Date:    01/17/2000  3:14 PM

Subject: Proposed regulation FD

I wholeheartedly support Mr. Levitt's proposed rules regarding public 
disclosure of information by corporations.
     
The insider trading that goes on daily based upon important company 
information that is released to select persons costs the economy not only in 
dollars but also in the trust that investors have in the market.  These rules 
should have been imposed years ago, and I only hope that the special interest 
groups are not successful in lobbying against them.
     
One suggestion:  I encourage the SEC to impose severe sanctions for companies 
(and their chief executives) that break these rules.
     
Sincerely,
   --Spero Demis