Advisors Preferred Trust
1445 Research Boulevard, Suite 530
Rockville, MD 20850
January 4, 2013
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Kieran Brown
Senior Counsel
Office of Disclosure and Review
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re:
Advisors Preferred Trust, Files Nos. 333-184169; 811-22756
Dear Mr. Brown:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, Advisors Preferred Trust (the "Registrant") and Ceros Financial Services, Inc. (the OnTrack Core Fund's principal underwriter/distributor), hereby request that the Commission accelerate the effective date of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement (the "Amendment"), which was filed on January 4, 2013, to January 9, 2013, 8:00 A.M., or the earliest practicable date thereafter. Absent acceleration, the Amendment would not become effective.
The Amendment was filed under the Securities Act for the purpose of responding to comments from the SEC staff with respect to registration of shares of theOnTrack CoreFund. If you have any questions concerning this request please contact Parker Bridgeport at (614) 469-3238 or JoAnn Strasser at (614) 469-3265.
Advisors Preferred Trust
Ceros Financial Services, Inc.
By:
/s/ Catherine Ayers-Rigsby
By:
/s/ Catherine Ayers-Rigsby
Name:
Catherine Ayers-Rigsby
Name:
Catherine Ayers-Rigsby
Title:
President
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
Date:
January 4, 2013
Date:
January 4, 2013