A#

5899

P&S #:

5469

DATE:

September 17, 2004

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

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

First Trade Date, September 14, 2004:

Queens Road Securities, LLC                                                                                      No.  4884

ˇ        An additional number has been assigned to Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (#5837) for the purpose of utilizing the Fund/SERV, ACATS Fund/SERV and Networking services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, September 14, 2004:

Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC/TFS Capital Investment Trust                                       No.  5430

Networking Code:                                                                                                               FW

Contact: Wade Bridge

Phone:   (513) 587-3406

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

Last Trade Date, September 15, 2004:

DBTC Americas-Clearance #2                                                                                     No.  0927

First Citizens Bank & Trust Company                                                                           No.  6809

ˇ                    Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated July 9, 2004 (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, September 14, 2004:

 

 

   

Green (Thomas) Securities, Inc.

FCCP

0141

GREN

 
   

 

   

Delete Last Trade Date, September 17, 2004:

 

 

   

Northland Securities, Inc.

PERS

0443

NORT

 
   

 

   

Add First Trade Date, September 16, 2004:

 

 

   

Iron Street Securities, Inc.

FOMA

0188

ISSI

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, September 17, 2004:

 

 

   

From: Van Eck Capital, Inc.

ABNA

0425

VECK

 

To:     Van Eck Capital, Inc.

MLCO

0161

VECK

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, September 20, 2004:

 

 

   

From: Waxman Securities Inc.

QRCC

0158

WAXM

 

To:     Waxman Securities Inc.

NFSC

0226

WAXM

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, September 22, 2004:

 

 

   

From: Brokersxpress LLC

LGNT

0052

BRXP

 

To:     Brokersxpress LLC

SILK

0501

BRXP

 

ˇ                    Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated July 9, 2004 (for OTC Executed-By List) as detailed below:

 

Clearing Broker

Identifiers

Executing Broker

Identifiers

 

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Delete Last Trade Date, September 15, 2004:

 

 

   

Instinet Clearing Services, Inc/Northtown Trading

ICLS

0004

ICNT

 

Millennium Brokerage L.L.C.

ICLS

0004

MLMB

 
   

 

   

Add First Trade Date, September 22, 2004:

 

 

   

Next Generation Equity Research LLC

JEFF

0019

NGEN

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, September 22, 2004:

 

 

   

From: Optionsxpress, Inc.

LGNT

0052

OXPS

 

To:     Optionsxpress, Inc.

SILK

0501

OXPS

 
   

 

   

Executing Broker Name Change, Effective First Trade Date, September 15, 2004:

 

 

   

From: Wien Securities Corp.

SILK

0501

WIEN

 

To:     Hudson Securities, Inc.

SILK

0501

WIEN

 
   

 

   

ˇ                    Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated July 9, 2004 (for Municipal Bond Comparison) as detailed below:

 

Clearing Broker

Identifiers

Executing Broker

Identifiers

 

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Add First Trade Date, September 22, 2004:

 

 

   

Optionsxpress, Inc.

SILK

0501

OXPS

 

PMB Securities Corp.

NFSC

0226

PMBS

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, September 15, 2004:

 

 

   

From: Stone & Youngberg LLC

WSPD

0030

STYO

 

To:     Stone & Youngberg LLC

PERS

0443

STYO

 

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