PIONEER MONEY MARKET TRUST
24F-2NT, 1996-02-29
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1.   Name and address of issuer:

     Pioneer Money Market Trust
     60 State Street
     Boston, MA 02109-1820

2.   Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:

     Pioneer Cash Reserves Fund - Class A Shares
     Pioneer Cash Reserves Fund - Class B Shares
     Pioneer Tax-Free Money Fund - Class A Shares
     Pioneer U.S. Government Money Fund - Class A Shares

3.   Investment Company Act File Number:     811-5099
     Securities Act File Number:             33-13179

4.   Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: December 31, 1995

5.   Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
     of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2 declar-
     ation: N/A

6.   Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
     applicable (see Instruction A.6): N/A

7.   Number and amount of  securities of the same class or series which had been
     registered  under the  Securities  Act of 1933 other than  pursuant to rule
     24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning of
     the fiscal year: 0

8.   Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
     than pursuant to rule 24f-2: 0

9.   Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:

          Shares:  708,378,952
          Aggregate Sale Price:  $708,391,527

10.  Number and aggregate  sale price of securities  sold during the fiscal year
     in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:

          Shares:  708,378,952
          Aggregate Sale Price:  $708,391,527

11   Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal year
     in  connection  with  dividend   reinvestment  plans,  if  applicable  (see
     Instruction B.7):

          Shares:  9,394,797
          Aggregate Sale Price: $9,394,797

12.  Calculation of registration fee:

     (i)  Aggregate sale price of securities sold during
          the fiscal year in reliance on rule 24f-2
          (from Item 10):                                   $708,391,527

     (ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection
          with dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11,
          if applicable):                                   $ 9,394,797

     (iii)Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchas-
          ed during the fiscal year (if applicable):        $717,786,324

     (iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
          and previously applied as a reduction to filing
          fees pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if applicable):      $0

     (v)  Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued
          during the fiscal year in reliance on rule 24f-2
          [line (i), plus line (ii), less line (iii) plus
          line (iv)] (if applicable):                       $0

     (vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the
          Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable law or
          regulation (see Instruction C.6):                 1/2900

     (vii)Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by
          line (vi)]:                                       $0.00

Instruction:  Issuers should complete line (ii), (iii), and (v) only if the
              form is being filed within 60 days after the close of the issuer's
              fiscal year:  See Instruction C.3.

13.  Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository
     as described in section 3a of the Commission' Rules of Informal and Other
     Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a). [ ]


     Date of  mailing  or  wire  transfer  of  filing  fees to the  Commission's
     lock-box depository: N/A

                                   SIGNATURES

     This report has been signed  below the  following  persons on behalf of the
     issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


     By (Signature and Title)

     /s/Robert P. Nault
     Assistant Secretary

     Date: February 29, 1996






                                February 28, 1996




Pioneer Money Market Trust
60 State Street
Boston, MA  02109

     Re:      Rule 24f-2 Notice

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Pioneer Money Market Trust (the  "Delaware  Trust") is a Delaware  business
trust  created  under a  Certificate  of Trust dated  March 7, 1995,  and is the
successor in interest to Pioneer Money Market Trust (the "Massachusetts  Trust")
which  was  organized  as  a  Massachusetts   business  trust  under  a  written
Declaration  of Trust  dated March 31, 1987 and  terminated  as a  Massachusetts
business trust on April 12, 1995 (the  "Declaration  of Trust").  The beneficial
interests  thereunder  are  represented  by  transferable  shares of  beneficial
interest, without par value.

     The  Trustees  of the  Massachusetts  Trust had the powers set forth in the
Declaration of Trust,  subject to the terms,  provisions and conditions  therein
provided.  Pursuant to Article III,  Section 1 of the Declaration of Trust,  the
number  of shares  of  beneficial  interest  authorized  to be issued  under the
Declaration  of Trust was unlimited  and the Trustees were  authorized to divide
the  shares  into one or more  series  of  shares as they  deemed  necessary  or
desirable.  Pursuant to Article III,  Section 4 of the Declaration of Trust, the
Trustees  were  permitted to issue shares of any series for such amount and type
of consideration, including cash or property, and on such terms as they may have
deemed advisable without action or approval of the shareholders.

     We understand that, pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), the Massachusetts  Trust had registered an
indefinite  number of shares of beneficial  interest under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"),  and the Delaware  Trust has succeeded to and
adopted such registration.

     We understand  that you are about to file with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission  a notice on Form 24F-2  pursuant  to Rule  24f-2  (the  "Rule  24f-2
Notice")  making definite the  registration of 173,639,784  shares of beneficial
interest of the  Massachusetts  Trust (the  "Shares") sold in reliance upon said
Rule 24f-2  during the period from January 1, 1995  through  March 30, 1995.  We
also  understand  that the Rule 24f-2 Notice makes definite the  registration of
534,739,168 shares of beneficial interest of the Delaware Trust sold in reliance
upon said Rule 24f-2 during the period from March 31, 1995 through  December 31,
1995 as to which we express no opinion.

