April 13, 1998
     
Mr. Jonathan Katz
Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
     
RE: Rule No. SR-NASD-98-21
     
Dear Mr. Katz:
     
As a small investor I would like to take this opportunity to address the 
proposed rule change that eliminates the 1000 share minimum order size.
     
It is my assumption that the automated trading system currently be used 
by NASD was implemented after the "crash" of 1987 to add liquidity to 
the market place.   This system provides small investors the ability to 
have 1000 share orders executed during down markets thus not allowing 
Market Markers to hide behind 100 share orders or perhaps not answering 
their telephones during volatile periods.
     
By reducing the minimum order size to 100 shares, the NASD will have 
virtually reduced the Market Makers obligation to all investors and 
created a similar system to the one that failed in 1987.
     
For this reason alone I think it is imperative for the NASD to maintain 
a minimum order size of 1000 shares to enable all investors in the 
market place some standard of liquidity.
     
     
Sincerely,
     
     
Darren Bueche
Public Customer
451 Fallen Oak
New Braunfels, TX  78132
(830) 905-2018