Author:  "R.S. Anani"
Date:    12/23/1999  10:21 AM
Subject: File No. S7-24-99

To whom it may concern,
     
I am small investor looking at long term investing to supplement my 
retirement nest egg. I am a novice at this but I feel that after I 
studied the information I want and need the protections that are 
afforded investors on the main exchanges. Therefore as a member of the 
investing public I would like to see
     
     
1) The shorting Rules that currently cover the Main Exchanges (the 
NASDAQ, NYSE, and the AMEX),
Extended to the stocks and companies that trade on the OTCBB,
     
and
     
2) I  want to make sure that the Uptick rule is KEPT IN PLACE for our 
protection so as to avoid 'bear raids' and 'pile on' attacks
by the shorts!
     
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to voice my opinion
     
R. Anani