FIRST TRUST SPECIAL SITUATIONS TRUST SERIES 108, S-6EL24/A, 1994-10-21

FIRST TRUST SPECIAL SITUATIONS TRUST SERIES 108
S-6EL24/A, 1994-10-21

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October
21, 1994

Registration No. 33-56059

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6

FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2

A. Exact name of trust:

THE FIRST TRUST SPECIAL SITUATIONS TRUST, SERIES 108

B. Name of depositor:

NIKE SECURITIES L.P.

C. Complete address of depositor's principal executive offices:

NIKE SECURITIES L.P.
1001 Warrenville Road
Lisle, Illinois 60532

D. Name and complete address of agent for service:

Copy to:

JAMES A. BOWEN ERIC F. FESS
c/o Nike Securities L.P. c/o Chapman and Cutler
1001 Warrenville Road 111 West Monroe Street
Lisle, Illinois 60532 Chicago, Illinois 60603

E. Title and Amount of Securities Being Registered:

An indefinite number of Units pursuant to Rule 24f-2
promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended

F. Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price to the Public of
the Securities Being Registered:

Indefinite

G. Amount of Filing Fee (as required by Rule 24f-2): $500.00

H. Approximate date of proposed sale to public:

As soon as practicable after the effective date of the
Registration Statement.

_________________________

The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such
date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date
until the registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement
shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting
pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
THE FIRST TRUST SPECIAL SITUATIONS TRUST, SERIES 108

Cross-Reference Sheet

(Form N-8B-2 Items required by Instructions as
to the Prospectus in Form S-6)

FORM N-8B-2 FORM S-6
ITEM NUMBER HEADING IN PROSPECTUS

I. ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION

1. (a) Name of trust Prospectus front cover
(b) Title of securities issued Summary of Essential
Information

2. Name and address of each Information as to
depositor Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator

3. Name and address of Information as to
trustee Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator

4. Name and address of Underwriting
principal underwriters

5. State of organization The First Trust Special
of trust Situations Trust

6. Execution and termination The First Trust Special
of trust agreement Situations Trust; Other
Information

7. Changes of name *

8. Fiscal Year *

9. Litigation *

II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND SECURITIES OF THE TRUST

10. (a) Registered or bearer Rights of Unit Holders
securities

(b) Cumulative or distributive
securities The First Trust Special
Situations Trust

(d) Conversion, transfer, etc. Rights of Unit Holders

(e) Periodic payment plan
certificates *

(f) Voting rights Rights of Unit Holders;
Other Information

(g) Notice of certificate- Rights of Unit Holders;
holders Other Information

(h) Consents required Rights of Unit Holders;
Other Information

(i) Other provisions The First Trust Special
Situations Trust

11. Types of securities comprising The First Trust Special
units Situations Trust

12. Certain information
regarding periodic payment
plan certificates *

13. (a) Load, fees, expenses, etc. Summary of Essential
Information; Public
Offering; The First Trust
Special Situations Trust

(b) Certain information
regarding periodic payment
plan certificates *

(d) Difference in price offered Public Offering
for any class of transactions
to any class or group of
individuals

(e) Certain other load fees, Rights of Unit Holders
expenses, etc. payable by
holders

(f) Certain profits receivable The First Trust Special
by depositor, principal Situations Trust
underwriters, trustee or
affiliated persons

(g) Ratio of annual charges to
income *

14. Issuance of trust's Rights of Unit Holders
securities

15. Receipt and handling of
payments from purchasers *

16. Acquisition and disposition
of underlying securities The First Trust Special
Situations Trust; Rights
of Unit Holders

17. Withdrawal or redemption The First Trust Special
Situations Trust; Public
Offering; Rights of Unit
Holders

18. (a) Receipt, custody and
disposition of income Rights of Unit Holders

(b) Reinvestment of
distributions Rights of Unit Holders

(d) Schedule of distributions *

19. Records, accounts and
reports Rights of Unit Holders

20. Certain miscellaneous
provisions of trust
agreement

(a) Amendment Other Information

(b) Termination Other Information

(e) and (f) Depositor, removal Information as to
and successor Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator

21. Loans to security holders *

22. Limitations on liability The First Trust Special
Situations Trust;
Information as to
Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator

23. Bonding arrangements Contents of Registration
Statement

24. Other material provisions
of trust agreement *

III. ORGANIZATION, PERSONNEL AND AFFILIATED PERSONS OF DEPOSITOR

25. Organization of depositor Information as to
Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator

26. Fees received by depositor *

27. Business of depositor Information as to
Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator

28. Certain information as to *
officials and affiliated
persons of depositor

29. Voting securities of *
depositor

30. Persons controlling *
depositor

31. Payment by depositor for *
certain services rendered
to trust

32. Payment by depositor for *
certain other services
rendered to trust

33. Remuneration of other *
persons for certain
services rendered to trust

34. Remuneration of other *
persons for certain services
rendered to trust

IV. DISTRIBUTION AND REDEMPTION

35. Distribution of trust's
securities by states Public Offering

36. Suspension of sales of
trust's securities *

37. Revocation of authority
to distribute *

38. (a) Method of distribution Public Offering

(b) Underwriting agreements Public Offering;
Underwriting

39. (a) Organization of principal Information as to
underwriters Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator

(b) N.A.S.D. membership of Information as to
principal underwriters Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator

40. Certain fee received by See Items 13(a) and 13(e)
principal underwriters

41. (a) Business of principal Information as to
underwriters Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator

(b) Branch offices of
principal underwriters *

42. Ownership of trust's
securities by certain
persons *

43. Certain brokerage
commissions received
by principal underwriters *

44. (a) Method of valuation Summary of Essential
Information; The First
Trust Special Situations
Trust; Public Offering

(b) Schedule as to offering
price *

45. Suspension of redemption
rights *

46. (a) Redemption Valuation Rights of Unit Holders

(b) Schedule as to redemption
price *

47. Maintenance of position Public Offering; Rights
in underlying securities of Unit Holders

V. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE OR CUSTODIAN

48. Organization and regulation Information as to
of trustee Sponsor, Trustee and
Evaluator

49. Fees and expenses of trustee The First Trust Special
Situations Trust

50. Trustee's lien The First Trust Special
Situations Trust

VI. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE INSURANCE OF HOLDERS OR
SECURITIES

51. Insurance of holders of *
trust's securities

VII. POLICY OF REGISTRANT

52. (a) Provisions of trust The First Trust Special
agreement with respect Situations Trust; Rights
to selection or elimination of Unit Holders
of underlying securities

(b) Transactions involving
elimination of underlying
securities *

(c) Policy regarding The First Trust Special
substitution or elimination Situations Trust; Rights
of underlying securities of Unit Holders

(d) Fundamental policy not
otherwise covered *

53. Tax status of Trust The First Trust Special
Situations Trust

VIII. FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION

54. Trust's securities during
last ten years *

55. Certain information regarding
periodic payment plan
certificates

56. Certain information regarding
periodic payment plan
certificates

57. Certain information regarding *
periodic payment plan
certificates

58. Certain information regarding
periodic payment plan
certificates

59. Financial statements Report of Independent
(Instruction 1(b) to Auditors; Statement of
Form S-6) Net Assets

__________________________
* Inapplicable, answer negative or not required.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETED, DATED OCTOBER 21, 1994

Emerging Markets Growth & Treasury Securities Trust, Series 1

The Trust. The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 108
(the "Trust") is a unit investment trust consisting of a portfolio
containing zero coupon U.S. Treasury bonds and common stocks issued
by foreign companies located in countries experiencing rapid growth
and industrialization (the "emerging market countries").

The objectives of the Trust are to protect Unit holders' capital
and provide potential for capital appreciation or income by investing
a portion of its portfolio in zero coupon U.S. Treasury bonds
("Treasury Obligations"), and the remainder of the Trust's portfolio
in common stocks of foreign companies located in emerging market
countries ("Equity Securities"). Collectively, the Treasury Obligations
and the Equity Securities are referred to herein as the "Securities."
See "Schedule of Investments." The Trust has a mandatory termination
date ("Mandatory Termination Date" or "Trust Ending Date") as
set forth under "Summary of Essential Information." AN INVESTMENT
IN EQUITY SECURITIES ISSUED BY COMPANIES INCORPORATED OR HEADQUARTERED
IN EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES INVOLVES GREATER RISKS THAN THOSE
ASSOCIATED WITH AN INVESTMENT IN DOMESTIC COMMON STOCKS AND MAY
BE CONSIDERED SPECULATIVE, ALTHOUGH THE TREASURY OBLIGATIONS SOMEWHAT
MITIGATE THE RISK OF THE EQUITY SECURITIES. See "Risk Factors"
for information concerning the risks inherent in this investment.
The Treasury Obligations evidence the right to receive a fixed
payment at a future date from the U.S. Government and are backed
by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. The guarantee
of the U.S. Government does not apply to the market value of the
Treasury Obligations or the Units of the Trust, whose net asset
value will fluctuate and, prior to maturity, may be worth more
or less than a purchaser's acquisition cost. The Trust is intended
to achieve its objective over the life of the Trust and as such
is best suited for those investors capable of holding Units to
maturity. There is, of course, no guarantee that the objectives
of the Trust will be achieved.

Each Unit of the Trust represents an undivided fractional interest
in all the Securities deposited in the Trust. The Trust has been
organized so that purchasers of Units should receive, at the termination
of the Trust, an amount per Unit at least equal to $10.00 (which
is equal to the per Unit value upon maturity of the Treasury Obligations),
even if the Trust never paid a dividend and the value of the Equity
Securities were to decrease to zero, which the Sponsor considers
highly unlikely. This feature of the Trust provides Unit holders
who purchase Units at a price of $10.00 or less per Unit with
total principal protection, including any sales charges paid,
although they might forego any earnings on the amount invested.
To the extent that Units are purchased at a price less than $10.00
per Unit, this feature may also provide a potential for capital
appreciation. As a result of the volatile nature of the market
for zero coupon U.S. Treasury bonds, Units sold or redeemed prior
to maturity will fluctuate in price and the underlying Treasury
Obligations may be valued at a price greater or less than their
value as of the Initial Date of Deposit. UNIT HOLDERS DISPOSING
OF THEIR UNITS PRIOR TO THE MATURITY OF THE TRUSTS MAY RECEIVE
MORE OR LESS THAN $10.00 PER UNIT, DEPENDING ON MARKET CONDITIONS
ON THE DATE UNITS ARE SOLD OR REDEEMED.

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT.
A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN
FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES
MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE
TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS
SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN
OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN
ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL
PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS
OF ANY STATE.

INTERNATIONAL ASSETS ADVISORY CORP.

The date of this Prospectus is , 1994

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The Treasury Obligations deposited in the Trust on the Initial
Date of Deposit will mature on , 2005 (the "Treasury
Obligations Maturity Date"). The Treasury Obligations in the Trust
have a maturity value equal to or greater than the aggregate Public
Offering Price (which includes the sales charge) of the Units
of the Trust on the Initial Date of Deposit. The Equity Securities
deposited in the Trust's portfolio have no fixed maturity date
and the value of these underlying Equity Securities will generally
fluctuate with changes in the values of stocks in their respective
market and with changes in the conditions and performance of the
specific Equity Securities owned by the Trust. See "Portfolio."

The Sponsor may, from time to time during a period of up to approximately
360 days after the Initial Date of Deposit, deposit additional
Securities in the Trust, provided it maintains the original percentage
relationship between the Treasury Obligations and Equity Securities
in the Trust's portfolio. Such deposits of additional Securities
will, therefore, be done in such a manner that the maturity value
of each Unit should always be an amount at least equal to $10.00,
and that the original proportionate relationship amongst the individual
issues of the Equity Securities shall be maintained. Any such
difference may be due to the sale, redemption or liquidation of
any Securities deposited in the Trust on the Initial, or any subsequent,
Date of Deposit. See "What is The First Trust Special Situations
Trust?" and "How May Securities be Removed from the Trust?" The
Trust will automatically terminate shortly after the maturity
of the Treasury Obligations deposited therein.

Public Offering Price. The Public Offering Price per Unit of the
Trust during the initial offering period is equal to a pro rata
share of the offering prices of the Treasury Obligations and the
aggregate underlying value of the Equity Securities in the Trust
(generally determined on the basis of the offering side value
of both the Equity Securities and the relevant currency exchange
rate expressed in U.S. dollars and includes the commissions and
relevant taxes associated with acquiring the Equity Securities
during the initial offering period, plus or minus a pro rata share
of cash, if any, in the Capital and Income Accounts of the Trust,
plus a maximum sales charge of 5.5% (equivalent to 5.820% of the
net amount invested). The secondary market Public Offering Price
per Unit will be based upon a pro rata share of the bid prices
of the Treasury Obligations and the aggregate underlying value
of the Equity Securities in the Trust (generally determined on
the basis of the bid side value of both the Equity Securities
and the relevant currency exchange rate expressed in U.S. dollars
and includes the liquidation costs and taxes associated with selling
Equity Securities to meet redemptions or upon Trust termination)
plus or minus a pro rata share of cash, if any, in the Capital
and Income Accounts of the Trust plus a maximum sales charge of
5.5% (equivalent to 5.820% of the net amount invested), subject
to reduction beginning , 1995. The minimum
purchase is $1,000. The sales charge is reduced on a graduated
scale for sales involving at least 10,000 Units. See "How is the
Public Offering Price Determined?"

Dividend and Capital Distributions. Distributions of dividends
received, and realized capital gains, if any, received by the
Trust will be paid in cash on the Distribution Date to Unit holders
of record on the Record Date as set forth in the "Summary of Essential
Information." Distributions of funds in the Capital Account, if
any, will be made at least annually in December of each year.
Any distribution of income and/or capital will be net of the expenses
of the Trust. INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCRUAL OF ORIGINAL ISSUE
DISCOUNT ON THE TREASURY OBLIGATIONS WILL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED CURRENTLY,
ALTHOUGH UNIT HOLDERS WILL BE SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX AT ORDINARY
INCOME RATES AS IF A DISTRIBUTION HAD OCCURRED. See "What is the
Federal Tax Status of Unit Holders?" Additionally, upon termination
of the Trust, the Trustee will distribute, upon surrender of Units
for redemption, to each Unit holder his pro rata share of the
Trust's assets, less expenses and tax withholding, in the manner
set forth under "Rights of Unit Holders-How are Income and Capital
Distributed?"

Secondary Market for Units. After the initial offering period,
while under no obligation to do so, the Sponsor may maintain a
market for Units of the Trust and offer to repurchase such Units
at prices which are based on the aggregate bid side evaluation
of the Treasury Obligations and the aggregate underlying value
of Equity Securities in the Trust (generally determined on the
basis of the bid side value of both the Equity Securities and
the relevant currency exchange rate expressed in U.S. dollars
and includes the liquidation costs associated with selling Equity
Securities to meet redemptions or upon Trust termination) plus
or minus

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cash, if any, in the Capital and Income Accounts of the Trust.
If a secondary market is maintained during the initial offering
period, the prices at which Units will be repurchased will be
based upon the aggregate offering side evaluation of the Treasury
Obligations and the aggregate underlying value of the Equity Securities
in the Trust (generally determined on the basis of the offering
side value of both the Equity Securities and the relevant currency
exchange rate expressed in U.S. dollars and includes the commissions
and stamp taxes associated with acquiring the Equity Securities
during the initial offering period plus or minus cash, if any,
in the Capital and Income Accounts of the Trust. If a secondary
market is not maintained, a Unit holder may redeem Units through
redemption at prices based upon the aggregate bid price of the
Treasury Obligations plus the aggregate underlying value of the
Equity Securities in the Trust (generally determined on the basis
of the bid side value of both the Equity Securities and the relevant
currency exchange rate expressed in U.S. dollars and includes
the liquidation costs associated with selling Equity Securities
to meet redemptions or upon Trust termination) plus or minus a
pro rata share of cash, if any, in the Capital and Income Accounts
of the Trust. See "How May Units be Redeemed?"

