Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  LIFE INVESTORS VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT A
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/09/2006
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACA Capital Holdings Inc [ACA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ACA CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC., 140 BROADWAY
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Other
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10005
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 356,435.4
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series B Senior Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 120,404.56 $ (1) D  
Convertible Preferred Stock   (2)   (2) Common Stock 263,662.09 $ (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LIFE INVESTORS VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT A
C/O ACA CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.
140 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10005
      Other

Signatures

/s/ Stacey Tyson, Attorney-In-Fact 11/13/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Series B Senior Convertible Preferred Stock has no expiration date and, upon the closing of the initial public offering of the issuer, will convert into shares of the issuer's common stock on a 6-for-1 basis. The number of shares reported reflects the 6-for-1 conversion.
(2) The Convertible Preferred Stock has no expiration date and, upon the closing of the initial public offering of the issuer, will convert into shares of the issuer's common stock on a 6,000-for-1 basis. The number of shares reported reflects the 6,000-for-1 conversion.
 
Remarks:
The reporting person may be deemed a member of a Section 13(d) "group" pursuant to the issuer's stockholders agreement. This filing shall not be deemed an admission that any reporting person is, for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or otherwise, a member of a group or the beneficial owner of any securities in excess of the amount in which the reporting person has a pecuniary interest. Exhibit List: Exhibit 24: Power of Attorney

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