ARCHIPELAGO HOLDINGS L L C (Form Type: 4, Filing Date: 08/16/2004)

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARCHIPELAGO HOLDINGS L L C [AX]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

85 BROAD ST,

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/12/2004

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10004

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check applicable line)

______ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
__X__ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/12/2004		S		1,500	D	$11.8	9,518,376	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock	08/13/2004		P		1,500	A	$12.8	9,519,876	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/ 85 BROAD ST NEW YORK, NY 10004		X
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO 85 BROAD ST C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO NEW YORK, NY 10004		X
GS Archipelago Investment, L.L.C. 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10004		X
SLK-HULL Derivatives, LLC 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10004		X
SLK LLC 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10004		X
SPEAR LEEDS & KELLOGG LP 120 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY 10271		X

Explanation of Responses:

The securities reported herein as indirectly purchased and sold were beneficially owned directly by Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"). Without admitting any legal obligation, Goldman Sachs will remit appropriate profits, if any, to Archipelago Holdings, Inc. The Reporting Persons, other than Goldman Sachs and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GSG"), disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities owned directly by Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs is a direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GSG.

GSG may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 9,519,876 shares of Archipelago Holdings, Inc. common stock ("Common Stock") by reason of Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, L.P. ("SLK"), GS Archipelago Investment, L.L.C. ("GSAI") and SLK-Hull Derivatives LLC ("SLK-Hull") direct ownership of such shares. SLK beneficially owns directly 7,603,517 shares of Common Stock. GSAI beneficially owns directly 1,664,877 shares of Common Stock. SLK-Hull beneficially owns directly and SLK LLC, its sole general partner, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 251,482 shares of Common Stock. SLK LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. SLK, GSAI and SLK-Hull are direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of GSG. GSG disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

	Signatures
	s/ Edward T. Joel, Attorney-in-fact	08/16/2004
	s/ Edward T. Joel, Attorney-in-fact	08/16/2004
	s/ Edward T. Joel, Attorney-in-fact	08/16/2004
	s/ Edward T. Joel, Attorney-in-fact	08/16/2004
	s/ Edward T. Joel, Attorney-in-fact	08/16/2004
	s/ Edward T. Joel, Attorney-in-fact	08/16/2004
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW  ALL  PERSONS  BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  GOLDMAN,  SACHS  & CO.  (the
"Company")  does hereby make,  constitute and appoint each of Roger S. Begelman,
Edward T. Joel,  Saskia Brookfield Martin and Ted Chang, (and any other employee
of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or one of its affiliates  designated in writing
by one of the  attorneys-in-fact),  acting  individually,  its true  and  lawful
attorney,  to execute  and  deliver in its name and on its  behalf  whether  the
Company is acting  individually  or as  representative  of  others,  any and all
filings required to be made by the Company under the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, (as amended, the "Act"), with respect to securities which may be deemed to
be  beneficially  owned by the Company  under the Act,  giving and granting unto
each said  attorney-in-fact  power and authority to act in the premises as fully
and to all intents and purposes as the Company  might or could do if  personally
present by one of its authorized  signatories,  hereby  ratifying and confirming
all that said  attorney-in-fact  shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY  shall  remain in full force and effect until either
revoked  in  writing  by the  undersigned  or until  such time as the  person or
persons to whom power of  attorney  has been  hereby  granted  cease(s) to be an
employee of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or one of its affiliates.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has duly subscribed these presents as
of November 19, 2003.



GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

By:      s/ Gregory K. Palm
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Name:    GREGORY K. PALM
Title:   Managing Director