Termination. Commencing on the Treasury Obligations Maturity Date,
Equity Securities will begin to be sold in connection with the
termination of the Trust. The Sponsor will determine the manner,
timing and execution of the sale of the Equity Securities. Written
notice of any termination of the Trust specifying the time or
times at which Unit holders may surrender their certificates for
cancellation shall be given by the Trustee to each Unit holder
at his address appearing on the registration books of the Trust
maintained by the Trustee. Unit holders will receive a cash distribution
from the sale of the Securities within a reasonable time after
the Trust is terminated. See "Rights of Unit Holders-How are Income
and Capital Distributed?"

Emerging Markets Consultant's Annual Fee. Global Assets Advisors,
Inc. ("Global Assets Advisors" or the "Emerging Markets Consultant"),
which is unaffiliated with the Sponsor, will provide ongoing research
to the Sponsor for which it will be compensated by the Trust as
set forth under "Summary of Essential Information." The total
annual fees are greater for this Trust than for other equity security
trusts of which Nike Securities L.P. acts as Sponsor. The Sponsor
believes that the research arrangement is desirable in the present
circumstances due to the complexity of the foreign equity security
markets and Global Assets Advisors' expertise in providing equity
research on individual foreign equity securities, emerging markets
and the foreign equity security markets in general. See "What
are the Expenses and Charges?"

Risk Factors. An investment in the Trust should be made with an
understanding of the risks associated therewith, including, among
other factors, the possible deterioration of either the financial
condition of the issuers or the general condition of international
stock markets, governmental, political, economic and fiscal policies
of emerging market countries, small market capitalization and
volatility of certain foreign markets, volatile interest rates,
economic recession, currency exchange fluctuations, foreign tax
withholding, and differences between domestic and foreign legal,
auditing, brokerage and economic standards. The Trust is not actively
managed and Equity Securities will not be sold by the Trust to
take advantage of market fluctuations or changes in anticipated
rates of appreciation. See "What are Equity Securities?-Risk Factors."

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Summary of Essential Information

At the Opening of Business on the Initial Date of Deposit
of the Securities- , 1994

Underwriter: International Assets Advisory Corp.
Sponsor: Nike Securities L.P.
Trustee: United States Trust Company of New York
Evaluator: First Trust Advisors L.P.
Emerging Markets
Consultant: Global Assets Advisors, Inc.

General Information
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Aggregate Maturity Value of Treasury Obligations Initially Deposited $
Initial Number of Units
Fractional Undivided Interest in the Trust per Unit 1/
Public Offering Price:
Aggregate Offering Price Evaluation of Securities in Portfolio (1) $
Aggregate Offering Price Evaluation of Securities per Unit $
Sales Charge of 5.5% of the Public Offering Price per Unit,
(5.820% of the net amount invested) $
Public Offering Price per Unit (2) $
Sponsor's Initial Repurchase Price per Unit $
Redemption Price per Unit (based on bid price evaluation of
underlying Treasury Obligations and aggregate underlying value of
Equity Securities) $ less than Public Offering Price
per Unit; $ less than Sponsor's Initial Repurchase Price per Unit (3) $

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CUSIP Number
First Settlement Date , 1994
Treasury Obligations Maturity Date , 2005
Mandatory Termination Date , 2005
Trustee's Annual Fee (4) $ per Unit outstanding.
Evaluator's Annual Fee $ per Unit outstanding,
payable to an affiliate of the Sponsor.
Evaluations for purposes of sale,
purchase or redemption of Units are
made as of the close of trading (4:00
p.m. Eastern time) on the New York
Stock Exchange on each day on
which it is open.
Supervisory Fee (5) Maximum of $ per Unit out-
standing annually payable to an
affiliate of the Sponsor.
Emerging Markets Consultant's
Annual Fee (6) $0.0150 per Unit outstanding.
Income Distribution Record Date Fifteenth day of each December,
commencing December 15, 1995.
Income Distribution Date (7) Last day of each December,
commencing December 30, 1995.

[FN]

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(1) Each Equity Security listed on a respective national securities
exchange and is valued at the last closing sale price, or if no
such price exists or if the Equity Security is not so listed,
at the closing ask price thereof in U.S. dollars based on the
respective currency exchange rate at the 12:00 p.m. New York spot
price on the day of pricing. The Treasury Obligations are valued
at their aggregate offering side evaluation.

(2) On the Initial Date of Deposit there will be no accumulated
dividends in the Income Account. Anyone ordering Units after such
date will pay a pro rata share of any accumulated dividends in
such Income Account. The Public Offering Price as shown reflects
the value of the Equity Securities at the opening of business
on the Initial Date of Deposit and establishes the original proportionate
relationship amongst the individual securities. No sales to investors
will be executed at this price. Additional Equity Securities will
be deposited during the day of the Initial Date of Deposit which
will be valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and sold to investors
at a Public Offering Price per Unit based on this valuation.

(3) See "How May Units be Redeemed?"

(4) The Trustee's Annual Fee does not include sub-custodian charges.
Such expenses will be predicated by the securities in the portfolio.

(5) The Sponsor will also be reimbursed for bookkeeping or other
administrative expenses currently at a maximum annual rate of
$0.0010 per Unit.

(6) See "What are the Expenses and Charges?"

(7) Distributions from the Capital Account, if any, will be made
monthly on the last day of the month to Unit holders of record
on the fifteenth day of such month if the amount available for
distribution equals at least $0.0100 per Unit. Notwithstanding,
distributions of funds in the Capital Account, if any, will be
made in December of each year.

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Emerging Markets Growth & Treasury Securities Trust,
Series 1
The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 108

What is The First Trust Special Situations Trust?

The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 108 is one of
a series of investment companies created by the Sponsor under
the name of The First Trust Special Situations Trust, all of which
are generally similar but each of which is separate and is designated
by a different series number (the "Trust"). This Series consists
of an underlying separate unit investment trust designated as:
Emerging Markets Growth & Treasury Securities Trust, Series 1.
The Trust was created under the laws of the State of New York
pursuant to a Trust Agreement (the "Indenture"), dated the Initial
Date of Deposit, with Nike Securities L.P., as Sponsor, United
States Trust Company of New York, as Trustee, First Trust Advisors
L.P., as Evaluator, Global Assets Advisors Inc., as Emerging Markets
Consultant and First Trust Advisors L.P., as Portfolio Supervisor.

On the Initial Date of Deposit, the Sponsor deposited with the
Trustee confirmations of contracts for the purchase of zero coupon
U.S. Treasury bonds and common stocks issued by foreign companies
located in countries with emerging markets, together with an irrevocable
letter or letters of credit of a financial institution in an amount
at least equal to the purchase price of such securities. In exchange
for the deposit of securities or contracts to purchase securities
in the Trust, the Trustee delivered to the Sponsor documents evidencing
the entire ownership of the Trust.

The objectives of the Trust are to protect Unit holders' capital
and provide potential for capital appreciation or income through
an investment in zero coupon U.S. Treasury bonds, such securities
being referred to herein as the "Treasury Obligations," and in
equity securities issued by companies located in countries experiencing
rapid growth and industrialization ("emerging market countries")
(the "Equity Securities"). Over the past 20 years, the major percentage
of the world stock market capitalization has shifted dramatically
from the United States to foreign markets, which now account for
approximately two thirds of the world's equity securities. To
achieve the Trust's objective, the Sponsor is relying on favorable
political developments, in which many emerging market countries
are embracing democratic governments and their principals of trade
liberalization, tariff reduction, free-trade agreements, and the
elimination of non-tariff barriers; privatization of industry,
as once government-owned enterprises become private-sector entities;
improving fiscal disciplines and debt reduction; and active trading
of emerging market equity securities. However, an investment in
Equity Securities issued by companies incorporated or headquartered
in emerging market countries involves greater risks than those
associated with an investment in domestic common stocks. See "Risk
Factors" for information concerning the risks inherent in this
investment. The Treasury Obligations evidence the right to receive
a fixed payment at a future date from the U.S. Government and
are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
The guarantee of the U.S. Government does not apply to the market
value of the Treasury Obligations or the Units of the Trust, whose
net asset value will fluctuate and, prior to maturity, may be
more or less than a purchaser's acquisition cost. Collectively,
the Treasury Obligations and Equity Securities in the Trust are
referred to herein as the "Securities." There is, of course, no
guarantee that the objectives of the Trust will be achieved.

With the deposit of the Securities on the Initial Date of Deposit,
the Sponsor established a percentage relationship between the
principal amounts of Treasury Obligations and Equity Securities
in the Trust's portfolio. From time to time following the Initial
Date of Deposit, the Sponsor, pursuant to the Indenture, may deposit
additional Securities in the Trust and Units may be continuously
offered for sale to the public by means of this Prospectus, resulting
in a potential increase in the outstanding number of Units of
the Trust. Any additional Securities deposited in the Trust will
maintain, as nearly as is practicable, the original proportionate
relationship of the Treasury Obligations and Equity Securities
in the Trust's portfolio. Such deposits of additional Securities
will, therefore, be done in such a manner that the maturity value
of the Treasury Obligations represented by each Unit should always
be an amount at least equal to $10.00, and that the original proportionate
relationship amongst the individual issues of the Equity Securities
shall be maintained. Any deposit by the Sponsor of additional
Securities will duplicate, as nearly as is practicable, the

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original proportionate relationship and not the actual proportionate
relationship on the subsequent date of deposit, since the actual
proportionate relationship may be different than the original
proportionate relationship. Any such difference may be due to
the sale, redemption or liquidation of any of the Securities deposited
in the Trust on the Initial, or any subsequent, Date of Deposit.
See "How May Securities be Removed from the Trust?" On a cost
basis to the Trust, the original percentage relationship on the
Initial Date of Deposit was approximately % Treasury
Obligations and approximately % Equity Securities. The
original percentage relationship of each Equity Security to the
Trust is set forth herein under "Schedule of Investments." Since
the prices of the underlying Treasury Obligations and Equity Securities
will fluctuate daily, the ratio, on a market value basis, will
also change daily. The maturity value of the Treasury Obligations
and the portion of Equity Securities represented by each Unit
will not change as a result of the deposit of additional Securities
in the Trust.

On the Initial Date of Deposit, each Unit of the Trust represented
the undivided fractional interest in the Securities deposited
in the Trust set forth under "Summary of Essential Information."
The Trust has been organized so that purchasers of Units should
receive, at the termination of the Trust, an amount per Unit at
least equal to $10.00 per Unit (which is equal to the per Unit
value upon maturity of the Treasury Obligations), even if the
Equity Securities never paid a dividend and the value of the Equity
Securities in the Trust were to decrease to zero, which the Sponsor
considers highly unlikely. Furthermore, the Sponsor will take
such steps in connection with the deposit of additional Securities
in the Trust as are necessary to maintain a maturity value of
the Units of the Trust at least equal to $10.00 per Unit. The
receipt of only $10.00 per Unit upon the termination of the Trust
(an event which the Sponsor believes is unlikely) represents a
substantial loss on a present value basis. At current interest
rates, the present value of receiving $10.00 per Unit as of the
termination of the Trust would be approximately $
per Unit (the present value is indicated by the amount
per Unit which is invested in Treasury Obligations). Furthermore,
the $10.00 per Unit in no respect protects investors against diminution
in the purchasing power of their investment due to inflation (although
expectations concerning inflation are a component in determining
prevailing interest rates, which in turn determine present values).
If inflation were to occur at the rate of 5% per annum during
the period ending at the termination of the Trust, the present
dollar value of $10.00 per Unit at the termination of the Trust
would be approximately $ per Unit. To the
extent that Units of the Trust are redeemed, the aggregate value
of the Securities in the Trust will be reduced and the undivided
fractional interest represented by each outstanding Unit of the
Trust will increase. However, if additional Units are issued by
the Trust in connection with the deposit of additional Securities
by the Sponsor, the aggregate value of the Securities in the Trust
will be increased by amounts allocable to additional Units, and
the fractional undivided interest represented by each Unit of
the Trust will be decreased proportionately. See "How May Units
be Redeemed?" The Trust has a Mandatory Termination Date as set
forth herein under "Summary of Essential Information."

What are the Expenses and Charges?

At no cost to the Trust, the Sponsor has borne all the expenses
of creating and establishing the Trust, including the cost of
the initial preparation, printing and execution of the Indenture
and the certificates for the Units, legal and accounting expenses,
expenses of the Trustee and other out-of-pocket expenses. With
the exception of bookkeeping and other administrative services
provided to the Trust, for which the Sponsor will be reimbursed
in amounts not exceeding its cost of providing these services,
the Sponsor will not receive any fees in connection with its activities
relating to the Trust. Such bookkeeping and administrative charges
may be increased without approval of the Unit holders by amounts
not exceeding proportionate increases under the category "All
Services Less Rent of Shelter" in the Consumer Price Index published
by the United States Department of Labor. The fees payable to
the Sponsor for such services may not exceed the actual costs
of providing such services for the Fund, but at no time will the
total amount received for such services rendered to unit investment
trusts of which Nike Securities L.P. is Sponsor in any calendar
year exceed the actual cost to the Sponsor of supplying such services
in such year. First Trust Advisors L.P. will receive an annual
supervisory fee, which is not to exceed the amount set forth under
"Summary of Essential Information," for providing portfolio supervisory
services for the Trust. Such fee is based on the number of Units

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outstanding in the Trust on January 1 of each year except for
the year or years in which an initial offering period occurs in
which case the fee for a month is based on the number of Units
outstanding at the end of such month. The fee may exceed the actual
costs of providing such supervisory services for this Trust, but
at no time will the total amount received for portfolio supervisory
services rendered to unit investment trusts of which Nike Securities
L.P. is the Sponsor in any calendar year exceed the aggregate
cost to First Trust Advisors L.P. of supplying such services in
such year. The Emerging Markets Consultant will receive, for providing
ongoing research regarding emerging markets and foreign equity
securities, an annual fee as set forth in "Summary of Essential
Information" based upon the largest aggregate number of Units
of the Trust outstanding at any time during the year.

Subsequent to the initial offering period, the Evaluator, an affiliate
of the Sponsor, will receive a fee as indicated in the "Summary of
Essential Information." The fee may exceed the actual costs of providing
such evaluation services for this Trust, but at no time will the total
amount received for evaluation services rendered to unit investment
trusts of which Nike Securities L.P. is the Sponsor in any calendar
year exceed the aggregate cost to First Trust Advisors L.P. of
supplying such services in such year. The Trustee pays certain expenses
of the Trust for which it is reimbursed by the Trust. The Trustee will
receive for its ordinary recurring services to the Trust an annual
fee computed at $ per annum per Unit in the Trust outstanding based
upon the largest aggregate number of Units of the Trust outstanding
at any time during the year. Additional charges for subcustodial
services will be paid to the Trustee based on actual charges incurred.
For a discussion of the services performed by the Trustee pursuant
to its obligations under the Indenture, reference is made to the
material set forth under "Rights of Unit Holders."

