Date:    12/17/1999  7:56 AM
Subject: Proposed Regulation FD

Three cheers for Mr. Levitt!
     
It is high time that the fundamental fairness of the current requirements of 
disclosure are addressed.  For too long, small investors have been relegated 
to the sidelines as large investors and brokerages profited from information 
that is not made public.  As a small investor myself, I have found myself 
frustrated by large movements of stock prior to any release of information 
that would justify the movement.  The current environment can only lead to 
the types of speculation and abuse that the SEC is designed to keep check 
on.  Currently, an individual is either required to put blind faith in the 
accuracy of information provided by his/her broker (since there is no other 
source of the information) or required to always be one step behind the 
large investors.
     
I applaud Mr. Levitt for having the courage and clear vision to see the 
current inequity in the market and propose regulations to address it.
     
Thank you,
     
   Craig McDaniel
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