Author:  "Mike Mattox" 
Date:    09/18/2000  9:22 AM

Subject: File No. 57-24-99
 
My comments are in reference to the OTCBB.
     
I think you have allowed a situation to exist that is allowing OTCBB Market 
Makers to rob the public....Legally.
     
To my knowledge there is no place I can go and find the short position of a 
specific MM.
     
To my knowledge MMs can short Naked an almost unlimited Number of shares with 
little danger of being forced to deliver.
     
To my knowledge a single MM can sit on the ask price and hold down the price of 
a stock almost indefinitely by selling Naked shorts.
     
The result of all of the above is almost totally price control of individual 
stocks.  
     
Dilution of a stocks value by huge numbers of short shares (most naked).  
     
No information to the public on short positions (And I suspect no way for the 
SEC to really know the true short in a company)
     
Churning by MMs to further hide Short positions. 
     
PLEASE HELP....
     
MY SUGGESTION IS TO AT LEAST SUBJECT THE OTCBB TO THE SAME OR EVEN STRICTER 
RULES AS THE BIG BOARDS.