The Trustee's and Evaluator's fees are payable from the Income
Account of the Trust to the extent funds are available and then
from the Capital Account of the Trust. Since the Trustee has the
use of the funds being held in the Capital and Income Accounts
for payment of expenses and redemptions and since such Accounts
are noninterest-bearing to Unit holders, the Trustee benefits
thereby. Part of the Trustee's compensation for its services to
the Trust is expected to result from the use of these funds. Both
fees may be increased without approval of the Unit holders by
amounts not exceeding proportionate increases under the category
"All Services Less Rent of Shelter" in the Consumer Price Index
published by the United States Department of Labor.

The following additional charges are or may be incurred by the
Trust: all legal and annual auditing expenses of the Trustee incurred
by or in connection with its responsibilities under the Indenture;
the expenses and costs of any action undertaken by the Trustee
to protect the Trust and the rights and interests of the Unit
holders; fees of the Trustee for any extraordinary services performed
under the Indenture; indemnification of the Trustee for any loss,
liability or expense incurred by it without negligence, bad faith
or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or in connection
with its acceptance or administration of the Trust; indemnification
of the Sponsor for any loss, liability or expense incurred without
gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in acting as
Depositor of the Trust; all taxes and other government charges
imposed upon the Securities or any part of the Trust (no such
taxes or charges are being levied or made or, to the knowledge
of the Sponsor, contemplated). The above expenses and the Trustee's
annual fee, when paid or owing to the Trustee, are secured by
a lien on the Trust. In addition, the Trustee is empowered to
sell Securities in the Trust in order to make funds available
to pay all these amounts if funds are not otherwise available
in the Income and Capital Accounts of the Trust except that the
Trustee shall not sell Treasury Obligations to pay Trust expenses.
Since the Equity Securities are all common stocks and the income
stream produced by dividend payments is unpredictable, the Sponsor
cannot provide any assurance that dividends will be sufficient
to meet any or all expenses of the Trust. As described above,
if dividends are insufficient to cover expenses, it is likely
that Equity Securities will have to be sold to meet Trust expenses.
These sales may result in capital gains or losses to Unit holders.
See "What is the Federal Tax Status of Unit Holders?"

The Indenture requires the Trust to be audited on an annual basis
at the expense of the Trust by independent auditors selected by
the Sponsor. So long as the Sponsor is making a secondary market
for the Units, the Sponsor is required to bear the cost of such
annual audits to the extent such cost exceeds $0.0050 per Unit.
Unit holders of the Trust covered by an audit may obtain a copy
of the audited financial statements upon request.

What is the Federal Tax Status of Unit Holders?

The following is a general discussion of certain of the Federal
income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition
of the Units. The summary is limited to investors who hold the
Units as "capital assets" (generally, property held for investment)
within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue

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Code of 1986 (the "Code"). Unit holders should consult their tax
advisers in determining the Federal, state, local and any other
tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of
Units in the Trust.

In the opinion of Chapman and Cutler, special counsel for the
Sponsor, under existing law:

1. The Trust is not an association taxable as a corporation for
Federal income tax purposes; each Unit holder will be treated
as the owner of a pro rata portion of the assets of the Trust
under the Code; and the income of the Trust will be treated as
income of the Unit holders thereof under the Code. Each Unit holder
will be considered to have received his pro rata share of income
derived from each Trust asset when such income is received by
the Trust.

2. Each Unit holder will have a taxable event when the Trust
disposes of a Security (whether by sale, exchange, redemption,
or payment at maturity) or upon the sale or redemption of Units
by such Unit holder. The price a Unit holder pays for his Units,
including sales charges, is allocated among his pro rata portion
of each Security held by the Trust (in proportion to the fair
market values thereof on the date the Unit holder purchases his
Units) in order to determine his initial cost for his pro rata
portion of each Security held by the Trust. The Treasury Obligations
held by the Trust are treated as stripped bonds and may be treated
as bonds issued at an original issue discount as of the date a
Unit holder purchases his Units. Because the Treasury Obligations
represent interests in "stripped" U.S. Treasury bonds, a Unit
holder's initial cost for his pro rata portion of each Treasury
Obligation held by the Trust shall be treated as its "purchase
price" by the Unit holder. Original issue discount is effectively
treated as interest for Federal income tax purposes and the amount
of original issue discount in this case is generally the difference
between the bond's purchase price and its stated redemption price
at maturity. A Unit holder will be required to include in gross
income for each taxable year the sum of his daily portions of
original issue discount attributable to the Treasury Obligations
held by the Trust as such original issue discount accrues and
will in general be subject to Federal income tax with respect
to the total amount of such original issue discount that accrues
for such year even though the income is not distributed to the
Unit holders during such year to the extent it is not less than
a "de minimis" amount as determined under a Treasury Regulation
issued on December 28, 1992 relating to stripped bonds. To the
extent the amount of such discount is less than the respective
"de minimis" amount, such discount shall be treated as zero. In
general, original issue discount accrues daily under a constant
interest rate method which takes into account the semi-annual
compounding of accrued interest. In the case of the Treasury Obligations,
this method will generally result in an increasing amount of income
to the Unit holders each year. Unit holders should consult their
tax advisers regarding the Federal income tax consequences and
accretion of original issue discount under the stripped bond rules.
For Federal income tax purposes, a Unit holder's pro rata portion
of dividends, as defined by Section 316 of the Code, paid by a
corporation with respect to an Equity Security held by the Trust
are taxable as ordinary income to the extent of such corporation's
current and accumulated "earnings and profits." A Unit holder's
pro rata portion of dividends paid on such Equity Security which
exceed such current and accumulated earnings and profits will
first reduce a Unit holder's tax basis in such Equity Security,
and to the extent that such dividends exceed a Unit holder's tax
basis in such Equity Security shall generally be treated as capital
gain. In general, any such capital gain will be short-term unless
a Unit holder has held his Units for more than one year.

3. A Unit holder's portion of gain, if any, upon the sale or
redemption of Units or the disposition of Securities held by the
Trust will generally be considered a capital gain except in the
case of a dealer or a financial institution and, in general, will
be long-term if the Unit holder has held his Units for more than
one year (the date on which the Units are acquired (i.e., the
trade date) is excluded for purposes of determining whether the
Units have been held for more than one year). A Unit holder's
portion of loss, if any, upon the sale or redemption of Units
or the disposition of Securities held by the Trust will generally
be considered a capital loss except in the case of a dealer or
a financial institution and will be long-term if the Unit holder
has held his Units for more than one year. Unit holders

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should consult their tax advisers regarding the recognition of
such capital gains and losses for Federal income tax purposes.

4. The Code provides that "miscellaneous itemized deductions"
are allowable only to the extent that they exceed two percent
of an individual taxpayer's adjusted gross income. Miscellaneous
itemized deductions subject to this limitation under present law
include a Unit holder's pro rata share of expenses paid by the
Trust, including fees of the Trustee and the Evaluator.

Recognition of Taxable Gain or Loss Upon Disposition of Securities
by the Trust or Disposition of Units. As discussed above, a Unit
holder may recognize taxable gain (or loss) when a Security is
disposed of by the Trust or if the Unit holder disposes of a Unit.
For taxpayers other than corporations, net capital gains are subject
to a maximum marginal tax rate of 28%. However, it should be noted
that legislative proposals are introduced from time to time that
affect tax rates and could affect relative differences at which
ordinary income and capital gains are taxed.

The Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 (the "Tax Act") was recently
enacted. The Tax Act raised tax rates on ordinary income while
capital gains remain subject to a 28% maximum stated rate. Because
some or all capital gains are taxed at a comparatively lower rate
under the Tax Act, the Tax Act includes a provision that recharacterizes
capital gains as ordinary income in the case of certain financial
transactions that are "conversion transactions" effective for
transactions entered into after April 30, 1993. Unit holders and
prospective investors should consult with their tax advisers regarding
the potential effect of this provision on their investment in
Units.

General. Each Unit holder will be requested to provide the Unit
holder's taxpayer identification number to the Trustee and to
certify that the Unit holder has not been notified that payments
to the Unit holder are subject to back-up withholding. If the
proper taxpayer identification number and appropriate certification
are not provided when requested, distributions by the Trust to
such Unit holder (including amounts received upon the redemption
of Units) will be subject to back-up withholding. Distributions
by the Trust will generally be subject to United States income
taxation and withholding in the case of Units held by non-resident
alien individuals, foreign corporations or other non-United States
persons (accrual of original issue discount on the Treasury Obligations
may not be subject to taxation or withholding provided certain
requirements are met). Such persons should consult their tax advisers.

Unit holders will be notified annually of the amounts of original
issue discount and income dividends includable in the Unit holder's
gross income and amounts of Trust expenses which may be claimed
as itemized deductions.

Dividend income, long-term capital gains and accrual of original
issue discount may also be subject to state and local taxes. Investors
should consult their tax advisers for specific information on
the tax consequences of particular types of distributions.

It should be noted that payments to the Trust of dividends on
Equity Securities that are attributable to foreign corporations
may be subject to foreign withholding taxes and Unit holders should
consult their tax advisers regarding the potential tax consequences
relating to the payment of any such withholding taxes by the Trust.
Any dividends withheld as a result thereof will nevertheless be
treated as income to the Unit holders. Because, under the grantor
trust rules, an investor is deemed to have paid directly his share
of foreign taxes that have been paid or accrued, if any, an investor
may be entitled to a foreign tax credit or deduction for United
States tax purposes with respect to such taxes. Investors should
consult their tax advisers with respect to foreign withholding
taxes and foreign tax credits.

Unit holders desiring to purchase Units for tax-deferred plans
and IRAs should consult their broker for details on establishing
such accounts. Units may also be purchased by persons who already
have self-directed plans established. See "Why are Investments
in the Trust Suitable for Retirement Plans?"

In the opinion of Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, Special Counsel to
the Trust for New York tax matters, under the existing income
tax laws of the State of New York, the Trust is not an association
taxable as a corporation and the income of the Trust will be treated
as the income of the Unit holders thereof.

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Why are Investments in the Trust Suitable for Retirement Plans?

Units of the Trust may be well suited for purchase by Individual
Retirement Accounts, Keogh Plans, pension funds and other tax-deferred
retirement plans. Generally, the Federal income tax relating to
capital gains and income received in each of the foregoing plans
is deferred until distributions are received. Distributions from
such plans are generally treated as ordinary income but may, in
some cases, be eligible for special averaging or tax-deferred
rollover treatment. Investors considering participation in any
such plan should review specific tax laws related thereto and
should consult their attorneys or tax advisers with respect to
the establishment and maintenance of any such plan. Such plans
are offered by brokerage firms and other financial institutions.
Fees and charges with respect to such plans may vary.

PORTFOLIO

What are Treasury Obligations?

The Treasury Obligations deposited in the Trust consist of U.S.
Treasury bonds which have been stripped of their unmatured interest
coupons. The Treasury Obligations evidence the right to receive
a fixed payment at a future date from the U.S. Government, and
are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
Treasury Obligations are purchased at a deep discount because
the buyer obtains only the right to a fixed payment at a fixed
date in the future and does not receive any periodic interest
payments. The effect of owning deep discount bonds which do not
make current interest payments (such as the Treasury Obligations)
is that a fixed yield is earned not only on the original investment,
but also, in effect, on all earnings during the life of the discount
obligation. This implicit reinvestment of earnings at the same
rate eliminates the risk of being unable to reinvest the income
on such obligations at a rate as high as the implicit yield on
the discount obligation, but at the same time eliminates the holder's
ability to reinvest at higher rates in the future. For this reason,
the Treasury Obligations are subject to substantially greater
price fluctuations during periods of changing interest rates than
are securities of comparable quality which make regular interest
payments. The effect of being able to acquire the Treasury Obligations
at a lower price is to permit more of the Trust's portfolio to
be invested in Equity Securities.

What are Equity Securities?

The Trust also consists of different issues of Equity Securities,
all of which are listed on an international securities exchange
or are traded in the over-the-counter market. The Equity Securities
consist of common stocks of companies located in emerging market
countries. See "What are the Equity Securities Selected for Emerging
Markets Growth & Treasury Securities Trust, Series 1?" for a general
description of the companies.

The Trust consists of such of the Securities listed under "Schedule
of Investments" as may continue to be held from time to time in
the Trust and any additional Securities acquired and held by the
Trust pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Agreement together
with cash held in the Income and Capital Accounts. Neither the
Sponsor nor the Trustee shall be liable in any way for any failure
in any of the Securities. However, should any contract for the
purchase of any of the Securities initially deposited hereunder
fail, the Sponsor will, unless substantially all of the moneys
held in the Trust to cover such purchase are reinvested in substitute
Securities in accordance with the Trust Agreement, refund the
cash and sales charge attributable to such failed contract to
all Unit holders on the next distribution date.

Because certain of the Equity Securities from time to time may
be sold under certain circumstances described herein, and because
the proceeds from such events will be distributed to Unit holders
and will not be reinvested, no assurance can be given that the
Trust will retain for any length of time its present size and
composition. Although the Portfolio is not managed, the Sponsor
may instruct the Trustee to sell Equity Securities under certain
limited circumstances. Pursuant to the Indenture and with limited
exceptions, the Trustee may sell any securities or other property
acquired in exchange for Equity Securities such as those acquired
in connection with a merger or other transaction. If offered such
new or exchanged securities or property, the Trustee shall reject
the offer. However, in the event such securities or property are
nonetheless acquired by the Trust, they may be accepted for deposit
in the Trust and either sold by the Trustee or held in the Trust
pursuant to the direction of the Sponsor (who may rely on the
advice of the Portfolio Supervisor). See

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"How May Securities be Removed from the Trust?" Equity Securities,
however, will not be sold by the Trust to take advantage of market
fluctuations or changes in anticipated rates of appreciation or
depreciation.

Risk Factors. An investment in Units of the Trust should be made
with an understanding of the risks such an investment may entail.
Although actions have been taken to provide a diversified portfolio
of Equity Securities, some inherent risks exist due to the concentration
of the Equity Securities within emerging market countries. Unpredictable
factors include the governmental, political, economic and fiscal
policies of emerging market countries which, among other things,
may adversely affect the payment or receipt of payment of dividends
on the relevant Equity Securities or the repatriation of investment
income, capital or the proceeds of sales of non-U.S. issuers;
small market capitalization and volatility of certain foreign
markets, inadequate track record for certain Equity Securities,
foreign currency fluctuations against the United States dollar,
the liquidity of certain Equity Securities or the currencies in
which they are traded, volatile interest rates, exchange control
restrictions, foreign tax withholding, expropriation or confiscatory
taxation. Emerging markets are immature, sometimes vulnerable
to scandal, occasionally manipulated, and, as described below,
lack strong governmental supervisions. In recent years many emerging
markets have experienced record levels of new capital inflows
making them vulnerable to short-term speculators who might liquidate
investments at the first sign of a bearish market, thus creating
illiquidity in the market. In addition, regional influences may
affect the performance of issuers, particularly if an economic
downturn or contraction occurs throughout an emerging market.
Also, fixed brokerage commissions and other transactions costs
on foreign securities exchanges are generally higher than in the
United States and there is generally less government supervision
and regulation of exchanges, brokers and issuers in foreign countries
than there is in the United States. In addition, for the foreign
issuers that are not subject to the reporting requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, there may be less publicly
available information than is available from a domestic issuer.
Also, foreign issuers are not necessarily subject to uniform accounting,
auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements
comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. However, due
to the nature of the issuers of Equity Securities included in
the Trust, the Sponsor believes that adequate information will
be available to allow the Portfolio Supervisor to provide portfolio
surveillance.

