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EXHIBIT 10.13

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November 15, 2004

Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx

Managing Director

Spear, Leeds & Xxxxxxx, X.X.

000 Xxxxxxxx

Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx  00000

Re:  CLEARING LETTER AGREEMENT

Dear Xxxxx:

This letter agreement (“Letter Agreement”) sets forth the mutual understanding between Spear, Leeds & Xxxxxxx (“SLK”) and Archipelago Holdings, L.L.C. (“Archipelago”) concerning the clearing arrangement between SLK and Archipelago. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the definitions set forth in the Fully Disclosed Clearing Agreement between the parties dated January 7, 2002, and all amendments thereto (“Fully Disclosed Agreement”). In the event of inconsistencies between the terms of this Letter Agreement and the Fully Disclosed Agreement, the terms of this Letter Agreement shall prevail. Furthermore, SLK and Archipelago also agree to use reasonable best efforts to negotiate in good faith the new form of clearing agreement now in use by SLK. The parties agree that SLK will charge Archipelago [***] per ticket of each trade in Equity Securities it clears on behalf of Archipelago, regardless of size. This charge shall apply to trades that SLK currently clears through its account [***], or any other applicable account that the parties mutually agree is designated as an Archipelago account for clearing services. In addition, this charge applies to orders routed directly to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) through DOT, the electronic order delivery system of the NYSE; provided, however, that the parties agree mutually to review the per ticket charge applied to DOT trades if the parties determine in good faith during the term of the Letter Agreement, set forth below, that such DOT routing has materially increased. [***] The parties agree that “per ticket” is defined as either the buy or the sell side of each trade executed and acknowledge that there will be two tickets for each individual execution, for a total charge of $[***] per execution.

This Letter Agreement is effective on November 15, 2003, and shall terminate on December 31, 2004, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties.

*** Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

If the foregoing terms are acceptable to you, please indicate by signing both the enclosed copies of this letter where indicated and returning one copy to the undersigned.

Sincerely,
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
President
Archipelago Holdings, L.L.C.
		Accepted and agreed as of the date first above written:
		Spear, Leeds & Xxxxxxx, X.X.
		By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
			Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
			Title:	Managing Director
				Spear, Leads & Xxxxxxx

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