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

FORM N-Q

  QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number  811-524 

The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Michael A. Rosenberg, Esq.
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 922-6000 

Date of fiscal year end:  5/31 
Date of reporting period:  08/31/2009 

     The following Form N-Q relates only to Dreyfus Equity Income Fund and Dreyfus Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, each a series of the Registrant, and does not affect the other series of the Registrant, which have different fiscal year ends and, therefore, different Form N-Q reporting requirements. A separate Form N-Q will be filed for those series, as appropriate.



FORM N-Q

Item 1.  Schedule of Investments. 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS           
Dreyfus Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund       
August 31, 2009 (Unaudited)           
 
  Coupon  Maturity         Principal   
Bonds and Notes--75.5%  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Foreign/Governmental           
Arab Republic of Egypt,           
       Sr. Unscd. Notes  EGP  8.75  7/18/12             925,000 a,b  164,850 
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional,           
       Notes, Ser. B  BRL  6.00  5/15/11  151,000 b  1,511,391 
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional,           
       Notes, Ser. F  BRL  10.00  1/1/12  71,000 b  374,184 
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional,           
       Notes, Ser. F  BRL  10.00  1/1/17  315,000 b  1,483,844 
Hungary Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. 19/A  HUF  6.50  6/24/19  132,500,000 b  611,163 
Hungary Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. 17/B  HUF  6.75  2/24/17  37,030,000 b  177,466 
Hungary Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. 15/A  HUF  8.00  2/12/15  238,000,000 b  1,241,267 
Indonesia Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. FR36  IDR  11.50  9/15/19  3,900,000,000 b  413,595 
Malaysian Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. 2/03  MYR  4.24  2/7/18  1,820,000 b  524,301 
Malaysian Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. 0902  MYR  4.38  11/29/19  865,000 b  249,577 
Malaysian Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. 2/04  MYR  5.09  4/30/14  1,205,000 b  364,249 
Mexican Bonos,           
       Bonds, Ser. M10  MXN  7.75  12/14/17  3,240,000 b  238,228 
Mexican Bonos,           
       Bonds, Ser. M20  MXN  10.00  12/5/24  8,585,000 b  728,304 
Mexican Bonos,           
       Bonds, Ser. M 30  MXN  10.00  11/20/36  1,725,000 b  142,903 
Peru Government,           
       Bonds  PEN  6.90  8/12/37  1,470,000 b  529,887 



Peru Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. 7  PEN  8.60  8/12/17  1,075,000 b  446,792 
Poland Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. 1017  PLN  5.25  10/25/17  650,000 b  216,815 
Poland Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. 0922  PLN  5.75  9/23/22  1,675,000 b  565,830 
Poland Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. 1015  PLN  6.25  10/24/15  810,000 b  290,932 
Republic of Colombia,           
       Unsub. Bonds  COP  9.85  6/28/27  997,000,000 b  509,102 
Republic of Colombia,           
       Unsub. Notes  COP  12.00  10/22/15  425,000,000 b  242,937 
South Africa Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. R207  ZAR  7.25  1/15/20  1,050,000 b  121,159 
South Africa Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. R206  ZAR  7.50  1/15/14  12,175,000 b  1,519,627 
South Africa Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. R203  ZAR  8.25  9/15/17  1,900,000 b  238,429 
South Africa Government,           
       Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. R201  ZAR  8.75  12/21/14  450,000 b  59,083 
South Africa Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. R186  ZAR  10.50  12/21/26  1,450,000 b  214,765 
South Africa Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. R157  ZAR  13.50  9/15/15  3,255,000 b  522,574 
Thailand Government,           
       Bonds  THB  3.88  6/13/19  12,985,000 b  382,723 
Thailand Government,           
       Bonds  THB  5.13  3/13/18  16,330,000 b  530,908 
Turkey Government,           
       Bonds  TRY  0.00  4/14/10  175,000 b,c  110,647 
Turkey Government,           
       Bonds, Ser. CPI  TRY  10.00  2/15/12  625,000 b  553,266 
Turkey Government,           
       Bonds  TRY  14.00  1/19/11  2,985,000 b  2,103,290 
Turkey Government,           
       Bonds  TRY  14.00  9/26/12  100,000 b  72,175 
Turkey Government,           



       Bonds  TRY  16.00  8/28/13  100,000 b  77,228 
Uruguay Government,           
       Sr. Unscd. Bonds  UYU  5.00  9/14/18  2,454,545 b  135,679 
Total Bonds and Notes           
       (cost $16,443,833)          17,669,170 
 
