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5736

P&S #:

5306

DATE:

December 19, 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 firms will retire from all services, as detailed below:

Last Trade Date, December 15, 2003:

Bisys BD Services, Inc.                                                                                                No.  0359

Last Trade Date, December 19, 2003:

Worldco, LLC/Euroamerican Financial Limited, LLC                                                    No.  0672

Last Trade Date, December 31, 2003:

Locust Street Securities, Inc.                                                                                        No.  0465

Last Trade Date, January 2, 2004:

BNY Capital Markets, Inc.                                                                                          No.  2587

·        The following firm will begin participation in the Fund/Serv, Networking, Commission Settlement and ACATS Fund/Serv services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, December 16, 2003:

Advisors Clearing Network, Inc.                                                                                  No.  0359

Networking Code:                                                                                                               JD

Contact: Thomas Wetmore

Phone: (626) 744-2587

·        The following firm will begin participation in the Fund/Serv, Networking and Commission Settlement services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, December 19, 2003:

Prudential Investment Management Services, LLC                                                        No.  0498

Networking Code:                                                                                                               JZ

Contact: Peter Boland

Phone: (973) 367-4462

·        An Additional Number has been assigned to ING Financial Partners, Inc. (#0492) for the purpose of utilizing the Fund/Serv, Networking, and Commission Settlement services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, January 2, 2004:

ING Financial Partners, Inc./LSSI                                                                                No.  0465

Networking Code:                                                                                                               YB

Contact: Shawn Hepper

Phone: (612) 342-3986

·        The following firm will no longer participate in the Corporate Bond and Municipal Bond Comparison services, as detailed below:

Last Trade Date, December 17, 2003:

Siberell (John A.) & Co.                                                                                               No.  7014

·        The following firms will change their name only, as detailed below:

Effective First Trade Date, December 17, 2003:

From: Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada/Sun Life Financial Bermuda                            No.  4647

To:     Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada/Sun Life Financial Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.    No.  4647

Effective First Trade Date, December 19, 2003:

From: Major League Securities                                                                                     No.  0178

To:     Schon-Ex, LLC                                                                                                  No.  0178

Effective First Trade Date, January 2, 2004:

From: Washington Square Securities, Inc.                                                                     No.  0492

To:     ING Financial Partners, Inc.                                                                               No.  0492

·               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

Add First Trade Date, December 18, 2003:

 

 

   

CM Securities, Inc.

QRCC

0158

CMSE

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 18, 2003:

 

 

   

From: Western International Securities, Inc.

PWJC

0221

WISI

 

To:     Western International Securities, Inc.

BSSC

0352

WISI

 

·                    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 16, 2003:

       

Major League Securities, Inc.

SHON

0064

MLSI

 
         

Delete Last Trade Date, December 17, 2003:

       

Rural Securities, Inc.

PFSI

0234

RURL

 
         

Add First Trade Date, December 17, 2003:

       

Custom Equity Research, Inc.

SILK

0501

SUMM

 
         

Add First Trade Date, December 22, 2003:

       

Investment Network, Inc,

MSRO

0727

IVNT

 
         

Executing Broker Name Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 17, 2003:

       

From: Kellogg Capital Group LLC

SILK

0501

PERF

 

To:     Performance Capital Group, LLC

SILK

0501

PERF

 
         

From: Thomas Securities, LLC

BSSC

0352

TSEC

 

To:     Thomas Capital Group

BSSC

0352

TSEC

 
         

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, December 19, 2003:

       

From: Beal (M.R.) & Company

PERS

0443

BEAL

 

To:     Beal (M.R.) & Company

NFSC

0226

BEAL

 

·                    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 16, 2003:

 

 

   

Commerce Bank Investment Services, Inc.

PERS

0443

CICI

 
   

 

   

Add First Trade Date, December 17, 2003:

 

 

   

Brandt, Kelly & Simmons Securities, LLC

NFSC

0226

BRAN

 
   

 

   

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