A#

5723

P&S #:

5293

DATE:

December 1, 2003

TO:

ALL PARTICIPANTS

ATTENTION:

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

FROM: Pablo Cubi, Membership Administration
SUBJECT: CHANGES IN THE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS - REVISED

REMINDER

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

Last Trade Date, November 24, 2003:

BNY Clearing Services, LLC                                                                                       No.  0262

Pershing, LLC (#0443) will assume all open contracts of BNY Clearing Services, LLC (#0262), which are to be cleared or settled through or by National Securities Clearing Corporation.

Note: Please direct all inquiries regarding the above to:

Pershing, LLC (#0443)

Contact Name: Martin Donaldson

Phone:              (201) 413-2191

E-Mail Address: mdonaldson@pershing.com

BNY Clearing Services, LLC (#0262)

Contact Name: Ray Maratea

Phone:              (414) 225-4880

E-Mail Address: rmaratea@bnyclearing.com

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

Last Trade Date, November 28, 2003:

*BNY Clearing Services, LLC/International Services Division                                       No.  0384

*For more information regarding #0384 please see page 2 of this notice.

·         An Additional Number has been assigned to Pershing, LLC (#0443) for the purpose of utilizing the Listed Comparison Service, OTC Comparison Service, Envelope Settlement Service, CNS Regular Way and When Issued Municipal Bond Comparison Service, Corporate Bonds, ACATS, ACATS Fund/Serv, Fund /Serv and Networking Services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, December 1, 2003:

Pershing, LLC/International Services Division                                                                No.  *0384

Listed Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                         BHF

OTC Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                          BHFS

Networking Code:                                                                                                               BQ

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

Last Trade Date, December 4, 2003:

Bridge Trading & Co. Inc.                                                                                            No.  0293

Listed Symbol:                                                                                                                     BGT

·        The following firms will begin participation in the Commission Settlement service, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, November 26, 2003:

Diamond Hill Securities Inc.                                                                                          No.  4953

First Trade Date, November 28, 2003:

SEI Investments Distribution Company/PBHG Funds                                                    No.  5750

First Trade Date, December 1, 2003:

Sun Trust Securities, Inc.                                                                                              No.  0153  

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

First Trade Date, November 28 , 2003:

U.S. Bank N.A.                                                                                                           No.  2803

·        The following firm will no longer participate in the Insurance Processing service, as detailed below:

Last Trade Date, November 25, 2003:

Legent Clearing Corp.                                                                                                  No.  0052

·        The following firm will change its name only, as detailed below:

Effective First Trade Date, November 26, 2003:

From:  Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./Partners                                                                      No.  0464

To:      Cantor Fitzgerald / Clearspeed                                                                          No.  0464

·               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, November 28, 2003:

       

Kent King Securities Co., Inc.

ABNA

0425

KKGR

 

Vie Institutional Services, Inc.

MLCO

0161

VIEI

 
   

 

   

Add First Trade Date, November 25, 2003:

       

Penson Financial Services, Inc.

PFSI

0234

PFND

 
   

 

   

Add First Trade Date, November 26, 2003:

 

 

   

Winter Park Securities Inc.

QRCC

0158

WPSI

 
   

 

   

Add First Trade Date, November 28, 2003:

 

 

   

Quest Capital Strategies, Inc.

QRCC

0158

QUEC

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 1, 2003:

 

 

   

From:  Pritchard Capital Partners, LLC

BOFA

0773

TPCP

 

To:      Pritchard Capital Partners, LLC

JEFF

0019

TPCP

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 3, 2003:

 

 

   

From:  Caris & Company, Inc.

PWJC

0221

CRIS

 

To:      Caris & Company, Inc.

NFSC

0226

CRIS

 
   

 

   

From:  Florida Atlantic Securities Corp.

PWJC

0221

FLAT

 

To:      Florida Atlantic Securities Corp.

NFSC

0226

FLAT

 
   

 

   

From:  Garrett Nagle & Co., Inc.

PWJC

0221

GARR

 

To:      Garrett Nagle & Co., Inc.

NFSC

0226

GARR

 
   

 

   

From:  Intercapital Securities LLC

PWJC

0221

ICPS

 

To:      Intercapital Securities LLC

NFSC

0226

ICPS

 
   

 

   

From:  Kaufman Bros., L.P.

PWJC

0221

KBRO

 

To:      Kaufman Bros., L.P.

NFSC

0226

KBRO

 
   

 

   

From:  MDB Capital Group, LLC

PWJC

0221

MDBC

 

To:      MDB Capital Group, LLC

NFSC

0226

MDBC

 
   

 

   

From:  Leeb Brokerage Securities, Inc.

PWJC

0221

PRVN

 

To:      Leeb Brokerage Securities, Inc.

NFSC

0226

PRVN

 
 

Clearing Broker

Identifiers

Executing Broker

Identifiers

 

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

From:  Punk, Ziegel & Company, LP

PWJC

0221

PUNK

 

To:      Punk, Ziegel & Company, LP

NFSC

0226

PUNK

 
   

 

   

From:  Neovest Trading

PWJC

0221

VOLM

 

To:      Neovest Trading

NFSC

0226

VOLM

 
   

 

   

From:  Westfield Bakerink Brozak, LLC

PWJC

0221

WBBC

 

To:      Westfield Bakerink Brozak, LLC

NFSC

0226

WBBC

 
   

 

   

Executing Broker Name Change, Effective First Trade Date, November 28, 2003:

 

 

   

From:  RCM Saratoga

WSPD

0030

SART

 

To:      Saratoga Capital Markets

WSPD

0030

SART

 
   

 

   

From:  Were (J.B.), Inc.

BHCS

0632

WERE

 

To:      Goldman Sachs JBWere Inc.

BHCS

0632

WERE

 
   

 

   

·                    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, November 24, 2003:

       

Westor Online Inc.

PFSI

0234

WESX

 
         

Delete Last Trade Date, November 26, 2003:

       

Financial Links, Inc.

PFSI

0234

FLNK

 
         

Delete Last Trade Date, November 28, 2003:

       

Lipper Convertibles, L.P.

PRST

0551

LPCO

 
         

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 3, 2003:

 

 

   

From:  Melvin Securities, LLC

PWJC

0221

MLVN

 

To:      Melvin Securities, LLC

NFSC

0226

MLVN

 
         
         
         
         
 

Clearing Broker

Identifiers

Executing Broker

Identifiers

 

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 5, 2003:

 

 

   

From:  Bridge Trading Company

DBAB

0573

BRDG

 

To:      Bridge Trading Company

MLCO

0161

BRDG

 
   

 

   

Executing Broker Name Change, Effective First Trade Date, November 28, 2003:

 

 

   

From:  Performance Capital Group, LLC

SILK

0501

PERF

 

To:      Kellogg Capital Group, LLC

SILK

0501

PERF

 
   

 

   

NOTE:   NYFIX Transaction Services, Inc. (“NYFT”) will not be changing their clearing arrangement on December 4, 2003.  NYFT will continue to clear through SILK (#0501).

·                    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

Add First Trade Date, December 3, 2003:

 

 

   

Melvin Securities, LLC

NFSC

0226

MLVN

 
   

 

   

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