Subject: File No. SR-NASDAQ-2006-013
From: Brian A Smith
Affiliation: Mechanical Engineer/ Investor

December 21, 2006

I believe that Nasdaq Data Feeds should be considered as a public good in order to create a level playing field so that
individual small investors can have access to market information that would otherwise create an unfair advantage to large institutional investors.

Sincerely,

Brian A. Smith