Author:  "Keith" <keithpalle@home.com> at Internet 
Date:    11/17/99 9:43 AM
     
     
Dear Sir/ Madam
     
I understand that Securities traded in the OTC markets (e.g., Nasdaq Small 
Cap, the NASD's OTCBB, the Pink Sheets) are not subject to short sale 
restrictions. I urge you to regulate this area to prevent the unlimited 
shorting that is allowed to happen to  companies traded on these markets by 
market makers! I believe that many good companies are destroyed by these 
practices in adition investors in these startup companies face unrealistic 
obstacles as large buy's are swallowed up by covered and naked shorts. Please 
consider applying the same regulations to Nasdaq Small Cap, the NASD's OTCBB, 
the Pink Sheets as those that apply to other american markets. Thank you for 
your time and consideration.
     
Yours sincerely
     
Keith Palle