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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
ALLIANCE NEW YORK MUN INC FD COM 018714105 516 41,261 SH   DFND 1 41,261 0 0
AMTRUST FINL SVCS INC NOTE 5.500%12/1 032359AC5 7,356 5,000,000 PRN   DFND 1 5,000,000 0 0
APOLLO RESIDENTIAL MTG INC COM 03763V102 2,843 175,200 SH   DFND 1 175,200 0 0
APPLE INC COM 037833100 1,771 3,300 SH   DFND 1 3,300 0 0
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 04033A100 806 100,000 SH   DFND 1 100,000 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW 084670702 8,935 71,500 SH   DFND 1 71,500 0 0
BIOTA PHARMACEUTIALS INC COM 090694100 1,053 172,282 SH   DFND 1 172,282 0 0
BLACKROCK NY MUNI INC QLTY T COM 09249U105 178 13,841 SH   DFND 1 13,841 0 0
BOSTON PRIVATE FINL HLDGS IN DEP SHS 101119303 1,587 68,316 SH   DFND 1 68,316 0 0
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP COM UT LTD PTN 106776107 4,034 202,000 SH Put DFND 1 202,000 0 0
CODEXIS INC COM 192005106 2,168 1,062,500 SH   DFND 1 1,062,500 0 0
COVIDIEN PLC SHS G2554F113 6,295 85,464 SH   DFND 1 85,464 0 0
CRESUD S A C I F Y A SPONSORED ADR 226406106 989 106,500 SH   DFND 1 106,500 0 0
DURECT CORP COM 266605104 5,546 4,170,000 SH   DFND 1 4,170,000 0 0
EATON VANCE NEW YORK MUN BD COM 27827Y109 1,381 115,189 SH   DFND 1 115,189 0 0
EXACT SCIENCES CORP COM 30063P105 12,753 900,000 SH   DFND 1 900,000 0 0
EXACT SCIENCES CORP COM 30063P105 14,170 1,000,000 SH Put DFND 1 1,000,000 0 0
GALMED PHARMACEUTICALS LTD SHS M47238106 1,821 158,735 SH   DFND 1 158,735 0 0
GAMING & LEISURE PPTYS INC COM 36467J108 7,641 209,565 SH   DFND 1 209,565 0 0
GEVO INC NOTE 7.500% 7/0 374396AA7 13,579 18,400,000 PRN   DFND 1 18,400,000 0 0
HARVARD APPARATUS REGENER TE COM 41690A106 908 100,152 SH   DFND 1 100,152 0 0
INDEPENDENCE RLTY TR INC COM 45378A106 1,648 185,000 SH   DFND 1 185,000 0 0
IRSA INVERSIONES Y REP S A GLOBL DEP RCPT 450047204 6,084 575,000 SH   DFND 1 575,000 0 0
ISHARES SILVER TRUST ISHARES 46428Q109 5,998 315,000 SH Put DFND 1 315,000 0 0
ISHARES SILVER TRUST ISHARES 46428Q109 9,520 500,000 SH Call DFND 1 500,000 0 0
KBR INC COM 48242W106 534 20,000 SH   DFND 1 20,000 0 0
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNER UT LTD PARTNER 494550106 370 5,000 SH   DFND 1 5,000 0 0
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNER UT LTD PARTNER 494550106 3,698 50,000 SH Put DFND 1 50,000 0 0
LINN ENERGY LLC UNIT LTD LIAB 536020100 2,832 100,000 SH Put DFND 1 100,000 0 0
LTX-CREDENCE CORP COM NEW 502403207 4,010 450,000 SH   DFND 1 450,000 0 0
MEDNAX INC COM 58502B106 11,156 180,000 SH Put DFND 1 180,000 0 0
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 595112103 5,158 218,000 SH   DFND 1 218,000 0 0
MONDELEZ INTL INC CL A 609207105 3,213 93,000 SH   DFND 1 93,000 0 0
NATIONAL GEN HLDGS CORP COM 636220303 4,165 297,500 SH   DFND 1 297,500 0 0
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC COM 637071101 5,840 75,000 SH   DFND 1 75,000 0 0
NEWS CORP NEW CL B 65249B208 10,606 635,100 SH   DFND 1 635,100 0 0
NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LIMI COM G65773106 492 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LIMI COM G65773106 1,968 200,000 SH Call DFND 1 200,000 0 0
NORTH ATLANTIC DRILLING LTD COM G6613P202 884 100,000 SH   DFND 1 100,000 0 0
NUVEEN NY AMT-FREE MUN INCOM COM 670656107 17,518 1,371,800 SH   DFND 1 1,371,800 0 0
NUVEEN NY DIVID ADVNTG MUN F COM 67066X107 662 49,805 SH   DFND 1 49,805 0 0
NUVEEN NY DIV ADVANTG MUN FD COM 67070A101 1,095 83,750 SH   DFND 1 83,750 0 0
ORGANOVO HLDGS INC COM 68620A104 1,146 150,000 SH Put DFND 1 150,000 0 0
PAIN THERAPEUTICS INC COM 69562K100 880 160,000 SH   DFND 1 160,000 0 0
PREFERRED APT CMNTYS INC COM 74039L103 4,075 505,903 SH   DFND 1 505,903 0 0
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PPTYS INC COM 78377T107 9,992 235,000 SH   DFND 1 235,000 0 0
SEQUENTIAL BRANDS GROUP INC COM NEW 817340201 8,000 1,000,000 SH   DFND 1 1,000,000 0 0
SIBANYE GOLD LTD SPONSORED ADR 825724206 9,726 1,167,581 SH   DFND 1 1,167,581 0 0
SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 12,361 100,000 SH Put DFND 1 100,000 0 0
STONEGATE MTG CORP COM 86181Q300 7,060 475,132 SH   DFND 1 475,132 0 0
TOWER GROUP INC NOTE 5.000% 9/1 891777AC8 6,685 7,000,000 PRN   DFND 1 7,000,000 0 0
WRIGHT MED GROUP INC RIGHT 03/01/2019 98235T115 498 600,000 SH   DFND 1 600,000 0 0
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 2,518 222,800 SH   DFND 1 222,800 0 0