From: James W. Flesher [jwflesh@pop.uky.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 1:38 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: Subject No. S7-24-99 Short Sales Why give up the ownership of
your share of the companies, in which you invest, to a brokerage firm ?
Why not keep the ownership of your shares, by holding them in stock
certificate form, or the equivalent, e.g. a book-en