-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, ViQvVCKZ5F1EzR1gcK09Bi7A6lkLVPXgxmxA+0CpSrpiiIXHaoPkbFuQFa/MUQtH GWDsUHSVv1AVaC9OnJUmOw== 0000919574-10-001423.txt : 20100216 0000919574-10-001423.hdr.sgml : 20100215 20100216132439 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000919574-10-001423 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100216 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100216 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100216 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STRAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001086160 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-04115 FILM NUMBER: 10605741 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 320 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-476-9177 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 320 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 13F-HR 1 d1069937_13f-hr.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F Cover Page Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2009 Check here if Amendment: |_|; Amendment Number: ____ This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement |_| adds new holding entries. Institutional Manager Filing this Report: Name: Straus Capital Management, L.L.C. Address: 320 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 13F File Number: 028-04115 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Melville Straus Title: Managing Member Phone: (212) 476-9177 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Melville Straus New York, New York February 16, 2010 - ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type: (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report). [_] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting managers(s).) [_] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 139 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $289,553 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. No. Form 13F File Number Name 1. 028-12305 Straus-GEPT Partners LP FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COL 7 COLUMN 8 VALUE SHS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE 7 DAYS GROUP HLDGS LTD ADR 81783J101 187 15,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 15,000 A123 SYS INC COM 03739T108 1,010 45,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 45,000 ABOVENET INC COM 00374N107 3,610 55,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 55,500 ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC COM 00484M106 3,216 127,600 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 127,600 AFFYMAX INC COM 00826A109 5,613 226,875 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 226,875 AKORN INC COM 009728106 1,260 703,739 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 703,739 ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC COM 016255101 2,777 155,825 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 155,825 ALLIS CHALMERS ENERGY INC COM PAR $.01NW 019645506 1,320 350,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 350,000 AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 00163U106 2,757 72,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 72,500 AMERICAN DAIRY INC COM 025334103 1,572 72,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 72,500 AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP COM 030111108 1,023 25,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 25,000 AP PHARMA INC COM NEW 00202J203 739 586,561 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 586,561 ATA INC SPONS ADR 00211V106 29 6,447 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 6,447 ATP OIL & GAS CORP COM 00208J108 1,812 99,100 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 99,100 BJS RESTAURANTS INC COM 09180C106 1,224 65,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 65,000 CANADIAN NAT RES LTD COM 136385101 1,080 15,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 15,000 CARDIOME PHARMA CORP COM NEW 14159U202 1,342 301,650 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 301,650 CARMAX INC COM 143130102 1,819 75,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 75,000 CARNIVAL CORP PAIRED CTF 143658300 634 20,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 20,000 CBEYOND INC COM 149847105 3,544 225,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 225,000 CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTRP CL A NEW G20045202 1,653 70,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 70,000 CERAGON NETWORKS LTD ORD M22013102 1,908 162,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 162,500 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 1,232 47,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 47,500 CHINA AGRITECH INC COM NEW 16937A200 4,694 167,949 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 167,949 CHINA CORD BLOOD CORP SHS G21107100 325 50,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 50,000 CHINA INFORMATION SEC TECH I COM 16944F101 3,958 642,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 642,500 CHINA NAT GAS INC COM NEW 168910206 552 49,596 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 49,596 CHINA PHARMA HLDGS INC COM 16941T104 3,206 832,626 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 832,626 CHINA RITAR POWER CORP COM 169423100 72 15,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 15,000 CHINA SEC & SURVE TECH INC COM 16942J105 2,330 305,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 305,000 CHINA SKY ONE MED INC COM 16941P102 3,413 150,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 150,000 CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY INC COM NEW 169476207 3,954 427,901 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 427,901 CHINA-BIOTICS INC COM 16937B109 487 33,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 33,500 CLAYMORE ETF TRUST 2 CHINA SML CAP 18383Q853 7,899 300,000 SH PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 300,000 COACH INC COM 189754104 