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To: Greg Cummings who wrote (1758)	8/17/1998 4:05:00 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Respond to of 3383

No further questions, your honor. Next witness. I keep telling you, Gerg, I not an Actrader, I use Datek.

To: Greg Cummings who wrote (1758)	8/27/1998 10:01:00 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Respond to of 3383

Hey TRAV, any of these kinda guys working for you?:"NASD mulling how much a broker's past should count By Peter Ramjug WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - If a broker was charged with or convicted of murder or rape but had a stellar record in the securities industry, how long should his criminal past be out in the public domain for his clients or neighbors to see? That is a question the regulatory arm of the National Association of Securities Dealers, whose members include over half a million registered brokers and 5,500 firms, is throwing out to its members and the public for feedback on. "We've been faced with a dilemma as to how to balance the investor's right to know...against legitimate privacy issues," Clark Hooper, executive vice president of NASD Regulation Inc, said. "These issues are really difficult to grapple with, which is why we're going out and seeking input," she said. Under NASDR's public disclosure program established in 1988, information on all felony offenses is available to the public indefinitely. NASDR is wondering whether that should be maintained or changed to disclose indefinitely information on offenses in the securities industry only, but limit to 10 years information about all other offenses. In other words, such information would remain on an individual's record but would not be disclosed publicly after a decade. The group said it is taking on the controversial issue because brokers and others think that a past felony charge or conviction does not bear any relationship to the securities industry or their ability to their jobs. Also, information normally available under the public disclosure program will be more widely available starting next year on NASDR's Internet site, www.nasdr.com. Any change on this issue will not affect the information brokers are already required to report on Form U-4 that is made permanently available to federal and state regulators, self-regulatory organizations and prospective securities industry employers. And any rule change developed as a result of comments received must ultimately be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The comment period ends September 30. For general news stories, enter the ticker symbol of the Company you are searching for in the field below. Separate multiple symbols by spaces." Careful, TRAV dude, it's getting tougher out there!