Foreign securities generally have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 and may not be exempt from the registration
requirements of the Act. Sales of non-exempt Equity Securities
by the Trust in the United States securities markets are subject
to severe restrictions and may not be practicable. Accordingly,
sales of these Equity Securities by the Trust will generally be
effected only in foreign securities markets. Although the Sponsor
does not believe that the Trust will encounter obstacles in disposing
of the Equity Securities, investors should realize that the Equity
Securities may be traded in foreign countries where the securities
markets are not as developed or efficient and may not be as liquid
as those in the United States. The markets for Equity Securities,
as well as the individual securities, in lesser developed countries
are often substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile
than those in industrialized countries. This may adversely effect
the market price of such Equity Securities and limit the Trust's
ability to dispose of a particular Equity Security in order to
meet redemption requests or to remove a security as provided for
in "How May Securities be Removed from the Trust?" Certain countries
restrict foreign investment, including limiting foreign investors
to the ownership of a specified class of shares or requiring foreign
investors to dispose of securities already owned if foreign ownership
exceeds certain levels. The imposition of such requirements on
the Trust may result in the Trust disposing of Equity Securities
at a time when it is disadvantageous to Unit holders.

The economies of developing countries generally are heavily dependent
upon international trade and, accordingly, have been and may continue
to be adversely affected by trade barriers, exchange controls,
managed adjustments in relative currency values and other protectionist
measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they
trade. These economies also have been and may continue to be adversely
affected by economic conditions in the countries with which they
trade. Certain developing countries have historically experienced
and may continue to experience, high rates of inflation, high
interest rates, exchange

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rate fluctuations, large amounts of external debt, balance of
payments and balance of trade difficulties and extreme poverty
and unemployment. Also, there is a possibility of nationalization,
expropriation or confiscatory taxation, political changes, government
regulation, including foreign exchange controls, social instability
or diplomatic developments (including war) which could adversely
affect the economies of such countries or the value of the Trust's
investments in Equity Securities from those countries.

The securities of certain of the foreign issuers in the Trust
are in either ADR or GDR form. ADRs evidence American Depositary
Receipts which represent common stock deposited with a custodian
in a depositary. American Depositary Shares, and receipts therefor
(ADRs), are issued by an American bank or trust company to evidence
ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign corporation.
GDRs evidence Global Depositary Receipts which also represent common
stock deposited with a custodian in a depositary. Global Depositary
Shares, and receipts therefor (GDRs), are issued by a foreign bank or
trust company to evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by
a foreign corporation. These instruments may not necessarily be
denominated in the same currency as the securities into which they
may be converted. For purposes of the discussion herein, the term
ADR generally includes American Depositary Shares and the term GDR
generally includes Global Depositary Shares. Collectively, ADRs and
GDRs are referred to herein as Depositary Receipts.

Depositary Receipts may be sponsored or unsponsored. In an unsponsored
facility, the depositary initiates and arranges the facility at the request
of market makers and acts as agent for the Depositary Receipt holder, while the
company itself is not involved in the transaction. In a sponsored facility,
the issuing company initiates the facility and agrees to pay certain adminis-
trative and shareholder-related expenses. Sponsored facilities use a single
depositary and entail a contractual relationship between the issuer, the
shareholder and the depositary; unsponsored facilities involve several
depositaries with no contractual relationship to the company. The depositary
bank that issues a Depositary Receipt generally charges a fee, based on the
price of the Depositary Receipt, upon issuance and cancellation of the
Depositary Receipt. This fee would be in addition to the brokerage commissions
paid upon the acquisition or surrender of the security. In addition, the
depositary bank incurs expenses in connection with the conversion of dividends
or other cash distributions paid in local currency into U.S. dollars and such
expenses are deducted from the amount of the dividend or distribution paid
to holders, resulting in a lower payout per underlying shares represented
by the Depositary Receipt than would be the case if the underlying
shares were held directly. Certain tax considerations, including
tax rate differentials and withholding requirements, arising from
applications of the tax laws of one nation to nationals of another and from
certain practices in the Depositary Receipt market may also exist with
respect to certain Deposit Receipts. In varying degrees, any or all of these
factors may affect the value of the Depositary Receipt compared with the value
of the underlying shares in the local market. In addition, the
rights of holders of Depositary Receipts may be different than those of holders
of the underlying shares, and the market for Depositary Receipts may be less
liquid than that for the underlying shares. ADRs are registered
securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and may be subject
to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.

For those Equity Securities that are Depositary Receipts, currency fluctuations
will affect the U.S. dollar equivalent of the local currency price
of the underlying domestic share and, as a result, are likely
to affect the value of the Depositary Receipts and consequently the value of
the Equity Securities. The foreign issuers of securities that
are Depositary Receipts may pay dividends in foreign currencies which must be
converted into dollars. Most foreign currencies have fluctuated
widely in value against the United States dollar for many reasons,
including supply and demand of the respective currency, the soundness
of the world economy and the strength of the respective economy
as compared to the economies of the United States and other countries.
Therefore, for any securities of issuers (whether or not they
are in Depositary Receipt form) whose earnings are stated in foreign currencies,
or which pay dividends in foreign currencies or which are traded
in foreign currencies, there is a risk that their United States
dollar value will vary with fluctuations in the United States
dollar foreign exchange rates for the relevant currencies.

An investment in Units should be made with an understanding of
the risks which an investment in common stocks entails, including
the risk that the financial condition of the issuers of the Equity
Securities or the general condition of the common stock market
may worsen and the value of the Equity Securities and therefore
the value of the Units may decline. Common stocks are especially
susceptible to general stock market movements and to volatile
increases and decreases of value as market confidence in and perceptions
of the issuers change. These perceptions are based on unpredictable
factors including expectations regarding government, economic,
monetary and fiscal policies, inflation and interest rates, economic

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expansion or contraction, and global or regional political, economic
or banking crises. Shareholders of common stocks have rights to
receive payments from the issuers of those common stocks that
are generally subordinate to those of creditors of, or holders
of debt obligations or preferred stocks of, such issuers. Shareholders
of common stocks of the type held by the Trust have a right to
receive dividends only when and if, and in the amounts, declared
by the issuer's board of directors and have a right to participate
in amounts available for distribution by the issuer only after
all other claims on the issuer have been paid or provided for.
Common stocks do not represent an obligation of the issuer and,
therefore, do not offer any assurance of income or provide the
same degree of protection of capital as do debt securities. The
issuance of additional debt securities or preferred stock will
create prior claims for payment of principal, interest and dividends
which could adversely affect the ability and inclination of the
issuer to declare or pay dividends on its common stock or the
rights of holders of common stock with respect to assets of the
issuer upon liquidation or bankruptcy. The value of common stocks
is subject to market fluctuations for as long as the common stocks
remain outstanding, and thus the value of the Equity Securities
in the Portfolio may be expected to fluctuate over the life of
the Trust to values higher or lower than those prevailing on the
Initial Date of Deposit.

Holders of common stocks incur more risk than holders of preferred
stocks and debt obligations because common stockholders, as owners
of the entity, have generally inferior rights to receive payments
from the issuer in comparison with the rights of creditors of,
or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks issued by,
the issuer. Cumulative preferred stock dividends must be paid
before common stock dividends and any cumulative preferred stock
dividend omitted is added to future dividends payable to the holders
of cumulative preferred stock. Preferred stockholders are also
generally entitled to rights on liquidation which are senior to
those of common stockholders.

Whether or not the Equity Securities are listed on a national
securities exchange, the principal trading market for the Equity
Securities may be in the over-the-counter market. As a result,
the existence of a liquid trading market for the Equity Securities
may depend on whether dealers will make a market in the Equity
Securities. There can be no assurance that a market will be made
for any of the Equity Securities, that any market for the Equity
Securities will be maintained or of the liquidity of the Equity
Securities in any markets made. In addition, the Trust may be
restricted under the Investment Company Act of 1940 from selling
Equity Securities to the Sponsor. The price at which the Equity
Securities may be sold to meet redemptions, and the value of the
Trust, will be adversely affected if trading markets for the Equity
Securities are limited or absent.

Unit holders will be unable to dispose of any of the Equity Securities
in the Portfolio, as such, and will not be able to vote the Equity
Securities. As the holder of the Equity Securities, the Trustee
will have the right to vote all of the voting stocks in the Trust
and will vote such stocks in accordance with the instructions
of the Sponsor.

Exchange Rate. The Trust is comprised of Equity Securities that
are principally traded in foreign currencies resulting in investment
risks that are substantially different from an investment in a
Trust which invests in securities that are principally traded
in United States dollars. The United States dollar value of a
portfolio (and hence of the Units) and of the distributions from
the portfolio will vary with fluctuations in the United States
dollar foreign exchange rates for the relevant currencies. Most
foreign currencies have fluctuated widely in value against the
United States dollar for many reasons, including supply and demand
of the respective currency, the rate of inflation in the respective
economies compared to the United States, the impact of interest
rate differentials between different currencies on the movement
of foreign currency rates, the balance of imports and exports
of goods and services, the soundness of the world economy and
the strength of the respective economy as compared to the economies
of the United States and other countries.

The post-World War II international monetary system was, until
1973, dominated by the Bretton Woods Treaty, which established
a system of fixed exchange rates and the convertibility of the
United States dollar into gold through foreign central banks.
Starting in 1971, growing volatility in the foreign exchange markets
caused the United States to abandon gold convertibility and to
effect a small devaluation of the United States dollar. In 1973,
the system of fixed exchange rates between a number of the most
important industrial countries

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of the world, among them the United States and most Western European
countries, was completely abandoned. Subsequently, major industrialized
countries have adopted "floating" exchange rates, under which
daily currency valuations depend on supply and demand in a freely
fluctuating international market. Many smaller or developing countries
have continued to "peg" their currencies to the United States
dollar although there has been some interest in recent years in
"pegging" currencies to "baskets" of other currencies or to a
Special Drawing Right administered by the International Monetary
Fund. From time to time, central banks in a number of countries
also are major buyers and sellers of foreign currencies, mostly
for the purpose of preventing or reducing substantial exchange
rate fluctuations.

Exchange rate fluctuations are partly dependent on a number of
economic factors including economic conditions within countries,
the impact of actual and proposed government policies on the value
of currencies, and transfers of income and capital from one country
to another. These economic factors are influenced primarily by
a particular country's monetary and fiscal policies (although
the perceived political situation in a particular country may
have an influence as well-particularly with respect to transfers
of capital). Investor psychology may also be an important determinant
of currency fluctuations in the short run. Moreover, institutional
investors trying to anticipate the future relative strength or
weakness of a particular currency may sometimes exercise considerable
speculative influence on currency exchange rates by purchasing
or selling large amounts of the same currency or currencies. However,
over the long term, the currency of a country with a low rate
of inflation and a favorable balance of trade should increase
in value relative to the currency of a country with a high rate
of inflation and deficits in their balance of trade.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the
low and high range of fluctuation concerning the equivalent U.S.
dollar rates of exchange for the listed currencies. Fluctuation
of the rates that have occurred in the past are not necessarily
indicative of fluctuations that may occur over the life of the
Trust.

Foreign Exchange Rates

Range of Fluctuations in Foreign Currencies
Low-High

Argentina Brazil Chile

1993 0.977-1.0042 12.4-320.9 382.97-431.04
1992 0.9965-1.003 1.319-12.387 333.74-382
1991 0.942-0.9985 0.22-1.069 337.34-374.51
1990 0.1865-0.6195 0.177-0.018 295.18-337.09
1989 0.001344-0.1895 0.001-0.011 245.84-297.37
1988 0.000127-0.001333 0.0008-0.01133 240.9-247.89
1987 0.000378-0.00035 0.0000732-0.000763 205.18-238.14
1986 0.0000801-0.000126 0.0000151-0.000071 185.7-204.73
1985 0.0000188-0.00008 0.0000107-0.0000149 129.43-183.86
1984 0.00000235-0.0000179 0.00000324-0.0000104 88.01-128.24
1983 0.00000049-0.00000227 0.000000981-0.00000318 73.33-87.53

</TABLE>

Hong Kong South Korea Malaysia Mexico

1993 7.724-7.756 794-808.8 2.541-2.7001 3.094-3.23
1992 7.723-7.762 762-788.4 2.4865-2.723 3.057-3.147
1991 7.735-7.7961 719-760.8 2.6825-2.796 2.926-3.089
1990 7.7601-7.811 686.3-716.4 2.681-2.731 2.667-2.948
1989 7.7749-7.814 666.3-880.6 2.661-2.767 2.31-2.64
1988 7.79-7.816 684.1-781.6 2.495-2.718 2.2207-2.281
1987 7.78-7.8091 792.3-857.2 2.488-2.606 0.9881-2.2097
1986 7.784-7.814 861.4-889.8 2.418-2.6925 0.4052-0.9235
1985 7.7499-7.811 830.6-892.2 2.408-2.601 0.1978-0.3717
1984 7.784-7.84 791.79-827.4 2.277-2.44 0.148-0.1925
1983 6.56-8.12 751.5-796.91 2.2575-2.3685 0.1005-0.1439

</TABLE>

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Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand

1993 24.72-29.81 1.5785-16451 36.4-27.1636 25.12-25.54
1992 23.1-27.5 1.5923-1.6605 24.507-25.7475 25.09-26.13
1991 24.72-29.81 1.6305-1.7931 25.47-27.48 25.15-25.73
1990 23.1-27.5 1.7048-1.8843 25.915-27.5 25.09-26.01
1989 21.27-22.32 1.8944-1.966 25.4-28.23 25.36-25.97
1988 20.73-21.3 1.9428-2.0413 28.14-28.99 25.06-25.55
1987 20.43-21.1 1.9985-2.1334 28.6-35.55 25.07-25.95
1986 19.056-22.05 2.1285-2.231 35.66-39.9 26.07-26.55
1985 18.14-19 2.09-2.269 39.13-40.6 28.06-26.12
1984 14.01-20.125 2.088-2.178 39.03-40.28 27.15-23
1983 9.191-14.01 2.06-2.1458 39.87-40.28 23-23

</TABLE>

The Evaluator will estimate current exchange rates for the relevant
currencies based on activity in the various currency exchange
markets. However, since these markets are volatile and are constantly
changing, depending on the activity at any particular time of
the large international commercial banks, various central banks,
large multi-national corporations, speculators and other buyers
and sellers of foreign currencies, and since actual foreign currency
transactions may not be instantly reported, the exchange rates
estimated by the Trustee may not be indicative of the amount in
United States dollars the Trust would receive had the Trustee
sold any particular currency in the market. The foreign exchange
transactions of the Trust will be concluded by the Trustee with
foreign exchange dealers acting as principals on a spot (i.e.,
cash) buying basis. Although foreign exchange dealers trade on
a net basis they do realize a profit based upon the difference
between the price at which they are willing to buy a particular
currency (bid price) and the price at which they are willing to
sell the currency (offer price).

The Underwriter has acquired or may acquire the Equity Securities
for the Sponsor and thereby benefits. The Underwriter in its general
securities business acts as agent or principal in connection with
the purchase and sale of equity securities, including the Equity
Securities in the Trust, and may act as market maker in certain
of the Equity Securities. The Underwriter also from time to time
may issue reports on and make recommendations relating to equity
securities, which may include the Equity Securities.

Which are the Equity Securities Selected for Emerging Markets
Growth & Treasury Securities Trust, Series 1?

Bangkok Bank Company Ltd., headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand,
provides commercial banking services through offices in Thailand
and several offices overseas.

Cathay Life Insurance, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, sells
life insurance and related products, and also invests in land
holdings.

