Date:    12/22/1999  1:03 PM


Subject: File no. S7-24-99 
I am continually hopefull that you will level the playing grounds for all stocks
to the individual investors by endorsing the abolishment of naked shorting on 
OTC:BB stocks.  Time and time again I have seen wild stock swings on these 
stocks that have been totally manipulated by the market makers.  As an obvious 
example, mostly all buys from investors taking place, yet the market makers keep
lowering the prices throughout the day.  Thousands of investors who monitor 
these stocks have seen this take place time and again and are totally fed up by 
this kind of action.
     
I'm hoping as well that you will keep the Uptick rule in place for all of our 
protection.  Massive attacks by the shorts would occur if this rule is removed 
on stocks and only benefit the big corporation traders.
     
Below is a general consensus from many investors that I associate with.
     
1) We the Individual Investing public, want to have 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) We the Individual Investing Public, 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 that would most assuredly occur, if this current 
protection is removed! 
     
Respectfully Yours,
     
     
     
Alan F. Miller