<ARTICLE>    5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from
the unaudited financial statements contained in the Company's Form
10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
       
                                  
<PERIOD-TYPE>                        9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                    DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                         SEP-30-1997
<CASH>                               13,046,841             
<SECURITIES>                         2,418,132            
<RECEIVABLES>                        592,834         
<ALLOWANCES>                         0                    
<INVENTORY>                          0   
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                     16,057,807                 
<PP&E>                               950,245   
<DEPRECIATION>                       0
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                1,869,625          
<BONDS>                              0      
<COMMON>                             524,157           
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                0               
<PREFERRED>                          0              
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>         23,885,950      
<SALES>                              0                    
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                     8,096,103             
<CGS>                                0          
<TOTAL-COSTS>                        1,773,536          
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                     0             
<LOSS-PROVISION>                     0           
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                   0           
<INCOME-PRETAX>                      6,298,355               
<INCOME-TAX>                         2,355,000        
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                  3,943,355           
<DISCONTINUED>                       0       
<EXTRAORDINARY>                      0          
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