Subject: File No. S7-08-09
From: Vijay Sharma
Affiliation: Working Professional

May 11, 2009

Uptick rule is very important to stabilize the stock market and protect regular investors like me from short sellers. I have watched many benefits of uptick rule in 'Mad Money' by Jim Cramer. In my view, it is win-win for all investors to have some common rule like uptick rule in place.