From: RJ777bluesky@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 11:25 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: File No. S7-23-03 (Short Selling)

I am trying to be an investor that has the same abilities to make money as 
those that participate in the "naked" short selling scheme.  This has hurt 
hundreds and I would suspect thousands of companies/individuals who have 
bought stock in companies after doing the appropriate due diligence.  The 
playing field should be even between the big money people and the small 
investor outside of this country money people and inside the U.S. It is 
currently not an even playing field.  We have been taken advantage of far 
too long while the small investors have lost it all while the "naked" short 
sellers have controlled a good many stocks and buried the company into 
oblivion along with rank and file investors.  This practice must stop at 
once for the sake of fairness!  Where has the SEC been in monitoring this 
unbelievable scheme?  Please STOP IT NOW!

Thank you.

Ron Jones
Nashville, TN