Author:  j g <rotbrador@yahoo.com> 
Date:    01/30/2000  9:27 PM

Subject: File #S7-24-99

     
Ladies and Gentlemen of the SEC,
     
The purpose of this letter is to ask that you reform 
the short selling regulations to elimiate the 
excessive abuse of current regulations that allow 
market makers and insiders to rip off the public. As 
you know, the public and the market makers are 
subjected to two different set of short selling 
regulations that enable market makers to rip off the 
public. It is time the rules be reformed to create one 
set of rules for all parties. 
     
Every day, market pros short sell out of control IPO's, 
short sell on downticks, and short sell without regard 
to the availability of certificates. The investing 
public has no protection of the ability to hedge 
likewise, and are HARMED as a results of the 
inequitable regulations.
     
I urge you to reform the current restrictions on short 
selling, and allow the public to sell short by the 
same rules as market makers.
     
Thank you for your attention.
     
Rotweiller