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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                                                                         
                                   FORM 13F-E                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:    03/31/98                                                                        
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Institutional Investment Manager:                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
FIDELITY SECURITIES FUND                                                                                                          
82 DEVONSHIRE STREET                                                                                                              
BOSTON                                            MA            02109-3605                                                        
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION                                                     
IN THIS FORM AND THE ATTACHMENTS TO IT IS TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE, AND I                                                       
UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL                                                         
PARTS OF THIS FORM AND THAT THE SUBMISSION OF ANY AMENDMENT REPRESENTS THAT                                                       
ALL UNAMENDED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE, CORRECT AND                                                            
COMPLETE AS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.                                                                                                 
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.                                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
    STEPHEN G. MANNING             TREASURER                    (617)563-6995                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                  
/s/ STEPHEN G. MANNING             BOSTON                       MA    05/01/98                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Managers Reporting on Behalf of Reporting Manager:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH CORPORATION                    028-00451                                                         
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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                                                           VALUE    SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT            -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER                 -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS-      SOLE   SHARED    NONE
                                                                                                                                  
REPORT SUMMARY                  0 DATA RECORDS                   0            0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED