EX- 99.906CERT CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT I, Joseph W. McInerney, President/Chief Executive Officer of NT Alpha Strategies Fund (the "Registrant"), certify that: 1. The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended September 30, 2005 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and 2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. Date: December 5, 2005 /s/ Joseph W. McInerney ---------------------------------- Joseph W. McInerney, President (Chief Executive Officer) This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the report with the Commission. EX- 99.906CERT CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT I, Stuart N. Schuldt, Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer of NT Alpha Strategies Fund (the "Registrant"), certify that: 1. The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended September 30, 2005 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and 2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. Date: December 5, 2005 /s/ Stuart N. Schuldt ---------------------------------------- Stuart N. Schuldt, Treasurer (Chief Financial and Accounting Officer) This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the report with the Commission.