Subject: File No. S7-08-09
From: D Scott Guermonprez
Affiliation: Hospital Administrator

May 5, 2009

Recommend the SEC reinstate the original uptick rule. Speculators and hedge funds have been allowed to drive public companies stock prices lower without having to find stock (naked shorting) and without an uptick trade. Also, the SEC should consider a rule to allow long investors, including mutual fund holder to opt-out of their shares being used by short sellers.