A#

5657

P&S #:

5227

  

DATE:

August 1, 2003

  

TO:

ALL PARTICIPANTS

  

ATTENTION:

MANAGER, PURCHASES AND SALES DEPARTMENT
CASHIER
FUND/SERV PARTICIPANTS
ACATS PARTICIPANTS
MUNICIPAL BOND COMPARISON PARTICIPANTS

  

FROM:

Pablo Cubi, Associate Director, Membership Administration
  
SUBJECT: CHANGES IN THE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

·        The following firms will retire from all services, as detailed below:

Last Trade Date, July 31, 2003:

InCap Securities, Inc./Conestoga Small Cap Fund                                                        No.  5623

Last Trade Date, August 1, 2003:

Signature Broker Dealer Services, Inc./The Humane Equity Fund                                  No.  6681

Last Trade Date, August 4, 2003:

First Fund Distributors, Inc./Glenmede Portfolio Funds                                                  No.  4955

First Fund Distributors, Inc./TT International Funds                                                       No.  5533

·        The following firm will begin participation in the Fund/Serv service, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, August 4, 2003:

OGSC Distributors, Inc.                                                                                               No.  4826

·        An additional number has been assigned to Delaware Distributors, L.P. (#5510) for the purpose of utilizing the Fund/Serv, Networking, Commission Settlement and ACATS Fund/Serv services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, July 31, 2003:

Delaware Distributors, L.P./Optimum Funds                                                                 No.  6672

Networking Code:                                                                                                               9C

Contact:  Thomas Flanagan

Phone:    (215) 255-2846

·         An additional number has been assigned to Unified Financial Services, Inc. (#4965) for the purpose of utilizing the Fund/Serv and Networking services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, August 1, 2003:

Unified Financial Services, Inc./UFSI-CCMI Funds                                                      No.  5696

Networking Code:                                                                                                               8Y

Contact:  Sharon Stone

Phone:    (317) 917-7025

·         An additional number has been assigned to Quasar Distributors, LLC (#5869) for the purpose of utilizing the Fund/Serv, Networking, Commission Settlement and ACATS Fund/Serv services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, August 5, 2003:

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Glenmede Fund, Inc.                                                            No.  4955

Networking Code:                                                                                                               D5

Contact:  James Schoenike

Phone:    (414) 297-3994

·         An additional number has been assigned to Quasar Distributors, LLC (#5869) for the purpose of utilizing the Fund/Serv, Networking and ACATS Fund/Serv services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, August 5, 2003:

Quasar Distributors, LLC/TT International Funds                                                          No.  5533

Networking Code:                                                                                                               RK

Contact:  James Schoenike

Phone:    (414) 297-3994

·        The following firms will begin participation in the ACATS Fund/Serv service, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, August 1, 2003:

TCW Investment Management Company/Sogulex Fund                                                No.  5756

First Trade Date, August 4, 2003:

Madison Mosaic L.L.C.                                                                                               No.  6577

UMB Distribution Services, LLC                                                                                  No.  5774

·   Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated July 11, 2003 (for OTC Executed-By-List and Municipal Bond Comparison System) as detailed below:

 

Clearing Broker

Identifiers

Executing Broker

Identifiers

 

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Delete Last Trade Date, July 31, 2003:

       

Asquith & Co., Inc.

MSRO

0727

AQTH

 

Amstock & Co., Inc.

 

0235

ASTK

 

Bondbook, LLC

MLCO

0161

BDBK

 

Berney Perry & Company

 

0235

BERY

 

B&R Investment Services Inc.

 

0235

BRIS

 

Barington Trading Company

BSSC

0352

BTCO

 

Carlson National Brokers, Ltd.

 

0235

CARL

 

Capital Investment Exchange Inc.

 

0235

CIEI

 

Commonwealth Investment Services

 

0235

CISS

 

DG European Securities Corporation

MLCO

0161

DGES

 

DKH Capital Management, Inc.

MSRO

0727

DKHC

 

Daly Investment

 

0235

DLYI

 

Spectrum Securities

 

0235

FAXS

 

Financial Planning Services International

 

0235

FPSI

 

Bertram Samuel Securities, LLC

 

0235

FRCA

 

Gold Securities

 

0235

GOLS

 

Granite Capital Management

MSRO

0727

GRAN

 

Higley Hall Securities, Inc.

 

0235

HIGL

 

Hudson Knight Securities, Inc.

MSRO

0727

HKSI

 

Holt Brokerage Services, LLC

MLCO

0161

HOLT

 

International Strategy & Investment Group Inc.