     We have examined the Declaration of Trust, the By-laws,  resolutions of the
Board of Trustees,  a  certificate  of an Officer of the  Delaware  Trust to the
effect that the Massachusetts  Trust or its agent received the consideration for
the Shares in accordance  with the terms of the  Declaration of Trust,  and such
other  documents as we have deemed  necessary or appropriate for the purposes of
this opinion,  including,  but not limited to, originals, or copies certified or
otherwise  identified to our  satisfaction,  of such  documents,  records of the
Massachusetts  Trust  and other  instruments.  In our  examination  of the above
documents,  we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures,  the authenticity
of all  documents  submitted  to us as  originals,  the  conformity  to original
documents of all documents  submitted to us as certified or photostatic  copies,
the  authenticity  of the  originals  of such  latter  documents  and the  legal
competence of each individual executing any documents.

     For purposes of this opinion letter, we have not made an independent review
of the  laws of any  state  or  jurisdiction  other  than  The  Commonwealth  of
Massachusetts   and  express  no  opinion  with  respect  to  the  laws  of  any
jurisdiction other than the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Further,
we  express no opinion  as to  compliance  with any state or federal  securities
laws, including the securities laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

     Our opinion below, as it relates to the  non-assessability of the Shares of
the  Massachusetts  Trust,  is qualified to the extent that under  Massachusetts
law,  shareholders of a Massachusetts  business trust, such as the Massachusetts
Trust, may be held personally  liable for the obligations of such  Massachusetts
Trust. In this regard,  however, please be advised that the Declaration of Trust
disclaimed  shareholder  liability for acts or obligations of the  Massachusetts
Trust and required that notice of such  disclaimer be given in each note,  bond,
contract,  certificate  or  undertaking  made or  issued  by or on behalf of the
Massachusetts Trust. Also, the Declaration of Trust provided for indemnification
out of  property  of the  Massachusetts  Trust for all loss and  expense  of any
shareholder held personally  liable solely by reason of his being or having been
a shareholder of the Massachusetts Trust; provided, however, that no property of
the  Massachusetts  Trust may be used to indemnify any shareholder of any series
of the  Massachusetts  Trust  other than  property  of the  Massachusetts  Trust
allocated or belonging to that series.

     We are of the opinion that all necessary  action  precedent to the issuance
of the Shares has been duly taken,  and that the Shares were legally and validly
issued,  and are  fully  paid and  non-assessable  by the  Massachusetts  Trust,
subject to compliance  with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the applicable  state
laws regulating the sale of securities.

     We consent to your filing this  opinion  with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission  together  with the Rule 24f-2  Notice  referred to above.  Except as
provided  in this  paragraph,  this  opinion may not be relied upon by, or filed
with, any other parties or used for any other purpose.

                                Very truly yours,

                                /s/Hale and Dorr

                                  HALE AND DORR


<PAGE>
                                February 27, 1996


Pioneer Money Market Trust
60 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts  02109

Re: Pioneer Money Market Trust

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                  We have acted as  special  Delaware  counsel to Pioneer  Money
Market Trust,  a Delaware  business  trust (the  "Trust"),  in  connection  with
certain  matters  relating  to the  formation  of the Trust and the  issuance of
Shares of beneficial  interest in the Trust.  Capitalized  terms used herein and
not  otherwise  herein  defined  are  used  as  defined  in  the  Agreement  and
Declaration  of  Trust  of  the  Trust  dated  March  7,  1995  (the  "Governing
Instrument").

                  We  understand   that,   pursuant  to  Rule  24f-2  under  the
Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended,  the Trust registered an indefinite
number of Shares  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended.  We  further
understand  that the Trust is about to file  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  a notice  pursuant to Rule 24f-2  under the 1940 Act (the  "Notice")
making  definite the  registration  of 534,739,168  Shares sold in reliance upon
Rule 24f-2 during the period from March 31, 1995 through December 31, 1995.

