EQ ADVISORS TRUST
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
November 17, 2008
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | EQ Advisors Trust |
Post Effective Amendments - Application for Withdrawal
File Nos. 333-17217 and 811-07953
CIK No.: 0001027263
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), EQ Advisors Trust (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 under the 1933 Act (No. 64 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, which was filed as EDGAR submission type 485APOS with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2008 (Accession No. 0001193125-08-214417) to register shares of a new series, the EQ/Money Market Portfolio II (“PEA 61”), be withdrawn.
The Registrant is requesting that PEA 61 be withdrawn as it no longer intends to offer these securities. No securities have been sold in connection with the PEA 61.
If you have any questions concerning the foregoing, please do not hesitate to contact me at (212) 314-5280 or Mark C. Amorosi of K&L Gates, counsel to the Trust, at (202) 778-9351.
| Sincerely, |
/s/ William MacGregor |
| Vice President & Assistant Secretary |
| EQ Advisors Trust |
| cc: | Sonny Oh, Esq |
Division of Investment Management
Mark C. Amorosi, Esq.
K&L Gates, LLP
Patricia Louie, Esq.