BSSC

0352

ISGR

 
         

Add First Trade Date, July 30, 2003:

       

Briggs-Ficks Securities, LLC

 

0235

BFSL

 

LJ Hart & Company

PERS

0443

LJHT

 
         

Add First Trade Date, July 31, 2003:

       

BI Investments LLC

BHCS

0632

BIIN

 
         

·                    Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated July 11, 2003 (for OTC Executed-By List) as detailed below:

 

Clearing Broker

Identifiers

Executing Broker

Identifiers

 

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Delete Last Trade Date, July28, 2003:

       

Amerivet Securities, Inc.

LARK

0371

AVSI

 

Hanson McClain Retirement Network, LLC

LARK

0371

HMRN

 
         

Delete Last Trade Date, July 29, 2003:

       

Assent LLC

SILK

0501

ANDV

 
         

Delete Last Trade Date, July 31, 2003

       

Apex Securities

SWST

0279

AXEP

 

Broadcort Capital Corp.

MLCO

0161

BCTC

 

Continental Borders Trading Corp.

MSRO

0727

CBTB

 

Point Direx Securities, LLC

SWST

0279

DIRC

 

Education Securities, Inc.

MLCO

0161

EDUC

 

Concord Services, LLC

SWST

0279

FEMG

 

Geis Investments

SWST

0279

GEIS

 

Hancock (D.R.) & Company

MSRO

0727

HANC

 

ING Financial Markets, LLC

BHFS

0384

INGB

 

Jobarr Securities Corporation

MLCO

0161

JOBR

 

Nathan & Lewis Securities Inc.

PERS

0443

NLSI

 
         

Add First Trade Date, July 30, 2003:

       

Traderight Corp.

SWST

0279

TRRT

 
         

Add First Trade Date, August 1, 2003:

       

STG Secure Trading Group, Inc.

ICLS

0004

STGI

 

Sungard Institutional Brokerage, Inc.

ANDZ

0442

SUNB

 

Taglich Brothers, Inc.

PERS

0443

TAGS

 
         

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, July 31, 2003:

       

From:  Empire Financial Group, Inc.

ACLR

0297

EFGI

 

To:      Empire Financial Group, Inc.

PFSI

0234

EFGI

 
         

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, August 4, 2003:

       

From:  Benchmark Securities Group, Inc.

BHCS

0632

BENZ

 

To:      Benchmark Securities Group, Inc.

WSPD

0030

BENZ

 
         

·                    Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated July 11, 2003 (for Municipal Bond Comparison List) as detailed below:

 

Clearing Broker

Identifiers

Executing Broker

Identifiers

 

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Delete Last Trade Date, July 31, 2003:

       

Argent Classic Convertible Arbitrage Fund

BSSC

0352

ACCA

 

Smith (Adam) & Co.

BSSC

0352

ADSM

 

Allied Capital, Inc.

MLCO

0161

ALID

 

Advantage Securities

SWST

0279

AVGS

 

Barwell Securities Corp.

MSRO

0727

BRWL

 

Constellation Convertibles Ltd.

BSSC

0352

CCOF

 

Chicago Capital Inc.

BSSC

0352

CGOC

 

Conarb Partners L.P.

BSSC

0352

CNRB

 

Corkery Investments, Inc.

SWST

0279

CORK

 

Crest Capital LLC

BSSC

0352

CRST

 

Carey, Thomas & Associates

SWST

0279

CTHB

 

Debt Traders, Inc.

BSSC

0352

DTRD

 

Duggan Securities Inc.

 

0235

DUGG

 

Financial Asset Management

BSSC

0352

FAMM

 

L. Flomenhaft & Co., Inc.

BSSC

0352

FLOM

 

Equityline Securities Inc.

 

0235

FMLY

 

Hotovec Pomeranz & Co., Inc.

BSSC

0352

HPCI

 

Horizon Capital Inc.

SWST

0279

HRZN

 

Investors International Securities, Inc.

MLCO

0161

ICOL

 

Independent Investors Services, Inc.

MSRO

0727

IDMT

 

Investment Planning Associates, Inc.

SWST

0279

IPGA

 

International Trading Group Inc.

SWST

0279

ITAL

 
         

Add First Trade Date, August 4, 2003:

       

Benchmark Securities Group, Inc.

WSPD

0030

BENZ

 
         

(Correction to NSCC Important Notice Dated July 25, 2003, A: #5653, P&S #5223.  The Notice incorrectly reported that the new name for “SPSR” would be J.E. Investments, Inc.  The name for MPID  “SPSR” will remain as Stark Salter & Smith.)

The following firm has remitted an executed Networking Agreement during the week of August 1, 2003:

One Group Dealer Services, Inc.                                                                      No.      5599

If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Frank DeRiso at (212) 855-4941 or Miriam Santiago at (212) 855-4947.