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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (4278)	3/13/1999 9:40:00 AM
From: K A Anderson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5504

Off topic, Zev it sounds to me like this is guy does not know what he is talking about, the Nasdaq is an exchange not a regulatory body. Perhaps he meant the NASD (National Association of Security Dealers) they are a private regulatory agency that police stock brokers and securities companies, if you are not a stock broker or a professional affiliated with that group, this is sort of like saying the Ding Dong "Avon Lady calling." If you dont have a securities licence then the worst the NASD can do is pass it on to the SEC... Doubtful the SEC will do anything to you, for educating investors. I have been trying to talk to the NASD about some related matters for a month now, if they contact you please send them my way when you are finished with them <LOL> KAA

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (4278)	3/13/1999 4:02:00 PM
From: Arktic	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5504

Zeev: In a world full of fugitives, the man taking the opposite direction appears to be running away. T.S. Elliot Bottomline from my perspective is that if the SEC were to investigate anybody, they would probably investigate the behavior of the HEC bondholders to determine the veracity of your claims of "bandit" behavior relative to "floorless" investment strategies. Hopefully, if they uncovered a pattern consistent with your description they would take measures to regulate these financial instruments to avoid exploitation of equity investors in the future. If your "floorless" hypothesis was not backed up via such investigation, then the outcome would probably be no action on the part of the SEC. I suppose if your investment strategy involved duping HEC investors with bogus information in order to enjoy a gain via short-selling, then the SEC may want a piece of you. But only you would know if there was any risk of that nature at play in this scenario. If somebody feels that you've engaged in libel or slander, they can take that issue up as a civil matter. However, it is intuitively obvious to the casual observer that "An attorney is a person who helps you get what's coming to him/her." Bottomline... don't swing at every pitch. Paul L. Craig