Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund (JPS) CORRESP Correspondence with SEC

December 7, 2015

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Nuveen Quality Preferred Income Fund 2

Registration Statement on Form N-14 8C

(File No. 333-207760)                                

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby request that the effective date for Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-14 8C referenced above be accelerated so that it will become effective as of December 9, 2015, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

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Sincerely,

NUVEEN QUALITY PREFERRED INCOME FUND 2	NUVEEN SECURITIES, LLC
By:   /s/  Kevin J. McCarthy	By:   /s/  Kevin J. McCarthy
Name:  Kevin J. McCarthy	Name:   Kevin J. McCarthy
Title:    Vice President and Secretary	Title:     Managing Director