From: help@sec.gov [mailto:help@sec.gov] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:13 PM To: help@sec.gov Subject: New question notification for the SEC There is a new question for you. Please refer to the end of this message for instructions on how to supply an answer. Question and Answer Site: sec Topic: SEC:About the SEC The visitor's email address is: boomer_183@hotmail.com. Why is the SEC dragging on naked short selling? The new rules take effect Feb 20 but limited enforcement till April. Again the SEC shows a blind eye to one of the most disgusting practices by brokerage companies and again the individual investor is low guy on the SEC totem pole!!! : Thank you for your e-mail message concerning the effective date of the amendments to NASD Rule 3370. We appreciate hearing from you. We have forwarded your comments to the Division staff who specialize in the issues you have raised. For information relating to the effective date of the amendments, you may wish to see Release No. 34-49285, which is attached at the following hyperlink: http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/34-49285.htm. You may also wish to view the NASD's rule filing, SR-NASD-2004-031, attached at http://www.nasdr.com/filings/rf04_31.asp and NASD's Notice To Members 04-08, attached at http://www.nasdr.com/pdf-text/0408ntm.txt If you have additional comments or information, please feel free to contact us by e-mail at marketreg@sec.gov. Again, thank you for taking the time to write to us.