913 25,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 25,000 COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO COM 198516106 1,952 50,000 SH PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 50,000 COMVERGE INC COM 205859101 4,681 416,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 416,500 CONTINENTAL AIRLS INC CL B 210795308 4,166 232,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 232,500 COSI INC COM 22122P101 496 735,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 735,000 COSTAR GROUP INC COM 22160N109 835 20,000 SH PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 20,000 CYBERSOURCE CORP COM 23251J106 1,810 90,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 90,000 CYTORI THERAPEUTICS INC COM 23283K105 2,857 468,343 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 468,343 DELCATH SYS INC COM 24661P104 2,550 499,043 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 499,043 DENDREON CORP COM 24823Q107 3,390 129,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 129,000 DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC COM 253393102 1,865 75,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 75,000 EHEALTH INC COM 28238P109 1,068 65,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 65,000 EQUINIX INC COM NEW 29444U502 3,185 30,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 30,000 EXFO ELECTRO OPTICAL ENGR IN SUB VTG SHS 302043104 181 47,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 47,000 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CL A 31620R105 1,342 100,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 100,000 FIRST SOLAR INC COM 336433107 1,246 9,200 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 9,200 FLOTEK INDS INC DEL COM 343389102 168 125,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 125,000 FUSHI COPPERWELD INC COM 36113E107 855 84,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 84,500 GEOKINETICS INC COM PAR $0.01 372910307 600 62,400 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 62,400 GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 4,650 7,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 7,500 GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW COM 38388F108 1,901 75,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 75,000 GRANITE CITY FOOD & BREWERY COM 38724Q107 132 453,730 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 453,730 GREEN MTN COFFEE ROASTERS IN COM 393122106 4,888 60,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 60,000 GYMBOREE CORP COM 403777105 2,177 50,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 50,000 HACKETT GROUP INC COM 404609109 556 200,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 200,000 HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC COM 40637H109 5,243 893,245 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 893,245 HARLEY DAVIDSON INC COM 412822108 630 25,000 SH PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 25,000 HARBIN ELECTRIC INC COM 41145W109 1,643 80,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 80,000 HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP INC COM 413833104 457 100,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 100,000 HEARTWARE INTL INC COM 422368100 2,978 83,971 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 83,971 HEARUSA INC COM NEW 422360305 786 527,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 527,500 HOLLYSYS AUTOMATION TECHNOLO SHS G45667105 1,802 150,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 150,000 HOLLYWOOD MEDIA CORP COM 436233100 238 170,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 170,000 HYPERCOM CORP COM 44913M105 317 100,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 100,000 IMAX CORP COM 45245E109 2,130 160,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 160,000 IMPAX LABORATORIES INC COM 45256B101 4,512 331,550 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 331,550 INTEROIL CORP COM 460951106 8,833 115,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 115,000 INTEVAC INC COM 461148108 1,979 172,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 172,500 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSL 2000 GROW 464287648 4,765 70,000 SH PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 70,000 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSSELL 2000 464287655 4,371 70,000 SH PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 70,000 J CREW GROUP INC COM 46612H402 1,454 32,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 32,500 JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP COM 477143101 1,090 200,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 200,000 KONA GRILL INC COM 50047H201 1,685 575,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 575,000 LEAP WIRELESS INTL INC COM NEW 521863308 2,106 120,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 120,000 LIHUA INTL INC COM 532352101 2,038 195,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 195,000 LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 585 25,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 25,000 LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC COM 550021109 3,462 115,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 115,000 MAKO SURGICAL CORP COM 560879108 2,044 184,100 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 184,100 MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 578 12,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 12,500 MARKETAXESS HLDGS INC COM 57060D108 164 11,800 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 11,800 MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 577767106 803 45,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 45,000 METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 591708102 1,145 150,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 150,000 MORGAN STANLEY COM 617446448 2,516 85,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 85,000 NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC COM 637071101 2,205 50,000 SH PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 50,000 NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS COM 640268108 3,419 366,795 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 366,795 NOBLE CORPORATION BAAR NAMEN -AKT H5833N103 2,340 57,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 57,500 OCEANEERING INTL INC COM 675232102 1,170 20,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 20,000 ONCOTHYREON INC COM 682324108 1,958 363,342 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 363,342 ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 683399109 4,442 151,395 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 151,395 PETROHAWK ENERGY CORP COM 716495106 2,754 114,800 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 114,800 PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO SPONSORED ADR 71654V408 2,395 50,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 50,000 PETSMART INC COM 716768106 8,674 325,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 325,000 PRIDE INTL INC DEL COM 74153Q102 1,835 57,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 57,500 PROSHARES TR PSHS ULSHRUS2000 74347R834 1,008 40,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 40,000 PROSHARES TR PSHS ULTRSHT O&G, 74347R586 2,548 200,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 200,000 QKL STORES INC COM 74732Y105 3,908 583,235 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 583,235 RACKSPACE HOSTING INC COM 750086100 4,170 200,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 200,000 RAINMAKER SYSTEMS COM NEW 750875304 723 485,166 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 485,166 RAM ENERGY RESOURCES INC COM 75130P109 236 115,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 115,000 RANGE RES CORP COM 75281A109 2,377 47,700 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 47,700 RAPTOR PHARMACEUTICAL CORP COM 75382F106 641 350,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 350,000 RINO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATI COM 766883102 6,245 225,865 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 225,865 ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD COM V7780T103 3,160 125,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 125,000 RYANAIR HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513104 804 30,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 30,000 SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 795435106 3,177 125,110 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 125,110 SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 1,273 135,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 135,000 SEARCHMEDIA HOLDINGS LTD SHS G8005Y106 402 55,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 55,000 SHUTTERFLY INC COM 82568P304 1,781 100,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 100,000 SLM CORP COM 78442P106 789 70,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 70,000 SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO COM 845467109 3,615 75,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 75,000 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 1,771 16,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 16,500 SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P RETAIL ETF 78464A714 1,424 40,000 SH PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 40,000 SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEW COM 867224107 777 22,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 22,000 SUNPOWER CORP COM CL A 867652109 1,066 45,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 45,000 SUPERIOR ENERGY SVCS INC COM 868157108 3,036 125,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 125,000 TELVENT GIT SA SHS E90215109 1,559 40,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 40,000 TERREMARK WORLDWIDE INC COM NEW 881448203 1,368 200,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 200,000 TRANSOCEAN LTD REG SHS H8817H100 1,863 22,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 22,500 TRINA SOLAR LIMITED SPON ADR 89628E104 1,619 30,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 30,000 U S AIRWAYS GROUP INC COM 90341W108 2,299 475,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 475,000 UNIVERSAL TRAVEL GROUP COM NEW 91388Q202 394 38,889 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 38,889 UQM TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 903213106 1,130 165,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 165,000 UR ENERGY INC COM 91688R108 460 600,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 600,000 URANIUM RES INC COM PAR $0.001 916901507 433 562,125 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 562,125 VANCEINFO TECHNOLOGIES INC ADR 921564100 961 50,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 50,000 VISTAPRINT N V SHS N93540107 3,541 62,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 62,500 VITACOST COM INC COM 92847A200 912 87,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 87,500 WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LT REG H27013103 691 38,600 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 38,600 WONDER AUTO TECHNOLOGY INC COM 978166106 1,714 146,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 146,000 XTO ENERGY INC COM 98385X106 2,331 50,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 50,000 YINGLI GREEN ENERGY HLDG CO ADR 98584B103 870 55,000 SH PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 55,000 YONGYE INTL INC COM 98607B106 4,450 547,360 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 547,360 YUCHENG TECHNOLOGIES LTD COM G98777108 1,919 225,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 225,000 YUHE INTERNATIONAL INC COM 988432100 344 36,432 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 36,432 ZHONGPIN INC COM 98952K107 3,512 225,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 225,000
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