Cementos de Mexico S.A. (ADR) is headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico.
The company produces, distributes and sells cement and concrete
throughout Mexico and the Sunbelt region of the United States.
The company's subsidiaries operate cement plants throughout Mexico
and Spain.

Centrais Electricas Brasileiras S.A., headquartered in Brasilia,
Brazil, is an agency of the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The
company finances, coordinates and supervises construction projects,
expansion and operation of generating, transmission and distribution
systems. The company also acts as the central financing and outside
capital funding agent for Brazil's electric power sector.

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, headquartered in Taichung City, Taiwan,
attracts deposits, conducts commercial banking activities and
is also active in trade finance and lending operations. The bank
operates branches in Los Angeles, New York, Amsterdam, Taiwan
and Tokyo and has representative offices in Hong Kong and London.

China Steel Corporation, headquartered in Hsiao Kang Kaohsiung
City, Taiwan, manufactures hot rolled steel, steel sheet, wire,
bar and coal tar chemicals. The company sells its products in
Taiwan, northeastern and southeastern Asia, and the United States.

Cifra S.A. de C.V. (ADR) is headquartered in Cuajimalpa, Mexico.
Through its subsidiaries, the company owns and operates discount
stores throughout Mexico which offer groceries, clothing and general
merchandise.

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A joint venture with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., develops and expands
these stores throughout Mexico. The company also owns and operates
Mexican cuisine restaurants.

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. (ADR), headquartered in
Santiago, Chile, transmits and generates electricity throughout
Chile. The company and its subsidiaries operate generation facilities
in Chile. The company also owns undeveloped water rights in the
southern regions of Chile and is involved in the electric industry
in Argentina.

Genting BHD is an investment holding company headquartered in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its subsidiaries are involved in transportation
services, hotels and resort-related activities, plantations, property
development, tour promotion, and investment holding.

Grupo Carso S.A. de C.V. is a holding company headquartered in
Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico. The company has investments in many
sectors, including mining, tobacco, tires and auto parts, food
and beverages, and paper and printing. The company also invests
in the manufacturing of electronics, chemicals, and porcelain.

Groupo Financiero Banamex Accival, S.A. de C.V. operates as a
financial services holding company in Mexico. Headquartered in
Juarez, Mexico, the company holds Accival, a Mexican brokerage
house, and Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A., a commercial bank.
Through Banamex, the company provides commercial and retail banking
as well as money market and fixed-income funds to individuals
and businesses.

Grupo Televisa S.A. (ADR), headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico,
operates a media company through its subsidiaries. The company
produces, broadcasts, and distributes television programs in Spanish
internationally. The company also produces, publishes and broadcasts
radio and cable television programs, records music, promotes sports
and special events, and conducts outdoor advertising.

Hong Kong Telecommunications, Ltd. (ADR) is a telephone holding
company headquartered in Hong Kong. The company's subsidiaries,
Hong Kong Telephone Company, Ltd. and Cable and Wireless (Hong
Kong) Ltd., provide local and long-distance telephone and telex
services throughout Hong Kong. The company also sells telephones,
facsimile machines and computers.

Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd. (ADR), headquartered in Hong Kong, has
diversified operations in the telecommunications and media, property,
container terminal operations, retail, energy, finance, and investment
industries.

Korea Electric Power Corporation (ADR) generates and supplies
electric power to industrial and residential customers. Headquartered
in Seoul, Korea, the company is majority-owned by the South Korean
government.

Malayan Banking BHD, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
provides commercial and merchant banking, finance, leasing, hire
purchase, insurance and other financial services through its branches
in Malaysia, Singapore, London, New York, Hong Kong and Uzbekistan.

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. (GDR), headquartered in Singapore,
offers banking and financial investment services. The company
also operates in Hong Kong and Malaysia.

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
where it produces oil and natural gas liquids through its producing
wells. The company also produces at sea through its fixed and
floating platforms.

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (ADR) provides telephone
services to the Philippines from its headquarters in Manila. The
company has a network of central offices that serve Metro Manila
and other cities and municipalities throughout the country and
is the Philippines principal supplier of long distance service.

Pohang Iron & Steel Company Ltd. (ADR), headquartered in Pohang,
South Korea, manufactures products for the construction and shipbuilding
industries. The company manufactures hot- and cold-rolled steel
products, heavy plate and other steel products.

Samsung Electronics (GDR) is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea,
and manufactures and exports consumer and industrial electronic
equipment, including memory chips.

San Miguel Corp., headquartered in Manila, Philippines, is a holding
company that manufactures products for the food, beverage and
packaging industries. Products of its subsidiaries include glass,
livestock

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feeds, ready-to-eat food, beer, wine and spirits, soft drinks,
chicken, pork, ice cream, mineral water, prawns and other items.
The company sells its products domestically and also exports.

Siam Cement Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, where
it manufactures and distributes cement under the brand names of
"Tiger," "Erawan," "White Elephant" and "Elephant." Refractory
cement is also manufactured, marketed and distributed by the company.

Singapore Airines, Ltd. is headquartered in Singapore and provides
air transportation, aero-engine overhauling and airport terminal
services, simulator training and aircraft cabin equipment.

TelecomAsia Corporation is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand,
where the company maintains a 2 million-line telephone project
serving the Bangkok metropolitan area.

Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras S.A. (ADR) is headquartered in Brasilia,
Brazil, where it manages companies providing telecommunications
services to customers throughout Brazil.

Telefonica de Argentina S.A. (ADR) is headquartered in Buenos
Aires, Argentina, where it supplies fixed-link public telecommunications
and basic telephone services to customers in Argentina.

Telekom Malaysia BHD is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
where it provides telecommunications services under a license
issued by the Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts.

Tenaga Nasional BHD is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
where it generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity
to customers in peninsular Malaysia. Operations of the company
are regulated through a license issued by the Director General
of Electricity Supply. In addition, the company is involved in
manufacturing, selling and repairing transformers and switchgears.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (ADR), headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
is an integrated oil and gas company which explores for, develops
and produces oil and natural gas in Argentina. In addition, the
company refines, markets, transports and distributes oil and various
other petroleum products, petroleum derivatives, petrochemicals
and liquid petroleum gas.

What are Some Additional Considerations for Investors?

Investors should be aware of certain other considerations before
making a decision to invest in the Trust.

The value of the Equity Securities, like the value of the Treasury
Obligations, will fluctuate over the life of the Trust and may
be more or less than the price at which they were deposited in
the Trust. The Equity Securities may appreciate or depreciate
in value (or pay dividends) depending on the full range of economic
and market influences affecting these securities. However, the
Sponsor believes that, upon termination of the Trust, even if
the Equity Securities deposited in the Trust are worthless, an
event which the Sponsor considers highly unlikely, the Treasury
Obligations will provide sufficient principal to at least equal
$10.00 per Unit (which is equal to the per Unit value upon maturity
of the Treasury Obligations). This feature of the Trust provides
Unit holders with principal protection, although they might forego
any earnings on the amount invested. To the extent that Units
are purchased at a price less than $10.00 per Unit, this feature
may also provide a potential for capital appreciation.

Unless a Unit holder purchases Units of the Trust on the Initial
Date of Deposit (or another date when the value of the Units is
$10.00 or less), total distributions, including distributions
made upon termination of the Trust, may be less than the amount
paid for a Unit.

The Sponsor and the Trustee shall not be liable in any way for
any default, failure or defect in any Security. In the event of
a notice that any Treasury Obligation or Equity Securities will
not be delivered ("Failed Contract Obligations") to the Trust,
the Sponsor is authorized under the Indenture to direct the Trustee
to acquire other Treasury Obligations or Equity Securities ("Replacement
Securities"). Any Replacement Security deposited in the Trust
will, in the case of Treasury Obligations, have the same maturity
value and, as closely as can be reasonably acquired by the Sponsor,
the same maturity date or, in the case of Equity Securities, be
identical to those which were the subject of the failed contract.
The Replacement Securities must be purchased within 20 days after
delivery of the notice of a failed contract and the purchase price
may not exceed the amount of funds reserved for the purchase of
the Failed Contract Obligations.

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If the right of limited substitution described in the preceding
paragraphs is not utilized to acquire Replacement Securities in
the event of a failed contract, the Sponsor will refund the sales
charge attributable to such Failed Contract Obligations to all
Unit holders of the Trust and the Trustee will distribute the
principal attributable to such Failed Contract Obligations not
more than 120 days after the date on which the Trustee received
a notice from the Sponsor that a Replacement Security would not
be deposited in the Trust. In addition, Unit holders should be
aware that, at the time of receipt of such principal, they may
not be able to reinvest such proceeds in other securities at a
yield equal to or in excess of the yield which such proceeds would
have earned for Unit holders of the Trust.

The Indenture also authorizes the Sponsor to increase the size
of the Trust and the number of Units thereof by the deposit of
additional Securities in the Trust and the issuance of a corresponding
number of additional Units.

The Trust consists of the Securities listed under "Schedule of
Investments" (or contracts to purchase such Securities) as may
continue to be held from time to time in the Trust and any additional
Securities acquired and held by the Trust pursuant to the provisions
of the Indenture (including provisions with respect to deposits
into the Trust of Securities in connection with the issuance of
additional Units).

Once all of the Securities in the Trust are acquired, the Trustee
will have no power to vary the investments of the Trust, i.e.,
the Trustee will have no managerial power to take advantage of
market variations to improve a Unit holder's investment, but may
dispose of Securities only under limited circumstances. See "How
May Securities be Removed from the Trust?"

To the best of the Sponsor's knowledge, there is no litigation
pending as of the Initial Date of Deposit in respect of any Security
which might reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the Trust. At any time after the Initial Date of Deposit,
litigation may be instituted on a variety of grounds with respect
to the Securities. The Sponsor is unable to predict whether any
such litigation will be instituted, or if instituted, whether
such litigation might have a material adverse effect on the Trust.

PUBLIC OFFERING

How is the Public Offering Price Determined?

Units are offered at the Public Offering Price. During the initial
offering period, the Public Offering Price is based on the aggregate
of the offering side evaluation of the Treasury Obligations in
the Trust and the U.S. dollar aggregate underlying value of the
Equity Securities in the Trust (as determined based on the offer
side of the relevant exchange rate) and including the estimated
costs of acquiring the Equity Securities, plus or minus the U.S.
dollar equivalent of cash, if any, in the Income and Capital Accounts
of the Trust, plus a sales charge of 5.5% (equivalent to 5.820%
of the net amount invested) divided by the number of Units of
the Trust outstanding.

During the initial offering period, the Sponsor's Repurchase Price
is based on the aggregate of the offering side evaluation of the
Treasury Obligations and the U.S. dollar aggregate underlying
value of the Equity Securities in the Trust (as determined based
on the offer side of the relevant exchange rate) and including
the estimated costs of acquiring the Equity Securities, plus or
minus the U.S. dollar equivalent of cash, if any, in the Income
and Capital Accounts of the Trust divided by the number of Units
of the Trust outstanding. For secondary market sales after the
completion of the initial offering period, the Public Offering
Price is based on the aggregate bid side evaluation of the Treasury
Obligations and the U.S. dollar aggregate underlying value of
the Equity Securities in the Trust (as determined based on the
bid side of the relevant exchange rate) and including the estimated
costs of the disposition of the Equity Securities, plus or minus
the U.S. dollar equivalent of cash, if any, in the Income and
Capital Accounts of the Trust, plus a maximum sales charge of
5.5% of the Public Offering Price (equivalent to 5.820% of the
net amount invested), subject to reduction beginning
, 1995, divided by the number of outstanding Units of
the Trust. The offering price of the Treasury Obligations in the
Trust may be expected to be greater than the bid price of the
Treasury Obligations by less than 2%.

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The minimum purchase of the Trust is $1,000. The applicable sales
charge is reduced by a discount as indicated below for volume
purchases:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Primary and Secondary
_____________________

Percent of Percent of
Offering Net Amount
Number of Units Price Invested
_______________ _________ _________
<S> <C> <C>

10,000 but less than 50,000 0.60% 0.6036%
50,000 but less than 100,000 1.30% 1.3171%
100,000 or more 2.10% 2.1450%

</TABLE>

Any such reduced sales charge shall be the responsibility of the
selling Underwriter or dealer. The reduced sales charge structure
will apply on all purchases of Units in the Trust by the same
person on any one day from any one underwriter or dealer. Additionally,
Units purchased in the name of the spouse of a purchaser or in
the name of a child of such purchaser under 21 years of age will
be deemed, for the purposes of calculating the applicable sales
charge, to be additional purchases by the purchaser. The reduced
sales charges will also be applicable to a trustee or other fiduciary
purchasing securities for a single trust estate or single fiduciary
account. The purchaser must inform the Underwriters or dealer
of any such combined purchase prior to the sale in order to obtain
the indicated discount. In addition, with respect to the employees,
officers and directors (including their immediate family members,
defined as spouses, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents,
mothers-in-law, fathers-in-law, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law,
and trustees, custodians or fiduciaries for the benefit of such
persons) of the Sponsor and the Underwriters and their subsidiaries,
the sales charge is reduced by 2.0% of the Public Offering Price
for purchases of Units during the primary and secondary public
offering periods.

Had the Units of the Trust been available for sale on the business
day prior to the Initial Date of Deposit, the Public Offering
Price would have been as indicated in "Summary of Essential Information."
The Public Offering Price of Units on the date of the prospectus
or during the initial offering period may vary from the amount
stated under "Summary of Essential Information" in accordance
with fluctuations in the prices of the underlying Securities.
During the initial offering period, the aggregate value of the
Units of the Trust shall be determined (a) on the basis of the
offering prices of the Treasury Obligations and the U.S. dollar
aggregate underlying value of the Equity Securities therein plus
or minus the U.S. dollar equivalent of cash, if any, in the Income
and Capital Accounts of the Trust, (b) if offering prices are
not available for the Treasury Obligations, on the basis of offering
prices for comparable securities, (c) by determining the value
of the Treasury Obligations on the offer side of the market by
appraisal, or (d) by any combination of the above. The U.S. dollar
aggregate underlying value of the Equity Securities is computed
on the basis of the offering side value of the relevant currency
exchange rate expressed in U.S. dollars and will be determined
in the following manner: if the Equity Securities are listed on
an international securities exchange this evaluation is generally
based on the closing sale prices on that exchange or that system
(unless it is determined that these prices are inappropriate as
a basis for valuation) or, if there is no closing sale price on
that exchange or system, at the closing ask prices. If the Equity
Securities are not so listed or, if so listed and the principal
market therefor is other than on an exchange, the evaluation shall
generally be based on the current ask price on the over-the-counter
market (unless it is determined that these prices are inappropriate
as a basis for evaluation). If current ask prices are unavailable,
the evaluation is generally determined (a) on the basis of current
ask prices for comparable securities, (b) by appraising the value
of the Equity Securities on the ask side of the market or (c)
by any combination of the above.

Although payment is normally made five business days following
the order for purchase, payment may be made prior thereto. Cash,
if any, made available to the Sponsor prior to the date of settlement
for the purchase of Units may be used in the Sponsor's business
and may be deemed to be a benefit to the Sponsor, subject to the
limitations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Delivery of
Certificates representing Units so ordered will be made five business
days following such order or shortly thereafter. See "Rights

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of Unit Holders-How may Units be Redeemed?" for information regarding
the ability to redeem Units ordered for purchase.

How are Units Distributed?

