Author:  George Van Arsdale <kneeder@home.com> at Internet
Date:    12/14/1999  4:31 PM

Subject: File no. S7-24-99
 
Concerning File no. S7-24-99,
     
     
1) We the Individual Investing public, want to have the shorting Rules that
  currently cover the Main Exchanges (the NASDAQ, NYSE, and the AMEX), 
  Extended to the stocks and companies that trade on the OTCBB, 
     
  and 
     
2) We the Individual Investing Public, want to make sure that the Uptick rule
  is KEPT IN PLACE for our protection so as to avoid 'bear raids' and
'pile on'
  attacks by the shorts! 
     
Thank you for your consideration,
     
George Van Arsdale