Other Investment--17.8%        Shares  Value ($) 
Registered Investment Company;           
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred           
       Plus Money Market Fund           
       (cost $4,172,000)        4,172,000 d  4,172,000 
 
Total Investments (cost $20,615,833)        93.3%  21,841,170 
Cash and Receivables (Net)        6.7%  1,566,695 
Net Assets        100.0%  23,407,865 

a  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in 
  transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2009, this security 
  amounted to $164,850 or 0.7% of net assets. 
b  Principal amount stated in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. 
  BRL--Brazilian Real 
  COP--Colombian Peso 
  EGP--Egyptian Pound 
  HUF--Hungary Forint 
  IDR--Indonesian Rupiah 
  MXN--Mexican New Peso 
  MYR--Malaysian Ringgit 
  PEN--Peruvian New Sol 
  PLN--Poland Zloty 
  THB--Thai Bhat 
  TRY--Turkish Lira 
  UYU--Uruguayan New Peso 
  ZAR--South African Rand 
c  Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount. 
d  Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. 

At August 31, 2009, the aggregate cost of investment securities for income tax purposes was $20,615,833.



Net unrealized appreciation on investments was $1,225,337 of which $1,632,977 related to appreciated investment securities and $407,640 related to depreciated investment securities.



At August 31, 2009, the fund held the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:   
 
        Unrealized 
        Appreciation/ 
Forward Currency  Foreign      (Depreciation) 
Exchange Contracts  Currency Amount  Cost  Value ($)  at 8/31/2009 ($) 
Purchases:         
Thai Bhat, expiring 9/25/2009  33,700,000  988,734  990,410  1,676 
Euro, expiring 9/25/2009  175,000  250,495  250,888  393 
Argentine Peso, expiring 2/22/2010  465,000  112,048  112,357  309 
Chilean Peso, expiring 11/25/2009  866,950,000  1,598,654  1,573,646  (25,008) 
Mexican New Peso, expiring 9/25/2009  600,000  46,407  44,787  (1,620) 
Mexican New Peso, expiring 9/25/2009  870,000  67,450  64,942  (2,508) 
Mexican New Peso, expiring 9/25/2009  13,810,000  1,038,424  1,030,854  (7,570) 
Egyptian Pound, expiring 10/22/2009  200,000  33,168  35,837  2,669 
Egyptian Pound, expiring 10/22/2009  530,000  89,076  94,968  5,892 
Egyptian Pound, expiring 10/22/2009  260,000  43,624  46,588  2,964 
Egyptian Pound, expiring 10/22/2009  270,000  46,352  48,380  2,028 
Egyptian Pound, expiring 10/22/2009  120,000  21,583  21,502  (81) 
Egyptian Pound, expiring 10/22/2009  490,000  87,034  87,800  766 
Malaysian Ringgit, expiring 9/25/2009  6,100,000  1,734,285  1,730,306  (3,979) 
Russian Ruble, expiring 12/11/2009  5,225,000  151,625  160,219  8,594 
Russian Ruble, expiring 4/16/2010  10,350,000  276,147  306,241  30,094 
Russian Ruble, expiring 4/16/2010  680,000  20,136  20,120  (16) 
Russian Ruble, expiring 8/12/2010  2,000,000  55,991  57,060  1,069 
Indian Rupee, expiring 9/25/2009  2,810,000  57,618  57,453  (165) 
Peruvian New Sol, expiring 9/25/2009  270,000  91,124  91,361  237 
Peruvian New Sol, expiring 11/25/2009  1,705,000  575,042  576,294  1,252 
South Korea Won, expiring 9/25/2009  357,830,000  286,378  286,448  70 
Poland Zloty, expiring 9/25/2009  2,915,000  1,024,820  1,017,877  (6,943) 
Poland Zloty, expiring 9/25/2009  600,000  210,526  209,511  (1,015) 
Sales:    Proceeds ($)     
Hungary Forint, expiring 9/25/2009  1,950,000  10,359  10,217  142 
Turkish Lira, expiring 9/25/2009  865,000  577,051  573,494  3,557 
Chilean Peso, expiring 11/25/2009  64,660,000  117,191  117,368  (177) 
Colombian Peso, expiring 11/25/2009  464,310,000  227,715  222,690  5,025 
Colombian Peso, expiring 11/25/2009  73,365,000  35,153  35,187  (34) 
South African Rand, expiring 9/25/2009  4,515,000  575,599  577,592  (1,993) 
Brazilian Real, expiring 9/25/2009  1,105,000  599,078  583,682  15,396 
Brazilian Real, expiring 9/25/2009  530,000  287,341  279,956  7,385 
Malaysian Ringgit, expiring 9/25/2009  2,045,000  581,412  580,078  1,334 
Indonesian Rupiah, expiring 9/25/2009  2,245,000,000  219,238  221,671  (2,433) 
Peruvian New Sol, expiring 11/25/2009  520,000  176,092  175,761  331 
 
Gross Unrealized Appreciation        91,183 



Gross Unrealized Depreciation  (53,542) 



Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund's investments relating to Financial Accounting Standard No. 157 (FAS 157), Fair Value Measurements.

