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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-115589
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20201016

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000791963
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211]
		IRS NUMBER:				980080034
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		85 BROAD STREET
		STREET 2:		22ND FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 825-4331

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		85 BROAD STREET
		STREET 2:		22ND FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FAHNESTOCK VINER HOLDINGS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950725

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VINER E A HOLDINGS LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880622

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GOLDALE INVESTMENTS LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19861030
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.<BR>
85 Broad Street</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>New York, New York 10004</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">October 16, 2020</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">100 F St., N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Attn: Sonia Bednarowski&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 12%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Re:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Registration Statement on Form S-4</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">File No. 333-249423</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to Rule 461(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;), E.A. Viner International Co., a Delaware
corporation, and Viner Finance Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Subsidiary Guarantors&rdquo; and, together with the Issuer,
the &ldquo;Registrants&rdquo;), respectfully request that the effective date of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No.
333-249423), filed by the Registrants on October&nbsp;9, 2020, be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;)
to 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern Standard Time, on October 20, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Registrants respectfully request that they be notified of
such effectiveness by a telephone call to Michael Schwartz of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP at (212)&nbsp;735-3694
and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Albert G. Lowenthal</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name: Albert G. Lowenthal</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Michael J. Schwartz, Esq.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">One Manhattan West</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">New York, NY 10001</FONT></TD>
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