ADVANTAGE FUNDS, INC.
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
March 2, 2012
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Advantage Funds, Inc. |
| | Request for Withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Advantage Funds, Inc. (the "Registrant") respectfully requests that the post-effective amendment, together with all exhibits thereto (the "Amendment"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on February 15, 2012 pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") be withdrawn pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act.
The Registrant is requesting withdrawal of the Amendment because the Amendment was inadvertently filed under the Securities Act file number associated with the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-51061), instead of being filed under the Securities Act file number associated with the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-173641) to which the tax opinions that were filed as exhibits to the Amendment relate. The Registrant intends to refile the Amendment with the Commission under the correct Securities Act file number (File No. 333-173641) concurrent with the filing of this request.
Please direct any questions regarding this matter to Nicole M. Runyan of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, counsel to the Registrant, at 212.806.6443.
Sincerely,
/s/ Jeff Prusnofsky
Jeff Prusnofsky
Vice President