During the initial offering period (i) for Units issued on the
Initial Date of Deposit and (ii) for additional Units issued after
such date as additional Securities are deposited by the Sponsor,
Units will be distributed to the public at the then current Public
Offering Price. The initial offering period may be up to approximately
360 days. During such period, the Sponsor may deposit additional
Securities in the Trust and create additional Units. Units reacquired
by the Sponsor during the initial offering period (at prices based
upon the aggregate offering price of the Treasury Obligations
and the aggregate underlying value of the Equity Securities in
the Trust plus or minus a pro rata share of cash, if any, in the
Income and Capital Accounts of the Trust) may be resold at the
then current Public Offering Price. Upon the termination of the
initial offering period, unsold Units created or reacquired during
the initial offering period will be sold or resold at the then
current Public Offering Price.

Upon completion of the initial offering, Units repurchased in
the secondary market (see "Will There be a Secondary Market?")
may be offered by this prospectus at the secondary market public
offering price determined in the manner described above.

It is the intention of the Sponsor to qualify Units of the Trust
for sale in a number of states. Sales initially will be made to
dealers and others at prices which represent a concession or agency
commission of 3.6% of the Public Offering Price, and, for secondary
market sales, 3.6% of the Public Offering Price (or 65% of the
then current maximum sales charge after , 1995).
Volume concessions or agency commissions of an additional 0.40%
of the Public Offering Price will be given to any broker/dealer
or bank, who purchase from the Sponsor at least $100,000 on the
Initial Date of Deposit or $250,000 on any day thereafter. Any
broker/dealer or bank who purchases from the Sponsor $1,000,000
on the Initial Date of Deposit and commits to purchase at least
$5,000,000 from the Sponsor during the initial offering period
will receive a total additional concession or agency commission
of 0.70% of the Public Offering Price thereafter. In addition,
any broker/dealer or bank who purchases at least $10,000,000 from
the Sponsor during the initial offering period will receive a
total additional concession or agency commission of 0.90% of the
Public Offering Price thereafter. Effective on each
, commencing , 1995,
the sales charge will be reduced by 1/2 of 1% to a minimum of
3.5%. However, resales of Units of the Trust by such dealers and
others to the public will be made at the Public Offering Price
described in the prospectus. The Sponsor reserves the right to
change the amount of the concession or agency commission from
time to time. Certain commercial banks may be making Units of
the Trust available to their customers on an agency basis. A portion
of the sales charge paid by these customers is retained by or
remitted to the banks in the amounts indicated in the second preceding
sentence. Under the Glass-Steagall Act, banks are prohibited from
underwriting Trust Units; however, the Glass-Steagall Act does
permit certain agency transactions and the banking regulators
have not indicated that these particular agency transactions are
not permitted under such Act. In Texas and in certain other states,
any banks making Units available must be registered as broker/dealers
under state law.

What are the Sponsor's and Underwriter's Profits?

The Underwriter of the Trust will receive a gross sales commission
equal to 5.5% of the Public Offering Price of the Units (equivalent
to 5.820% of the net amount invested), less any reduced sales
charge for quantity purchases as described under "Public Offering-How
is the Public Offering Price Determined?" See "Underwriting" for
information regarding the receipt of the excess gross sales commissions
by the Sponsor from the Underwriter and additional concessions
available to Underwriters, dealers and others. In addition, the
Sponsor and the Underwriter may be considered to have realized
a profit or to have sustained a loss, as the case may be, in the
amount of any difference between the cost of the Securities to
the Trust (which is based on the Evaluator's determination of
the aggregate offering price of the underlying Securities of such
Trust on the Initial Date of Deposit as well as on subsequent
deposits) and the cost of such Securities to the Sponsor. See
"Underwriting" and Note (2) of "Schedule of Investments." During
the initial offering period,

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the Underwriter also may realize profits or sustain losses as
a result of fluctuations after the Date of Deposit in the Public
Offering Price received by the Underwriter upon the sale of Units.

In maintaining a market for the Units, the Sponsor will also realize
profits or sustain losses in the amount of any difference between
the price at which Units are purchased and the price at which
Units are resold (which price includes a sales charge of 5.5%
during the primary market offering period and 5.5% in the secondary
market subject to reduction beginning on ,
1995) or redeemed. The secondary market public offering price
of Units may be greater or less than the cost of such Units to
the Sponsor.

Will There be a Secondary Market?

After the initial offering period, although it is not obligated
to do so, the Sponsor and the lead Underwriter intend to maintain
a market for the Units and continuously offer to purchase Units
at prices, subject to change at any time, based upon the aggregate
bid price of the Treasury Obligations in the Portfolio of the
Trust and the aggregate underlying value of the Equity Securities
in the Trust plus or minus cash, if any, in the Income and Capital
Accounts of the Trust. All expenses incurred in maintaining a
secondary market, other than the fees of the Evaluator and the
costs of the Trustee in transferring and recording the ownership
of Units, will be borne by the Sponsor. If the supply of Units
exceeds demand, or for some other business reason, the Sponsor
may discontinue purchases of Units at such prices. IF A UNIT HOLDER
WISHES TO DISPOSE OF HIS UNITS, HE SHOULD INQUIRE OF THE SPONSOR
AND/OR UNDERWRITER AS TO CURRENT MARKET PRICES PRIOR TO MAKING
A TENDER FOR REDEMPTION TO THE TRUSTEE.

RIGHTS OF UNIT HOLDERS

How is Evidence of Ownership Issued and Transferred?

The Trustee is authorized to treat as the record owner of Units
that person who is registered as such owner on the books of the
Trustee. Ownership of Units may be evidenced by registered certificates
executed by the Trustee and the Sponsor. Delivery of certificates
representing Units ordered for purchase is normally made five
business days following such order or shortly thereafter. Certificates
are transferable by presentation and surrender to the Trustee
properly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments
of transfer. Certificates to be redeemed must be properly endorsed
or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer.
A Unit holder must sign exactly as his name appears on the face
of the certificate with signature guaranteed by a participant
in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program ("STAMP")
or such other signature guaranty program in addition to, or in
substitution for, STAMP, as may be accepted by the Trustee. In
certain instances the Trustee may require additional documents
such as, but not limited to, trust instruments, certificates of
death, appointments as executor or administrator or certificates
of corporate authority. Record ownership may occur before settlement.

Certificates will be issued in fully registered form, transferable
only on the books of the Trustee in denominations of one Unit
or any multiple thereof, numbered serially for purposes of identification.

Unit holders may elect to hold their Units in uncertificated form.
The Trustee will maintain an account for each such Unit holder
and will credit each such account with the number of Units purchased
by that Unit holder. Within two business days of the issuance
or transfer of Units held in uncertificated form, the Trustee
will send to the registered owner of Units a written initial transaction
statement containing a description of the Trust; the number of
Units issued or transferred; the name, address and taxpayer identification
number, if any, of the new registered owner; a notation of any
liens and restrictions of the issuer and any adverse claims to
which such Units are or may be subject or a statement that there
are no such liens, restrictions or adverse claims; and the date
the transfer was registered. Uncertificated Units are transferable
through the same procedures applicable to Units evidenced by certificates
(described above), except that no certificate need be presented
to the Trustee and no certificate will be issued upon the transfer
unless requested by the Unit holder. A Unit holder may at any
time request the Trustee to issue certificates for Units.

Although no such charge is now made or contemplated, a Unit holder
may be required to pay $2.00 to the Trustee per certificate reissued
or transferred and to pay any governmental charge that may be
imposed in connection with each such transfer or exchange. For
new certificates issued to replace destroyed, stolen or lost certificates,
the Unit holder may be required to furnish indemnity satisfactory
to the Trustee and pay such

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expenses as the Trustee may incur. Mutilated certificates must
be surrendered to the Trustee for replacement.

How are Income and Capital Distributed?

The Trustee will distribute any net income (other than accreted
interest on the Treasury Obligations) received with respect to
any of the Securities in the Trust on or about the Income Distribution
Dates to Unit holders of record on the preceding Income Record
Date. See "Summary of Essential Information." The pro rata share
of cash in the Capital Account of each Trust will be computed
as of the first day of each month. Proceeds received on the sale
of any Securities in the Trust, to the extent not used to meet
redemptions of Units or pay expenses, will, however, be distributed
on the last day of each month to Unit holders of record on the
fifteenth day of each month if the amount available for distribution
equals at least $0.01 per Unit. The Trustee is not required to
pay interest on funds held in the Capital Account of a Trust (but
may itself earn interest thereon and therefore benefit from the
use of such funds). The Trustee may from time to time advance
its own funds to make distributions from the Income and Capital
Accounts and will be reimbursed, without interest for any such
advance when funds are available. Notwithstanding, distributions
of funds in the Capital Account, if any, will be made on the last
day of each December to Unit holders of record as of December
15. Income with respect to the original issue discount on the
Treasury Obligations in the Trust will not be distributed currently,
although Unit holders will be subject to Federal income tax as
if a distribution had occurred. See "What is the Federal Tax Status
of Unit Holders?"

Under regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service, the
Trustee is required to withhold a specified percentage of any
distribution made by the Trust if the Trustee has not been furnished
the Unit holder's tax identification number in the manner required
by such regulations. Any amount so withheld is transmitted to
the Internal Revenue Service and may be recovered by the Unit
holder only when filing a tax return. Under normal circumstances
the Trustee obtains the Unit holder's tax identification number
from the selling broker. However, a Unit holder should examine
his or her statements from the Trustee to make sure that the Trustee
has been provided a certified tax identification number in order
to avoid this possible "back-up withholding." In the event the
Trustee has not been previously provided such number, one should
be provided as soon as possible.

Within a reasonable time after the Trust is terminated, each Unit
holder will, upon surrender of his Units for redemption, receive:
(i) the pro rata share of the amounts realized upon the disposition
of Equity Securities; (ii) a pro rata share of the amounts realized
upon the disposition of the Treasury Obligations; and (iii) a
pro rata share of any other assets of the Trust, less expenses
of the Trust, subject to the limitation that Treasury Obligations
may not be sold to pay for Trust expenses.

The Trustee will credit to the Income Account of the Trust any
dividends received on the Equity Securities therein. All other
receipts (e.g. return of capital, etc.) are credited to the Capital
Account of the Trust.

The Trustee may establish reserves (the "Reserve Account") within
the Trust for state and local taxes, if any, and any governmental
charges payable out of the Trust.

What Reports will Unit Holders Receive?

The Trustee shall furnish Unit holders in connection with each
distribution a statement of the amount of income, if any, and
the amount of other receipts, if any, which are being distributed,
expressed in each case as a dollar amount per Unit. Within a reasonable
period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Trustee
shall furnish to each person who at any time during the calendar
year was a Unit holder of the Trust the following information
in reasonable detail: (1) a summary of transactions in the Trust
for such year; (2) any Securities sold during the year and the
Securities held at the end of such year by the Trust; (3) the
redemption price per Unit based upon a computation thereof on
the 31st day of December of such year (or the last business day
prior thereto); and (4) amounts of income and capital distributed
during such year.

In order to comply with Federal and state tax reporting requirements,
Unit holders will be furnished, upon request to the Trustee, evaluations
of the Securities in the Trust furnished to it by the Evaluator.

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How May Units be Redeemed?

A Unit holder may redeem all or a portion of his Units by tender
to the Trustee at its corporate trust office in the City of New
York of the certificates representing the Units to be redeemed,
or in the case of uncertificated Units, delivery of a request
for redemption, duly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments
of transfer with signature guaranteed as explained above (or by
providing satisfactory indemnity, as in connection with lost,
stolen or destroyed certificates), and payment of applicable governmental
charges, if any. No redemption fee will be charged. On the seventh
calendar day following such tender, or if the seventh calendar
day is not a business day, on the first business day prior thereto,
the Unit holder will be entitled to receive in cash an amount
for each Unit equal to the Redemption Price per Unit next computed
after receipt by the Trustee of such tender of Units. The "date
of tender" is deemed to be the date on which Units are received
by the Trustee, except that as regards Units received after 4:00
p.m. Eastern time, the date of tender is the next day on which
the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and such Units
will be deemed to have been tendered to the Trustee on such day
for redemption at the redemption price computed on that day. Units
so redeemed shall be cancelled. The securities markets in many
countries are open for trading on certain days which are U.S.
holidays on which the Trust will not transact business. The Equity
Securities will continue to trade on those days and thus the value
of the Portfolio may be significantly affected on days when the
Unit holders cannot sell or redeem their Units.

Under regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service, the
Trustee is required to withhold a specified percentage of the
principal amount of a Unit redemption if the Trustee has not been
furnished the redeeming Unit holder's tax identification number
in the manner required by such regulations. Any amount so withheld
is transmitted to the Internal Revenue Service and may be recovered
by the Unit holder only when filing a tax return. Under normal
circumstances, the Trustee obtains the Unit holder's tax identification
number from the selling broker. However, any time a Unit holder
elects to tender Units for redemption, such Unit holder should
make sure that the Trustee has been provided a certified tax identification
number in order to avoid this possible "back-up withholding."
In the event the Trustee has not been previously provided such
number, one must be provided at the time redemption is requested.

Any amounts paid on redemption representing income shall be withdrawn
from the Income Account of the Trust to the extent that funds
are available for such purpose. All other amounts paid on redemption
shall be withdrawn from the Capital Account of the Trust.

The Trustee is empowered to sell Securities of the Trust in order
to make funds available for redemption. To the extent that Securities
are sold, the size and diversity of the Trust will be reduced.
Such sales may be required at a time when Securities would not
otherwise be sold and might result in lower prices than might
otherwise be realized. Equity Securities will be sold to meet
redemptions of Units before Treasury Obligations, although Treasury
Obligations may be sold if the Trust is assured of retaining a
sufficient principal amount of Treasury Obligations to provide
funds upon maturity of the Trust at least equal to $10.00 per
Unit.

The Redemption Price per Unit (as well as the secondary market
Public Offering Price) will be determined on the basis of the
bid price of the Treasury Obligations and the U.S. dollar aggregate
underlying value of the Equity Securities in the Trust (computed
on the basis of the bid side value of the relevant exchange rate
and which value is net of applicable commissions and stamp taxes)
plus or minus the U.S. dollar equivalent (at the bid side value
of the relevant exchange rate) of cash, if any, in the Income
and Capital Accounts of the Trust, while the Public Offering Price
per Unit during the initial offering period will be determined
on the basis of the offering price of such Treasury Obligations,
as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the
date any such determination is made and the U.S. dollar aggregate
underlying value of the Equity Securities in the Trust, plus or
minus the U.S. dollar equivalent of cash, if any, in the Income
and Capital Accounts of the Trust. On the Initial Date of Deposit
the Public Offering Price per Unit (which is based on the offering
prices of the Treasury Obligations and the aggregate underlying
value of the Equity Securities in the Trust and includes the sales
charge) exceeded the Unit value at which Units could have been
redeemed (based upon the current bid prices of the Treasury Obligations
and the aggregate underlying value of the Equity Securities in
the Trust) by the amount shown under "Summary of Essential

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Information." The Redemption Price per Unit is the pro rata share
of each Unit determined by the Trustee by adding: (1) the cash
on hand in the Trust other than cash deposited in the Trust to
purchase Securities not applied to the purchase of such Securities;
(2) the U.S. dollar aggregate value of the Securities (including
"when issued" contracts, if any) held in the Trust, as determined
by the Evaluator on the basis of bid prices of the Treasury Obligations
and the aggregate underlying value of the Equity Securities in
the Trust next computed; and (3) the U.S. dollar equivalent of
dividends receivable on Equity Securities trading ex-dividend
as of the date of computation; and deducting therefrom: (1) amounts
representing any applicable taxes or governmental charges payable
out of the Trust; (2) an amount representing estimated accrued
expenses of the Trust, including but not limited to fees and expenses
of the Trustee (including legal and auditing fees), the Evaluator
and supervisory fees, if any; (3) cash held for distribution to
Unit holders of record of the Trust as of the business day prior
to the evaluation being made; and (4) other liabilities incurred
by the Trust; and finally dividing the results of such computation
by the number of Units of the Trust outstanding as of the date
thereof.