These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds,
credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of August 31, 2009 in valuing the fund's investments:




The fund adopted FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ( FAS 161 ). FAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. All changes to accounting policies and disclosures have been made in accordance with FAS 161 and are incorporated for the current period as part of the disclosures within this Note.

Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities excluding short-term investments (other than U.S.Treasury Bills), swaps and forward currency exchange contracts are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the Service ) approved by the Board of Trustees. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are valued as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. Restricted securities, as well as securities or other assets for which recent market quotations are not readily available and are not valued by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees, or are determined by the fund not to reflect accurately fair value, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees. The factors that may be considered when fair valuing a security include fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. Short-term investments, excluding U.S. Treasury Bills, are carried at amortized cost, which approximates value. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. Investments denominated in foreign



currencies are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts ( forward contracts ) are valued at the forward rate. Investments in swap transactions are valued each business day by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees. Swaps are valued by the service by using a swap pricing model which incorporates among other factors, default probabilities, recovery rates, credit curves of the underlying issuer and swap spreads an interest rates.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund may enter into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of an investment strategy. When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund would incur a loss if the value of the contracts increase between the date the forward contracts are opened and the date the forward contracts are closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contracts decrease between those dates. With respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund would incur a loss if the value of the contracts decrease between the date the forward contracts are opened and the date the forward contracts are closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contracts increase between those dates. The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is typically limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract.

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR.



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS     
Dreyfus Equity Income Fund     
August 31, 2009 (Unaudited)     
 
 
Common Stocks--97.8%  Shares  Value ($) 
Consumer Discretionary--9.4%     
Barnes & Noble  210  4,345 
Family Dollar Stores  110  3,331 
Foot Locker  790  8,421 
H & R Block  770  13,306 
Interactive Data  260  6,035 
McDonald's  245  13,779 
McGraw-Hill  135  4,537 
Regal Entertainment Group, Cl. A  530  6,705 
Ross Stores  200  9,328 
Sherwin-Williams  120  7,224 
Snap-On  210  7,837 
Time Warner  450  12,560 
TJX Cos.  100  3,595 
VF  160  11,130 
Walt Disney  380  9,895 
    122,028 
Consumer Staples--12.3%     
Archer-Daniels-Midland  300  8,649 
Campbell Soup  235  7,370 
Coca-Cola  320  15,606 
ConAgra Foods  720  14,782 
H.J. Heinz  25  963 
Herbalife  25  757 
Kellogg  25  1,177 
Kimberly-Clark  150  9,069 
Kroger  500  10,795 
Lorillard  160  11,643 
McCormick & Co.  345  11,237 
PepsiCo  260  14,734 
Philip Morris International  195  8,913 
Procter & Gamble  110  5,952 
Reynolds American  160  7,314 
Safeway  260  4,953 
Wal-Mart Stores  460  23,400 
Walgreen  100  3,388 
    160,702 
Energy--11.5%     
BP, ADR  260  13,377 
Chevron  520  36,369 
ConocoPhillips  345  15,535 



