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5924

P&S #:

5494

DATE:

October 29, 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

REMINDER

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

Effective First Trade Date, November 1, 2004:

From: Archipelago Securities, L.L.C.                                                                            No.  0436

OTC Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                          *ARCA

To: Archipelago Securities, L.L.C.                                                                                No.  0436

OTC Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                          ACRA

·        For more details regarding “ARCA”, please see page 3 of this notice.

·         The following firm will begin participation in the OTC Comparison, ACATS, RECAPS and the Envelope Settlement services, as detailed below:

First Trade Date, November 1, 2004:

Ontrade, Inc.                                                                                                               No.   0641

OTC Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                           NTRD

Envelope Location: Y (New York)

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

First Trade Date, November 1, 2004:

AVM, L.P.                                                                                                                  No.   6704

Muni Alpha Identifier:                                                                                                            AVML

·         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, November 1, 2004:

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Bridges Investment Fund                                                       No.  5531

Networking Code:                                                                                                               JV

Contact:  Casandra Sauer

Phone:     (414) 287-3963

·         The following firm will no longer participate in the Networking, Commission Settlement and ACATS Fund/SERV services, as detailed below:

Last Trade Date, October 27, 2004:

Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.                                                                                              No.  5865

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

Last Trade Date, October 29, 2004:

Collins & Company, LLC                                                                                             No.  4861

·                    Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated October 1, 2004 (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, October 27, 2004:

 

 

   

Alerus Securities Corporation

 

0235

FNBS

 

Guzman & Company

SILK

0501

GMAN

 

Greentree Brokerage Services, Inc.

SWST

0279

GRTR

 

Puglisi & Co.

BSSC

0352

PUGC

 

Freimark Blair & Company, Inc.

REFC

0116

RFBL

 
   

 

   

Add First Trade Date, October 29, 2004:

 

 

   

Coker & Palmer, Inc.

BOFA

0773

CPPM

 
   

 

   

Add First Trade Date, November 1, 2004:

 

 

   

EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

SWST

0279

EBCI

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, November 3, 2004:

 

 

   

From:  Triad Securities Corp.

ABNA

0425

TIAD

 

To:      Triad Securities Corp.      

PERS

0443

TIAD

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, November 10, 2004:

 

 

   

From:  Fifth Third Securities, Inc.

BHCS

0632

OHIO

 

To:      Fifth Third Securities, Inc.

NFSC

0226

OHIO

 

·                    Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated October 1, 2004 (for OTC Executed-By List) as detailed below:

 

Clearing Broker

Identifiers

Executing Broker

Identifiers

 

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Delete Last Trade Date, October 27, 2004:

 

 

   

Golden Beneficial Securities

ICLS

0004

GBSC

 

Smart Execution Securities, LLC

ICLS

0004

PTRZ

 
   

 

   

Delete Last Trade Date, October 29, 2004:

 

 

   

Ontrade Inc.

PFSI

0234

NTRD

 
   

 

   

Add First Trade Date, October 27, 2004:

 

 

   

Evolution Financial Technologies, LLC

CCLS

0265

EVOF

 
   

 

   

Add First Trade Date, October 29, 2004:

 

 

   

Frost Brokerage Services, Inc.

NFSC

0226

CUFT

 
   

 

   

Add First Trade Date, November 1, 2004:

 

 

   

*Archipelago Trading Services, Inc.

ACRA

0436

ARCA

 
   

 

   

Add First Trade Date, November 2, 2004:

 

 

   

CAC Capital Corp

CCLS

0265

CCIC

 
   

 

   

Clearing Broker Change, Effective First Trade Date, October 29, 2004:

 

 

   

From: Equity Station, Inc.

ABNA

0425

ESTA

 

To:     Equity Station, Inc.

MLCO

0161

ESTA

 
   

 

   

From:  Firefly Capital, Inc.

ABNA

0425

FFLY

 

To:      Firefly Capital, Inc.

MLCO

0161

FFLY

 
   

 

   

Executing Broker Symbol Change, Effective First Trade Date, November 1, 2004:

 

 

   

From: Deutsche IXE, LLC

DBAB

0573

NDBC

 

To:     Deutsche IXE, LLC

DBAB

0573

DIXE

 
   

 

   

·                    Kindly update the NSCC Directory dated October 1, 2004 (for Municipal Bond

Comparison) as detailed below:

 

Clearing Broker

Identifiers

Executing Broker

Identifiers

 

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Add First Trade Date, October 29, 2004:

 

 

   

Equity Station, Inc.

MLCO

0161

ESTA

 

Firefly Capital, Inc.

MLCO

0161

FFLY

 

The following firms have remitted an executed Transfer of Retirement Assets Agreement during the week of October 29, 2004:

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Norcap Funds                                                                            No.  4899

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Jacob Internet Fund                                                                    No.  4960

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Rochdale Funds                                                                          No.  4990

Quasar Distributors, LLC/AIP Alternative Strategies Funds                                                 No.  5449

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Cullen Funds                                                                               No.  5466

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Jensen Portfolio, Inc.                                                                   No.  5491

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Asset Mark Funds                                                                      No.  5495

Quasar Distributors, LLC/AHA Investment Funds, Inc.                                                       No.  5536

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Dow Jones Islamic Index Fund                                                    No.  5566

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Kit Cole Fund                                                                             No.  5585

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Brazos Mutual Funds                                                                  No.  5616

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Women’s Equity Mutual Fund                                                     No.  5625

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Chase Growth Fund                                                                    No.  5626

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Guinness Atkinson Funds                                                            No.  5754

Quasar Distributors, LLC/PIC Investment Funds                                                                 No.  5819

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Alpine Equity Funds                                                                    No.  5896

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Permanent Portfolio                                                                    No.  6627

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Kensington Funds                                                                       No.  6639

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Purisma Funds                                                                            No.  6643

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Julius Baer Funds                                                                        No.  6675

Quasar Distributors, LLC/Kirr Marbach Partners Fund, Inc.                                               No.  6685

If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Frank DeRiso at (212) 855-4941 or Kevin Launer at (212) 855-4132.