                  In rendering  this  opinion,  we have  examined  copies of the
following  documents,  each in the form provided to us: the Certificate of Trust
of the Trust as filed in the  Office of the  Secretary  of State of the State of
Delaware  (the  "Recording  Office") on March 7, 1995 (the  "Certificate");  the
Governing  Instrument;  the  By-laws of the Trust;  certain  resolutions  of the
Trustees  of  the  Trust;  an  Adoption  Of And  Amendment  To  Notification  Of
Registration by which the Trust adopted the  Notification of Registration  Filed
Pursuant to Section 8(a) of the  Investment  Company Act of 1940 on Form N-8A of
Pioneer Money Market  Trust,  a  Massachusetts  business  trust;  Post-Effective
Amendment  No. 12 to the  Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of Pioneer  Money
MarketTrust,  a  Massachusetts  business  trust, by which the Trust adopted such
Registration  Statement  (the  "Post-Effective   Amendment");   the  Notice;  an
Officer's  Certificate of the Trust dated February 27, 1996; and a certification
of good  standing of the Trust  obtained as of a recent date from the  Recording
Office. In such examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures,
the conformity to original documents of all documents  submitted to us as copies
or drafts of documents to be executed, and the legal capacity of natural persons
to complete the execution of documents.  We have further assumed for the purpose
of this  opinion:  (i) the due  authorization,  execution and delivery by, or on
behalf of,  each of the  parties  thereto of the  above-referenced  instruments,
certificates  and other  documents,  and of all  documents  contemplated  by the
Governing Instrument,  the By-laws and applicable resolutions of the Trustees to
be executed by investors  desiring to become  Shareholders;  (ii) the payment of
consideration for Shares, and the application of such consideration, as provided
in the Governing Instrument, and compliance with the other terms, conditions and
restrictions   set  forth  in  the  Governing   Instrument  and  all  applicable
resolutions  of the  Trustees of the Trust in  connection  with the  issuance of












Shares (including,  without limitation,  the taking of all appropriate action by
the  Trustees  to  designate  Series of Shares and the  rights  and  preferences
attributable  thereto as contemplated by the Governing  Instrument);  (iii) that
appropriate  notation of the names and  addresses  of, the number of Shares held
by,  and the  consideration  paid by,  Shareholders  will be  maintained  in the
appropriate  registers  and other books and  records of the Trust in  connection
with the  issuance,  redemption  or transfer  of Shares;  (iv) that no event has
occurred  subsequent  to the  filing  of the  Certificate  that  would  cause  a
termination  or  reorganization  of the Trust  under  Section 4 or  Section 5 of
Article IX of the  Governing  Instrument;  (v) that the  activities of the Trust
have been and will be conducted in  accordance  with the terms of the  Governing
Instrument and the Delaware  Business Trust Act, 12 Del. C. ss.ss.  3801 et seq.
(the "Delaware Act");  and (vi) that each of the documents  examined by us is in
full force and  effect  and has not been  modified,  supplemented  or  otherwise
amended.  No opinion is expressed herein with respect to the requirements of, or
compliance  with,  federal or state  securities  or blue sky laws.  Further,  we
express  no  opinion on the  sufficiency  or  accuracy  of any  registration  or
offering  documentation  relating  to the Trust or the  Shares.  As to any facts
material  to our  opinion,  other than those  assumed,  we have  relied  without
independent investigation on the above-referenced documents and on the accuracy,
as of the date hereof, of the matters therein contained.

                  Based on and  subject to the  foregoing,  and limited in all 
respects to matters of Delaware  law, it is our opinion
that:

                  1.       The Trust is a duly  organized and validly  
existing  business  trust in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware.

                  2.       The  Shares  subject to the Notice  constitute  
legally  issued,  fully  paid and  non-assessable  Shares of
beneficial interest in the Trust.

                  3.  Under  the  Delaware  Act and the  terms of the
Governing Instrument, each Shareholder of the Trust, in such capacity, will
be entitled to the same  limitation of personal  liability as that extended
to  stockholders of private  corporations for profit organized under the
general  corporation law of the State of  Delaware;  provided,  however, 
that we express  no  opinion  with respect to the  liability of any  
Shareholder  who is, was or may become a named Trustee of the Trust.  Neither 
the  existence  nor exercise of the voting rights
granted to Shareholders under the Governing  Instrument will, of itself, cause a
Shareholder  to be  deemed a  trustee  of the  Trust  under  the  Delaware  Act.
Notwithstanding  the foregoing or the opinion expressed in paragraph 2 above, we
note that,  pursuant to Section 2 of Article VIII of the  Governing  Instrument,
the  Trustees  have the  power  to  cause  Shareholders,  or  Shareholders  of a
particular  Series,  to pay certain  custodian,  transfer,  servicing or similar
agent charges by setting off the same against  declared but unpaid  dividends or
by reducing Share ownership (or by both means).

                  We hereby consent to the filing of a copy of this opinion with
the Securities and Exchange  Commission together with the Notice. In giving this
consent,  we do not thereby  admit that we come  within the  category of persons
whose  consent is required  under  Section 7 of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as
amended,  or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder. Except as provided in this paragraph, the opinion set forth above is
expressed  solely for the benefit of the addressee  hereof and may not be relied
upon by, or filed with,  any other person or entity for any purpose  without our
prior written consent.

Sincerely,

/s/ Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell

MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL



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