerly called Fahnestock
Viner Holdings Inc.) 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, Amended and
Restated as at May 17, 1999 together with Amendment No. 4 dated
February 27, 2004</p>

<p>23(a) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</p>

<p>23(b) Consent of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP</p>

<p>(included in Exhibit 5)</p>

<p>24 Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages of this
registration statement)</p>
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<p>EXHIBIT 23(a)</p>

<p>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</p>

<p>We consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.
(the &quot;Company&quot;) of our report dated February 25, 2004
relating to the financial statements which appear in the
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2003.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP&quot;</p>

<p>New York New York</p>

<p>July 27, 2004</p>
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<p>EXHIBIT 23(b)</p>

<p>THE CONSENT OF BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP IS INCLUDED IN
EXHIBIT 5 CONTAINED HEREIN.</p>
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<p>EXHIBITS 5 and 23(b)<br>
OPINION OF COUNSEL<br>
CONSENT OF COUNSEL</p>

<p align="center">[Letterhead of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP)</p>

<p>July 27, 2004</p>

<p>Securities and Exchange Commission<br>
450 Fifth Street N. W.<br>
Judiciary Plaza<br>
Washington, D. C. 20549<br>
U. S. A.</p>

<p>Dear Sirs:</p>

<blockquote>
    <blockquote>
        <p>Re: Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (formerly called
        Fahnestock Viner Holdings Inc.) Registration Statement on
        Form S-8</p>
    </blockquote>
</blockquote>

<p>We have acted as Ontario counsel to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.,
an Ontario corporation (the &quot;Corporation&quot;), in
connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission of a Registration Statement on Form S-8
dated July 27, 2004, registering an aggregate of 800,000 Class A
non-voting shares (the &quot;Class A Shares&quot;) of the
Corporation reserved for issuance under the Corporation&#146;s
1996 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the &quot;Plan&quot;),
subject to compliance with applicable United States and Ontario
securities laws and the requirements of the New York Stock
Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange.</p>

<p>We are qualified to practice in various Provinces of Canada
including the Province of Ontario. We have made no investigation
of the laws of any jurisdiction other than, and the opinions
hereinafter expressed are confined to, the laws of Ontario and
the laws of Canada applicable to Ontario.</p>

<p>We have examined such corporate records of the Corporation and
other documents as we have deemed necessary and appropriate under
the circumstances to furnish the following opinions:</p>

<blockquote>
    <blockquote>
        <blockquote>
            <p>The Corporation is a corporation duly continued
            and validly existing under the laws of the Province
            of Ontario.</p>
            <p>When the 800,000 Class A Shares have been duly
            issued and when the Corporation has received the
            issue price for the 800,000 Class A Shares in the
            manner contemplated by the Plan and the related
            option agreements, the Class A Shares will be duly
            issued as fully paid and non-assessable shares.</p>
        </blockquote>
    </blockquote>
</blockquote>

<p>We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit
to the Registration Statement and all amendments thereto and to
the reference to our name under the heading &quot;Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel&quot; in the Registration Statement.</p>

<p>Yours very truly,</p>

<p>&quot;Borden Ladner Gervias LLP&quot;</p>
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<p>EXHIBIT 10(c)</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p align="center"><font size="4"><b>AMENDMENT NO. 4</b></font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="4"><b>(FEBRUARY 26, 2004</b>)</font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="4"><b>TO</b></font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="4"><b>OPPENEIMER HOLDINGS INC.</b></font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="4"><b>1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</b></font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="4"><b>AMENDED AND RESTATED </b></font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="4"><b>AS AT MAY 17, 1999</b></font></p>

<p>Effective February 26, 2004, the Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.
1996 Equity Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as at May 17,
1999) be further amended by increasing the number of Class A
Shares which may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under the
Plan and awards or options granted under other Plans of the
Company by 800,000 Class A Shares.</p>

<p>The foregoing amendment was approved by the Board of Directors
of the Corporation on February 26, 2004 and confirmed by the
holders of Class B voting shares of the Corporation at the Annual
and Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation held on
May 17, 2004.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><u>[signed: A.W. Oughtred] </u></p>

<p>A.Winn Oughtred, Secretary</p>

<p>Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

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