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5729

P&S #:

5299

DATE:

December 5, 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

 

·        The following firm will change its OTC Alpha Identifier only, as detailed below:

Effective First Trade Date, December  15, 2003:

From: Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.                                                                                    No.  0571

OTC Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                          FAHN

To: Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.                                                                                        No.  0571

OTC Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                          OPCO

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

Last Trade Date, December 1, 2003:

Howe Barnes Investments, Inc.                                                                                     No.  0477

Last Trade Date, December 5, 2003:

Transamerica Securities Sales Corp.                                                                             No.  5446

·        The following firm will begin participation in the Municipal Bond Comparison service, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, December  5, 2003:

Popular Securities, Inc.                                                                                                 No.  6779

      Muni Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                           POPS

·         An Additional Number has been assigned to State Street Bank & Trust (#2950) for the purpose of utilizing the Fund/Serv and Networking services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, December 3, 2003:

State Street Bank & Trust Company/Sanford Bernstein Alliance Capital                        No.  6519

Networking Code:                                                                                                               HH

Contact: Nancy E. Norton

Phone: (617) 483-2083

·         An Additional Number has been assigned to Security Life of Denver (#4622) for the purpose of utilizing the Fund/Serv service, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, December 4, 2003:

Security Life of Denver/Mutual Funds                                                                           No.  4668

·         An Additional Number has been assigned to AFSG Securities Corp. (#5580) for the purpose of utilizing the Fund/Serv, Networking and ACATS Fund/Serv services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, December 8, 2003:

AFSG Securities Corp./Transamerica Premier Funds                                                    No.  5446

Networking Code:                                                                                                               W2

Contact:  John K. Carter

Phone:    (727) 299-1800

·        The following firm will begin participation in the Networking service, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, December  2, 2003:

First Allied Securities, Inc.                                                                                            No.  0146

Networking Code:                                                                                                               IV

Contact: Tiy O’Neal

Phone: (619) 702-9632

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

First Trade Date, December  3, 2003:

Mellon Fund Distributors, L.P.                                                                                      No.  6558

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

First Trade Date, December  5, 2003:

Vanguard Marketing Corporation                                                                                 No.  5772

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

Effective First Trade Date, December  9, 2003:

From:  Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company                                                             No.  0954

To:      Mellon Trust of New England, National Association                                           No.  0954

·               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, December 2, 2003:

       

Drizos Investment Inc.

SWST

0279

DRIZ

 

Tym Securities

SWST

0279

TYME

 
         

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

 

 

   

From:  Brockington Securities, Inc.

PWJC

0221

BGTN

 

To:      Brockington Securities, Inc.

NFSC

0226

BGTN

 
   

 

   

From:  Portfolio Resources Group, Inc.

PWJC

0221

PRGI

 

To:      Portfolio Resources Group, Inc.

NFSC

0226

PRGI

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 8, 2003:

 

 

   

From:  Garban Corporates, LLC

PWJC

0221

GARC

 

To:      Garban Corporates, LLC

NFSC

0226

GARC

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 10, 2003:

 

 

   

From:  Avalon Partners, Inc.

LEGG

0740

AVAP

 

To:      Avalon Partners, Inc.

QRCC

0158

AVAP

 
   

 

   

Executing Broker Name Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 2, 2003:

 

 

   

From:  Inter-Dealer Brokers LLC

BHFS

0384

GFIG

 

To:      GFI Securities LLC

BHFS

0384

GFIG

 
   

 

   

Executing Broker Name Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 3, 2003:

 

 

   

From:  Furman Selz Financial Services LLC

BSSC

0352

FSFS

 

To:      ING Furman Selz Financial Services LLC

BSSC

0352

FSFS

 
   

 

   

·                    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, December 2, 2003:

       

Camden Financial Service Inc.

SWST

0279

CMDN

 
         

Delete Last Trade Date, December 4, 2003:

       

Gintel & Co., LLC

BSSC

0352

GINT

 

Madison Capital Associates, LLC

FOCC

0690

MDCP

 
         

Add First Trade Date, December 2, 2003:

       

Cannondale Securities, LLC

SILK

0501

CANN

 
         

Add First Trade Date, December 8, 2003:

       

Granite Financial Group, Inc.

BOFA

0773

GFNC

 
         

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 2, 2003:

       

From:  Surety Financial Services

PWJC

0221

MESI

 

To:      Surety Financial Services

NFSC

0226

MESI

 
         

·                    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

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 10, 2003:

 

 

   

From:  Amsouth Investment Services, Inc.

NFSC

0226

AMSO

 

To:      Amsouth Investment Services, Inc.

PERS

0443

AMSO

 
   

 

   

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