The aggregate value of the Equity Securities will be determined
in the following manner: if the Equity Securities are listed on
an international securities exchange or the NASDAQ National Market
System, this evaluation is generally based on the U.S. dollar
equivalent (at the relevant exchange rate) closing sale prices
on that exchange or that system (unless it is determined that
these prices are inappropriate as a basis for valuation) or, if
there is no closing sale price on that exchange or system, at
the closing bid prices. If the Equity Securities are not so listed
or, if so listed and the principal market therefor is other than
on the exchange, the evaluation shall generally be based on the
U.S. dollar equivalent (at the relevant exchange rate) of the
current bid price on the over-the-counter market (unless these
prices are inappropriate as a basis for evaluation). If current
bid prices are unavailable, the evaluation is generally determined
(a) on the basis of the U.S. dollar equivalent (at the relevant
exchange rate) of the current bid prices for comparable securities,
(b) by appraising the value of the Equity Securities on the bid
side of the market or (c) by any combination of the above. The
relevant exchange rate used for evaluations of the Equity Securities
will include the cost of any forward foreign exchange contract
in the relevant currency to correspond to the requirement that
the Trustee settle redemption requests in U.S. dollars within
seven days.

The right of redemption may be suspended and payment postponed
for any period during which the New York Stock Exchange is closed,
other than for customary weekend and holiday closings, or during
which the Securities and Exchange Commission determines that trading
on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted or any emergency
exists, as a result of which disposal or evaluation of the Securities
is not reasonably practicable, or for such other periods as the
Securities and Exchange Commission may by order permit. Under
certain extreme circumstances, the Sponsor may apply to the Securities
and Exchange Commission for an order permitting a full or partial
suspension of the right of Unit holders to redeem their Units.
The Trustee is not liable to any person in any way for any loss
or damage which may result from any such suspension or postponement.

How May Units be Purchased by the Sponsor?

The Trustee shall notify the Sponsor of any tender of Units for
redemption. If the Sponsor's bid in the secondary market at that
time equals or exceeds the Redemption Price per Unit, it may purchase
such Units by notifying the Trustee before 1:00 p.m. Eastern time
on the same business day and by making payment therefor to the
Unit holder not later than the day on which the Units would otherwise
have been redeemed by the Trustee. Units held by the Sponsor may
be tendered to the Trustee for redemption as any other Units.
In the event the Sponsor does not purchase Units, the Trustee
may sell Units tendered for redemption in the over-the-counter
market, if any, as long as the amount to be received by the Unit
holder is equal to the amount he would have received on redemption
of the Units.

The offering price of any Units acquired by the Sponsor will be
in accord with the Public Offering Price described in the then
effective prospectus describing such Units. Any profit or loss
resulting from the resale or redemption of such Units will belong
to the Sponsor.

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How May Securities be Removed from the Trust?

The Portfolio of the Trust is not "managed" by the Sponsor or
the Trustee; their activities described herein are governed solely
by the provisions of the Indenture. The Indenture provides that
the Sponsor may (but need not) direct the Trustee to dispose of
an Equity Security in the event that an issuer defaults in the
payment of a dividend that has been declared, that any action
or proceeding has been instituted restraining the payment of dividends
or there exists any legal question or impediment affecting such
Equity Security, that the issuer of the Equity Security has breached
a covenant which would affect the payments of dividends, the credit
standing of the issuer or otherwise impair the sound investment
character of the Equity Security, that the issuer has defaulted
on the payment on any other of its outstanding obligations, that
the price of an Equity Security has declined to such an extent
or other such credit, political or regulatory factors exist so
that in the opinion of the Sponsor based upon its own conclusions,
information supplied by the Emerging Markets Consultant or other
available market research, the retention of such Equity Securities
would be detrimental to the Trust. Treasury Obligations may be
sold by the Trustee only pursuant to the liquidation of the Trust
or to meet redemption requests. Except as stated under "Portfolio-What
are Some Additional Considerations for Investors?" For Failed
Contract Obligations, the acquisition by the Trust of any securities
other than the Securities is prohibited. Pursuant to the Indenture
and with limited exceptions, the Trustee may sell any securities
or other property acquired in exchange for Equity Securities such
as those acquired in connection with a merger or other transaction.
If offered such new or exchanged securities or property, the Trustee
shall reject the offer. However, in the event such securities
or property are nonetheless acquired by the Trust, they may be
accepted for deposit in the Trust and either sold by the Trustee
or held in the Trust pursuant to the direction of the Sponsor
(who may rely on the advice of the Portfolio Supervisor). Proceeds
from the sale of Securities by the Trustee are credited to the
Capital Account of the Trust for distribution to Unit holders
or to meet redemptions.

The Trustee may also sell Securities designated by the Sponsor,
or if not so directed, in its own discretion, for the purpose
of redeeming Units of the Trust tendered for redemption and the
payment of expenses; provided however, that in the case of Securities
sold to meet redemption requests, Treasury Obligations may only
be sold if the Trust is assured of retaining a sufficient principal
amount of Treasury Obligations to provide funds upon maturity
of the Trust at least equal to $10.00 per Unit. Treasury Obligations
may not be sold by the Trustee to meet Trust expenses.

The Sponsor, in designating Equity Securities to be sold by the
Trustee, will generally make selections in order to maintain,
to the extent practicable, the proportionate relationship among
the number of shares of individual issues of Equity Securities.
To the extent this is not practicable, the composition and diversity
of the Equity Securities may be altered. In order to obtain the
best price for the Trust, it may be necessary for the Sponsor
to specify minimum amounts (generally 100 shares) in which blocks
of Equity Securities are to be sold.

INFORMATION AS TO CONSULTANT, SPONSOR, TRUSTEE AND EVALUATORS

Who is the Emerging Markets Consultant?

Global Assets Advisors, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of International
Assets Holding Corporation, is the Emerging Markets Consultant.
Global Assets Advisors, Inc. utilizes the research of International
Assets Advisory Corporation ("IAAC"), a related corporation, and
the Trust's Underwriter, which is a full-service securities brokerage
firm specializing in global investing. IAAC was formed as a Florida
corporation in 1981 and registered as a broker/dealer in 1982.
The firm has focused on the sale of global debt and equity securities
to its clients. IAAC has developed an experienced team specializing
in the selection, research, trading, currency exchange and execution
of individual equity and fixed-income products on a global basis.
Members of this team are also affiliated with Global Assets Advisors,
Inc. and have many years of experience in the global marketplace.
The Emerging Markets Consultant is a registered investment advisor.
Its principal offices are located at 250 Park Avenue South, Suite
200, Winter Park, Florida 32789. The telephone number is 1-800-432-0000.

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Who is the Sponsor?

Nike Securities L.P., the Sponsor, specializes in the underwriting,
trading and distribution of unit investment trusts and other securities.
Nike Securities L.P., an Illinois limited partnership formed in
1991, acts as Sponsor for successive series of The First Trust
Combined Series, The First Trust Special Situations Trust, The
First Trust Insured Corporate Trust, The First Trust of Insured
Municipal Bonds and The First Trust GNMA. First Trust introduced
the first insured unit investment trust in 1974 and to date more
than $8 billion in First Trust unit investment trusts have been
deposited. The Sponsor's employees include a team of professionals
with many years of experience in the unit investment trust industry.
The Sponsor is a member of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. and Securities Investor Protection Corporation and
has its principal offices at 1001 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois
60532; telephone number (708) 241-4141. As of December 31, 1993,
the total partners' capital of Nike Securities L.P. was $12,743,032
(audited). (This paragraph relates only to the Sponsor and not
to the Trust or to any series thereof or to any other Underwriter.
The information is included herein only for the purpose of informing
investors as to the financial responsibility of the Sponsor and
its ability to carry out its contractual obligations. More detailed
financial information will be made available by the Sponsor upon
request.)

Who is the Trustee?

The Trustee is United States Trust Company of New York with its
principle place of business at 45 Wall Street, New York, New York
10005 and its unit investment trust offices at 770 Broadway, New
York, New York 10003. Unit holders who have questions regarding
the Trust may call the Customer Service Help Line at 1-800-682-7520.
The Trustee is a member of the New York Clearing House Association
and is subject to supervision and examination by the Comptroller
of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

The Trustee, whose duties are ministerial in nature, has not participated
in the selection of the Securities. For information relating to
the responsibilities of the Trustee under the Indenture, reference
is made to the material set forth under "Rights of Unit Holders."

The Trustee and any successor trustee may resign by executing
an instrument in writing and filing the same with the Sponsor
and mailing a copy of a notice of resignation to all Unit holders.
Upon receipt of such notice, the Sponsor is obligated to appoint
a successor trustee promptly. If the Trustee becomes incapable
of acting or becomes bankrupt or its affairs are taken over by
public authorities, the Sponsor may remove the Trustee and appoint
a successor as provided in the Indenture. If upon resignation
of a trustee no successor has accepted the appointment within
30 days after notification, the retiring trustee may apply to
a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor.
The resignation or removal of a trustee becomes effective only
when the successor trustee accepts its appointment as such or
when a court of competent jurisdiction appoints a successor trustee.

Any corporation into which a Trustee may be merged or with which
it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any
merger or consolidation to which a Trustee shall be a party, shall
be the successor Trustee. The Trustee must be a banking corporation
organized under the laws of the United States or any State and
having at all times an aggregate capital, surplus and undivided
profits of not less than $5,000,000.

Limitations on Liabilities of Sponsor and Trustee

The Sponsor and the Trustee shall be under no liability to Unit
holders for taking any action or for refraining from taking any
action in good faith pursuant to the Indenture, or for errors
in judgment, but shall be liable only for their own willful misfeasance,
bad faith, gross negligence (ordinary negligence in the case of
the Trustee) or reckless disregard of their obligations and duties.
The Trustee shall not be liable for depreciation or loss incurred
by reason of the sale by the Trustee of any of the Securities.
In the event of the failure of the Sponsor to act under the Indenture,
the Trustee may act thereunder and shall not be liable for any
action taken by it in good faith under the Indenture.

The Trustee shall not be liable for any taxes or other governmental
charges imposed upon or in respect of the Securities or upon the
interest thereon or upon it as Trustee under the Indenture or
upon or in respect of the Trust which the Trustee may be required
to pay under any present or future law of the United States of
America

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or of any other taxing authority having jurisdiction. In addition,
the Indenture contains other customary provisions limiting the
liability of the Trustee.

If the Sponsor shall fail to perform any of its duties under the
Indenture or becomes incapable of acting or becomes bankrupt or
its affairs are taken over by public authorities, then the Trustee
may (a) appoint a successor Sponsor at rates of compensation deemed
by the Trustee to be reasonable and not exceeding amounts prescribed
by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or (b) terminate the
Indenture and liquidate the Trust as provided herein, or (c) continue
to act as Trustee without terminating the Indenture.

Who is the Evaluator?

The Evaluator is First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois limited
partnership formed in 1991 and an affiliate of the Sponsor. The
Evaluator's address is 1001 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois
60532. The Evaluator may resign or may be removed by the Sponsor
and the Trustee, in which event the Sponsor and the Trustee are
to use their best efforts to appoint a satisfactory successor.
Such resignation or removal shall become effective upon the acceptance
of appointment by the successor Evaluator. If upon resignation
of the Evaluator no successor has accepted appointment within
30 days after notice of resignation, the Evaluator may apply to
a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor.

The Trustee, Sponsor and Unit holders may rely on any evaluation
furnished by the Evaluator and shall have no responsibility for
the accuracy thereof. Determinations by the Evaluator under the
Indenture shall be made in good faith upon the basis of the best
information available to it, provided, however, that the Evaluator
shall be under no liability to the Trustee, Sponsor or Unit holders
for errors in judgment. This provision shall not protect the Evaluator
in any case of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence
or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties.

OTHER INFORMATION

How May the Indenture be Amended or Terminated?

The Sponsor and the Trustee have the power to amend the Indenture
without the consent of any of the Unit holders when such an amendment
is (1) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision
of the Indenture which may be defective or inconsistent with any
other provision contained therein, or (2) to make such other provisions
as shall not adversely affect the interest of the Unit holders
(as determined in good faith by the Sponsor and the Trustee).

The Indenture provides that the Trust shall terminate upon the
maturity, redemption or other disposition of the last of the Treasury
Obligations held in the Trust, but in no event beyond the Mandatory
Termination Date indicated herein under "Summary of Essential
Information." The Trust may be liquidated at any time by consent
of 100% of the Unit holders of the Trust or by the Trustee in
the event that Units of the Trust not yet sold aggregating more
than 60% of the Units of the Trust are tendered for redemption
by the Sponsor. If the Trust is liquidated because of the redemption
of unsold Units of the Trust, the Sponsor will refund to each
purchaser of Units of the Trust the entire sales charge paid by
such purchaser. In the event of termination, written notice thereof
will be sent by the Trustee to all Unit holders of the Trust.
Within a reasonable period after termination, the Trustee will
follow the procedures set forth under "How are Income and Capital
Distributed?"

Commencing on the Treasury Obligations Maturity Date, Equity Securities
will begin to be sold in connection with the termination of the
Trust. The Sponsor will determine the manner, timing and execution
of the sale of the Equity Securities. Written notice of any termination
of the Trust specifying the time or times at which Unit holders
may surrender their certificates for cancellation shall be given
by the Trustee to each Unit holder at his address appearing on
the registration books of the Trust maintained by the Trustee.
All Unit holders will receive their pro rata portion of the Treasury
Obligations in cash upon the termination of the Trust. Unit holders
will receive a cash distribution from the sale of the remaining
Securities within a reasonable time after the Trust is terminated.
Regardless of the distribution involved, the Trustee will deduct
from the funds of the Trust any accrued costs, expenses, advances
or indemnities provided by the Trust Agreement, including estimated
compensation of the Trustee and costs of liquidation and any amounts
required as a reserve to provide for payment of any applicable
taxes or other governmental charges. Any sale of Securities in
the Trust upon termination may result in a lower amount than might
otherwise be realized

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if such sale were not required at such time. The Trustee will
then distribute to each Unit holder his pro rata share of the
balance of the Income and Capital Accounts.

Legal Opinions

The legality of the Units offered hereby and certain matters relating
to Federal tax law have been passed upon by Chapman and Cutler,
111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603, as counsel for
the Sponsor. Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, will act as counsel for
the Trustee and as special New York tax counsel for the Trust.

Experts

The statement of net assets, including the schedule of investments,
of the Trust at the opening of business on the Initial Date of
Deposit appearing in this Prospectus and Registration Statement
has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as
set forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein and
in the Registration Statement, and is included in reliance upon
such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.

UNDERWRITING

The Underwriter named below has purchased Units in the following
amount:

Number of
Name Address Units
____ _______ _________
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Underwriter

International Assets Advisory Corp. 250 Park Avenue South, Suite 200,
Winter Park, FL 32789
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On the Initial Date of Deposit, the Underwriter of the Trust became
the owner of the Units of the Trust and entitled to the benefits
thereof, as well as the risks inherent therein.

The Underwriter Agreement provides that a public offering of the
Units of the Trust will be made at the Public Offering Price described
in the prospectus. Units may also be sold to or through dealers
and others during the initial offering period and in the secondary
market at prices representing a concession or agency commission
as described in "Public Offering-How are Units Distributed?"

