March 6, 2017
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund | |||
| Registration Statement on FormN-14 8C | ||||
(File No.333-215072) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby request that the effective date forPre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on FormN-14 8C referenced above be accelerated so that it will become effective as of March 6, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
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| Sincerely, | ||||||||
| NUVEEN PREFERRED INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND | NUVEEN SECURITIES, LLC | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman | By: | /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman | |||||
| Name: | Gifford R. Zimmerman | Name: | Gifford R. Zimmerman | |||||
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | Title: | Managing Director | |||||