Subject: File No. S7-08-09
From: Robin J Akins

May 4, 2009

I have reason to believe that two companies that I have stock in where almost destroyed and my holdings made worthless due to unregulated short selling.
I also believe that naked short selling should be treated
as embezzelment. As a small investor I would be hung by the
SEC if I attempted such embezzelment. Please help protect us from such abusive activities by reinstating the original
uptick rule and enforcing the ban on naked short selling.

Robin Akins