The Underwriter has agreed to underwrite additional Units of the
Trust as they become available. The Sponsor will receive from
the Underwriter the difference between the gross sales concession
and the Public Offering Price of the Units as described in "Public
Offering-How are Units Distributed?"

From time to time the Sponsor may implement programs under which
Underwriters and dealers of the Trust may receive nominal awards
from the Sponsor for each of their registered representatives
who have sold a minimum number of UIT Units during a specified
time period. In addition, at various times the Sponsor may implement
other programs under which the sales force of an Underwriter or
dealer may be eligible to win other nominal awards for certain
sales efforts, or under which the Sponsor will reallow to any
such Underwriter or dealer that sponsors sales contests or recognition
programs conforming to criteria established by the Sponsor, or
participates in sales programs sponsored by the Sponsor, an amount
not exceeding the total applicable sales charges on the sales
generated by such person at the public offering price during such
programs. Also, the Sponsor in its discretion may from time to
time pursuant to objective criteria established by the Sponsor
pay fees to qualifying Underwriters or dealers for certain services
or activities which are primarily intended to result in sales
of Units of the Trust. Such payments are made by the Sponsor out
of its own assets, and not out of the assets of the Trust. These
programs will not change the price Unit holders pay for their
Units or the amount that the Trust will receive from the Units
sold.

The Sponsor may from time to time in its advertising and sales
materials compare the then current estimated returns on the Trust
and returns over specified periods on other similar Trusts sponsored
by Nike Securities L.P. with returns on other taxable investments
such as corporate or U.S. Government bonds, bank CDs and money
market accounts or money market funds, each of which has investment
characteristics that may differ from those of the Trust. U.S.
Government bonds, for example, are backed by the

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full faith and credit of the U.S. Government and bank CDs and
money market accounts are insured by an agency of the federal
government. Money market accounts and money market funds provide
stability of principal, but pay interest at rates that vary with
the condition of the short-term debt market. The investment characteristics
of the Trust are described more fully elsewhere in this Prospectus.

Trust performance may be compared to performance on a total return
basis with the Morgan Stanley World Index or other global indices,
the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 Composite Price
Stock Index, or performance data from Lipper Analytical Services,
Inc. and Morningstar Publications, Inc. or from publications such
as Money Magazine, The New York Times, U.S. News and World Report,
Business Week, Forbes Magazine or Fortune Magazine. As with other
performance data, performance comparisons should not be considered
representative of the Trust's relative performance for any future
period.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Sponsor, Nike Securities L.P., and Unit Holders
THE FIRST TRUST SPECIAL SITUATIONS TRUST, SERIES 108

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets, including
the schedule of investments, of The First Trust Special Situations
Trust, Series 108, comprised of Emerging Markets Growth & Treasury
Securities Trust, Series 1, as of the opening of business on
, 1994. This statement of net assets is the
responsibility of the Trust's Sponsor. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on this statement of net assets based on our
audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement
of net assets is free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the statement of net assets. Our procedures included
confirmation of the letter of credit held by the Trustee and deposited
in the Trust on , 1994. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by the Sponsor, as well as evaluating the overall presentation
of the statement of net assets. We believe that our audit of the
statement of net assets provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the statement of net assets referred to above
presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 108, comprised
of Emerging Markets Growth & Treasury Securities Trust, Series
1, at the opening of business on , 1994 in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
, 1994

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Statement of Net Assets

Emerging Markets Growth & Treasury Securities Trust, Series 1
The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 108
At the Opening of Business on the Initial Date of Deposit
, 1994

NET ASSETS

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Investment in Securities represented by purchase
contracts (1) (2) $

==========
Units outstanding

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ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS

<S> <C>

Cost to investors (3) $
Less sales charge (3)

__________
Net Assets $

==========

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[FN]

NOTES TO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

(1) Aggregate cost of the Securities listed under "Schedule of
Investments" is based on offering side evaluations of the Treasury
Obligations and the aggregate underlying value of the Equity Securities.

(2) An irrevocable letter of credit totaling $
issued by Bankers Trust Company has been deposited with the Trustee
covering the monies necessary for the purchase of the Securities
pursuant to contracts for the purchase of such Securities.

(3) The aggregate cost to investors includes a sales charge computed
at the rate of 5.5% of the Public Offering Price (equivalent to
5.820% of the net amount invested), assuming no reduction of sales
charge for quantity purchases.

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Schedule of Investments

Emerging Markets Growth & Treasury Securities Trust, Series 1
The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 108
At the Opening of Business on the Initial Date of Deposit
, 1994

Approximate Market Value
Percentage of per Share Cost of
Maturity Aggregate of Equity Securities
Value Name of Issuer and Title of Security (1) Offering Price (3) Securities to Trust (2)
________ ________________________________________ __________________ ____________ ____________
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$ Zero coupon U.S. Treasury bonds
maturing , 2005 % $

Number Ticker Symbol and
of Shares Name of Issuer of Equity Securities
_________ ___________________________________

BBL/F TB Bangkok Bank Company Ltd. 1-3% $
2805 TT Cathay Life Insurance 1-3%
CMXBY US Cementos de Mexico S.A. (ADR) 1-3%
ELE6 BZ Centrais Electricas Brasileiras S.A. 1-3%
2801 TT Chang Hwa Commercial Bank 1-3%
2002 TT China Steel Corporation 1-3%
CFRAY US Cifra S.A. de C.V. (ADR) 1-3%
EOC US Empresa Nacional de
Electricidad S.A. (ADR) 1-3%
GENT MK Genting BHD 1-3%
CARSOA1 MM Grupo Carso S.A. de C.V. 1-3%
BANACL MM Groupo Financiero Banmex Accival,
S.A. de C.V. 1-3%
TV US Grupo Televisa S.A. (ADR) 1-3%
HKT UN Hong Kong
Telecommunications, Ltd. (ADR) 1-3%
HUWHY US Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd. (ADR) 1-3%
Korea Electric Power Corporation (ADR) 1-3%
MAY MK Malayan Banking BHD 1-3%
OCB LI Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. (GDR) 1-3%
PET4 BZ Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. 1-3%
PHI US Philippine Long Distance
Telephone Co. (ADR) 1-3%
PKX US Pohang Iron & Steel Company Ltd. (ADR) 1-3%
SAMN LI Samsung Electronics (GDR) 1-3%
SMC/B PM San Miguel Corp. 1-3%
SCC/F TB Siam Cement Co., Ltd. 1-3%
SIAF SP Singapore Airines, Ltd. 1-3%
TA/F TB TelecomAsia Corporation 1-3%
TBRAY US Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras S.A. (ADR) 1-3%
TAR US Telefonica de Argentina S.A. (ADR) 1-3%
T MK Telekom Malaysia BHD 1-3%
TNB MK Tenaga Nasional BHD 1-3%
YPF US YPF Sociedad Anonima (ADR) 1-3%
______ __________

Total Equity Securities %
______ __________

Total Investments 100% $
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[FN]

(1) The Treasury Obligations are being purchased at a discount
from their par value because there is no stated interest income
thereon (such securities are often referred to as zero coupon
U.S. Treasury bonds). Over the life of the Treasury Obligations
the value increases, so that upon maturity the holders will receive
100% of the principal amount thereof.

All securities are represented by regular way contracts to purchase
such securities for the performance of which an irrevocable letter
of credit has been deposited with the Trustee. The contracts to
purchase securities were entered into by the Sponsor on
, 1994.

(2) The cost of the securities to the Trust represents the offering
side evaluation as determined by the Evaluator, an affiliate of the Sponsor,
with respect to the Treasury Obligations and the aggregate underlying value
with respect to the Equity Securities acquired (generally determined
on the basis of the offering side value of both the Equity Securities
and the relevant currency exchange rate expressed in U.S. dollars
and includes the commissions and relevant taxes associated with
acquiring the Equity Securities on the business day preceding
the Initial Date of Deposit). The offering side evaluation of
the Treasury Obligations is greater than the bid side evaluation
of such Treasury Obligations which is the basis on which the Redemption
Price per Unit will be determined after the initial offering period.
The aggregate value, based on the bid side evaluation of the Treasury
Obligations and the aggregate underlying value of the Equity Securities
on the Initial Date of Deposit, was $ . Cost
and profit to the Sponsor relating to the purchase of the Treasury
Obligations sold to the Trust were $ and $ , respectively.
Cost and loss to Sponsor relating to the purchase of the Equity
Securities were $ and $
, respectively.

(3) The portfolio may contain additional Equity Securities each
of which will not exceed approximately 3% of the Aggregate Offering
Price for Equity Securities. Although it is not the Sponsor's
intention, certain of the Equity Securities listed above may not
be included in the final portfolio. Also, the percentages of the
Aggregate Offering Price for the Equity Securities are approximate
amounts and may vary in the final portfolio.

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CONTENTS:
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Summary of Essential Information 4
Emerging Markets Growth & Treasury Securities Trust,
Series 1
The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 108:
What is The First Trust Special Situations Trust? 5
What are the Expenses and Charges? 6
What is the Federal Tax Status of Unit Holders? 8
Why are Investments in the Trust Suitable
for Retirement Plans? 10
Portfolio:
What are Treasury Obligations? 10
What are Equity Securities? 10
Risk Factors 11
Which are the Equity Securities Selected for
Emerging Markets Growth & Treasury
Securities Trust, Series 1? 15
What are Some Additional Considerations
for Investors? 17
Public Offering:
How is the Public Offering Price Determined? 18
How are Units Distributed? 20
What are the Sponsor's and Underwriter's Profits? 20
Will There be a Secondary Market? 21
Rights of Unit Holders:
How is Evidence of Ownership Issued
and Transferred? 21
How are Income and Capital Distributed? 22
What Reports will Unit Holders Receive? 22
How May Units be Redeemed? 23
How May Units be Purchased by the Sponsor? 24
How May Securities be Removed from the Trust? 25
Information as to Consultant, Sponsor, Trustee
and Evaluators:
Who is the Emerging Markets Consultant? 25
Who is the Sponsor? 26
Who is the Trustee? 26
Limitations on Liabilities of Sponsor and Trustee 26
Who is the Evaluator? 27
Other Information:
How May the Indenture be Amended
or Terminated? 27
Legal Opinions 28
Experts 28
Underwriting 28
Report of Independent Auditors 30
Statement of Net Assets 31
Notes to Statement of Net Assets 31
Schedule of Investments 32

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______________

THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL,
OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION
TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS NOT LAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER IN SUCH
JURISDICTION.
THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONTAIN ALL THE INFORMATION SET
FORTH IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS RELATING THERETO,
WHICH THE TRUST HAS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
WASHINGTON, D.C. UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND THE INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AND TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE.

Emerging Markets
Growth & Treasury
Securities Trust
Series 1

INTERNATIONAL ASSETS ADVISORY CORP.
250 Park Avenue South
Suite 200
Winter Park, Florida 32789
1-407-629-1400

Trustee:

United States Trust Company
of New York
770 Broadway
New York, New York 10003
1-800-682-7520

PLEASE RETAIN THIS PROSPECTUS
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

, 1994

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CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

A. Bonding Arrangements of Depositor:

Nike Securities L.P. is covered by a Brokers' Fidelity Bond,
in the total amount of $1,000,000, the insurer being
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh.

B. This Registration Statement on Form S-6 comprises the
following papers and documents:

The facing sheet

The Cross-Reference Sheet

The Prospectus

The signatures

Exhibits

Financial Data Schedule

S-1
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant, The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series
108 has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the Village of Lisle and State of Illinois on October 21, 1994.

THE FIRST TRUST SPECIAL SITUATIONS
TRUST, SERIES 108
(Registrant)

By: NIKE SECURITIES L.P.
(Depositor)

By Carlos E. Nardo
Senior Vice President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 has been signed below by the
following person in the capacity and on the date indicated:

NAME TITLE* DATE

Robert D. Van Kampen Sole Director of
Nike Securities October 21, 1994
Corporation, the
General Partner of Carlos E. Nardo
Nike Securities L.P. Attorney-in-Fact**

___________________________
* The title of the person named herein represents his capacity
in and relationship to Nike Securities L.P., the Depositor.

** An executed copy of the related power of attorney was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection
with Amendment No. 1 to form S-6 of The First Trust Special
Situations Trust, Series 18 (File No. 33-42683) and the same
is hereby incorporated by this reference.

S-2
CONSENTS OF COUNSEL

The consents of counsel to the use of their names in the
Prospectus included in this Registration Statement will be
contained in their respective opinions to be filed as Exhibits
3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 of the Registration Statement.

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The consent of Ernst & Young to the use of its Report and to the
reference to such firm in the Prospectus included in this
Registration Statement will be filed by amendment.

CONSENT OF SECURITIES EVALUATION SERVICE, INC.

The consent of Securities Evaluation Service, Inc. to the use of
its name in the Prospectus included in the Registration Statement
will be filed by amendment.

S-3
EXHIBIT INDEX

1.1 Form of Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust for The
First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 18 and
certain subsequent Series, effective October 15, 1991
among Nike Securities L.P., as Depositor, United States
Trust Company of New York as Trustee, Securities
Evaluation Service, Inc., as Evaluator, and Nike
Financial Advisory Services L.P. as Portfolio Supervisor
(incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-
6 [File No. 33-42683] filed on behalf of The First Trust
Special Situations Trust, Series 18).

1.1.1* Form of Trust Agreement for Series 108 among Nike
Securities L.P., as Depositor, United States Trust
Company of New York, as Trustee, Securities Evaluation
Service, Inc., as Evaluator, and First Trust Advisors
L.P., as Portfolio Supervisor.

1.2 Copy of Certificate of Limited Partnership of Nike
Securities L.P. (incorporated by reference to Amendment
No. 1 to Form S-6 [File No. 33-42683] filed on behalf of
The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 18).

1.3 Copy of Amended and Restated Limited Partnership
Agreement of Nike Securities L.P. (incorporated by
reference to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 [File No. 33-
42683] filed on behalf of The First Trust Special
Situations Trust, Series 18).

1.4 Copy of Articles of Incorporation of Nike Securities
Corporation, the general partner of Nike Securities
L.P., Depositor (incorporated by reference to Amendment
No. 1 to Form S-6 [File No. 33-42683] filed on behalf of
The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 18).

1.5 Copy of By-Laws of Nike Securities Corporation, the
general partner of Nike Securities L.P., Depositor
(incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-
6 [File No. 33-42683] filed on behalf of The First Trust
Special Situations Trust, Series 18).

1.6 Underwriter Agreement (incorporated by reference to
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 [File No. 33-42755] filed on
behalf of The First Trust Special Situations Trust,
Series 19).

2.1 Copy of Certificate of Ownership (included in Exhibit 1.1
filed herewith on page 2 and incorporated herein by
reference).

S-4

3.1* Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being
registered.

3.2* Opinion of counsel as to Federal income tax status of
securities being registered.

3.3* Opinion of counsel as to New York income tax status of
securities being registered.

3.4* Opinion of counsel as to advancement of funds by Trustee.

4.1* Consent of Securities Evaluation Service, Inc.

6.1 List of Directors and Officers of Depositor and other
related information (incorporated by reference to
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 [File No. 33-42683] filed on
behalf of The First Trust Special Situations Trust,
Series 18).

7.1 Power of Attorney executed by the Director listed on page
S-3 of this Registration Statement (incorporated by
reference to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 [File No. 33-
42683] filed on behalf of The First Trust Special
Situations Trust, Series 18).

S-5
________________________
* To be filed by amendment.