ENSCO International  250  9,225 
Exxon Mobil  655  45,293 
Frontline  345  7,683 
Marathon Oil  260  8,026 
Occidental Petroleum  35  2,559 
Patterson-UTI Energy  260  3,455 
Valero Energy  410  7,683 
    149,205 
Financial--13.6%     
Aflac  140  5,687 
American Express  100  3,382 
Bank of America  1,044  18,364 
Barclays, ADR  160 a  3,910 
CapitalSource  420  1,739 
Charles Schwab  300  5,418 
Chubb  50  2,469 
Citigroup  605  3,025 
Deutsche Bank  75  5,068 
Discover Financial Services  325  4,469 
Federated Investors, Cl. B  370  9,712 
Goldman Sachs Group  100  16,546 
ING Groep, ADR  210 a  3,165 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  455  19,774 
Moody's  335  9,125 
Morgan Stanley  325  9,412 
OneBeacon Insurance Group, Cl. A  580  7,963 
People's United Financial  550  8,833 
Progressive  370 a  6,112 
Prudential Financial  250  12,645 
Public Storage  75  5,291 
Ventas  210  8,234 
Wells Fargo & Co.  250  6,880 
    177,223 
Health Care--13.1%     
Aetna  320  9,120 
Becton, Dickinson & Co.  235  16,361 
Biovail  235  2,989 
Bristol-Myers Squibb  75  1,660 
CIGNA  250  7,357 
Covidien  75  2,968 
Eli Lilly & Co.  585  19,574 
Humana  210 a  7,497 
IMS Health  250  3,465 
Johnson & Johnson  630  38,077 
McKesson  345  19,617 
Pfizer  1,335  22,295 
Quest Diagnostics  135  7,285 



UnitedHealth Group  160  4,480 
Wyeth  170  8,135 
    170,880 
Industrial--9.5%     
3M  150  10,815 
Burlington Northern Santa Fe  75  6,226 
CSX  110  4,675 
Equifax  110  3,040 
Expeditors International     
     Washington  225  7,348 
FedEx  50  3,435 
General Dynamics  135  7,991 
General Electric  405  5,630 
Joy Global  110  4,274 
Lockheed Martin  210  15,746 
Northrop Grumman  350  17,084 
Pitney Bowes  345  7,711 
Raytheon  420  19,816 
Tyco International  200  6,338 
Waste Management  135  4,041 
    124,170 
Information Technology--16.4%     
Accenture, Cl. A  455  15,015 
ADTRAN  320  7,277 
Analog Devices  320  9,040 
Applied Materials  705  9,292 
CA  150  3,343 
FactSet Research Systems  110  6,054 
Hewlett-Packard  320  14,365 
Imation  235  2,021 
Infosys Technologies, ADR  260  11,240 
International Business Machines  285  33,644 
Maxim Integrated Products  260  4,883 
Microchip Technology  285  7,567 
Microsoft  1,055  26,006 
QUALCOMM  320  14,854 
Taiwan Semiconductor     
     Manufacturing, ADR  1,160  12,412 
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson,     
     ADR  930  8,909 
Texas Instruments  845  20,779 
Western Union  420  7,577 
    214,278 
Materials--3.9%     
Cliffs Natural Resources  400  10,124 
Dow Chemical  420  8,942 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold  25  1,575 



International Paper  250  5,738 
Methanex  345  6,176 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum  250  9,235 
Walter Energy  75  3,893 
Wausau Paper  530  5,120 
    50,803 
Telecommunication Services--2.8%     
AT & T  930  24,226 
BCE  320  7,862 
Frontier Communications  630  4,479 
    36,567 
Utilities--5.3%     
American Water Works  150  3,015 
Atmos Energy  395  10,760 
Duke Energy  520  8,055 
FPL Group  325  18,258 
OGE Energy  75  2,346 
PG & E  285  11,568 
Pinnacle West Capital  320  10,531 
Sempra Energy  85  4,264 
    68,797 
Total Investments (cost $1,444,312)  97.8%  1,274,653 
Cash and Receivables (Net)  2.2%  28,106 
Net Assets  100.0%  1,302,759 

ADR - American Depository Receipts 
a Non-income producing security. 

At August 31, 2009, the aggregate cost of investment securities for income tax purposes was $1,444,312.

Net unrealized depreciation on investments was $169,659 of which $67,625 related to appreciated investment securities and $237,284 related to depreciated investment securities.



Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund's investments relating to Financial Accounting Standard No. 157 (FAS 157), Fair Value Measurements.

These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

  Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds,
credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of August 31, 2009 in valuing the fund's investments:




The fund adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ( FAS 161 ). FAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. Since the fund held no derivatives during the period, FAS 161 disclosures did not impact the notes to the financial statements.

Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs and futures contracts. For other securities that are fair valued by the Board of Trustees, certain factors may be considered such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold



and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. Financial futures are valued at the last sales price.

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR.



Item 2.  Controls and Procedures. 

(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recently ended fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3.  Exhibits. 

(a) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust 
 
By:  /s/ J. David Officer 
J. David Officer
  President 
 
Date:  October 28, 2009 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:  /s/ J. David Officer 
  J. David Officer 
President
 
Date:  October 28, 2009 
 
By:  /s/ James Windels 
  James Windels 
Treasurer
 
Date:  October 28, 2009 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.CERT)