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

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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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
ALPHABET INC. CMN CLASS C COM 02079K107 5,755 6,000 SH   SOLE   6,000 0 0
ALTABA INC. CLOSE ENDED FUND COM 021346101 3,974 60,000 SH   SOLE   60,000 0 0
AMAZON.COM INC CMN COM 023135106 11,536 12,000 SH   SOLE   12,000 0 0
AMGEN INC. CMN COM 031162100 1,865 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
APPLIED MATERIALS INC CMN COM 038222105 10,378 199,230 SH   SOLE   199,230 0 0
APPROACH RESOURCES INC. CMN COM 03834A103 25 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP CMN COM 060505104 3,801 150,000 SH   SOLE   150,000 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL-A (DEL) CLASS A COM 084670108 15,111 55 SH   SOLE   55 0 0
BOULDER GROWTH & INCOME FD INC MUTUAL FUND COM 101507101 735 72,106 SH   SOLE   72,106 0 0
CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP. MUTUAL FUND COM 155123102 646 25,000 SH   SOLE   25,000 0 0
DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP CMN COM 25264R207 212 1,000 SH   SOLE   1,000 0 0
EMERSON RADIO CORP CMN COM 291087203 64 47,740 SH   SOLE   47,740 0 0
CALL/FB @ 170 EXP 06/15/2018 CALL 30303M102 824 500 SH Call SOLE   500 0 0
FEDERAL STREET ACQUISITION CORP. UNIT OTHER 31421V206 1,027 100,000 SH   SOLE   100,000 0 0
FIRST INTERNET BANCORP CMN COM 320557101 3,230 100,000 SH   SOLE   100,000 0 0
ISHARES MSCI IRELAND CAPPED ETF ETF 46429B507 898 19,411 SH   SOLE   19,411 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO CMN COM 46625H100 5,731 60,000 SH   SOLE   60,000 0 0
KAYNE ANDERSON ACQUISITN CORP CMN COM 48661U102 6,490 665,595 SH   SOLE   665,595 0 0
WTS/KAYNE ANDERSON ACQUISITION CORP EXP06/30/2022 WTS 48661U110 166 221,865 SH Call SOLE   221,865 0 0
KAYNE ANDERSON ACQUISITION CORP. CORP OTHER 48661U201 309 30,928 SH   SOLE   30,928 0 0
LANDMARK BANCORP INC CMN COM 51504L107 311 11,025 SH   SOLE   11,025 0 0
LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC CMN COM 53635B107 89 15,000 SH   SOLE   15,000 0 0
MANNATEC, INC. CMN COM 563771203 340 23,469 SH   SOLE   23,469 0 0
MICROSOFT CORPORATION CMN COM 594918104 13,408 180,000 SH   SOLE   180,000 0 0
MODUSLINK GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INC CMN COM 60786L206 19 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
NEW IRELAND FUND INC MUTUAL FUND COM 645673104 618 45,075 SH   SOLE   45,075 0 0
NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC. CMN COM 65373J209 104 11,946 SH   SOLE   11,946 0 0
PARKE BANCORP INC CMN COM 700885106 293 13,197 SH   SOLE   13,197 0 0
PEPSICO INC CMN COM 713448108 2,340 21,000 SH   SOLE   21,000 0 0
PUT/SVXY @ 60 EXP 12/15/2017 PUT 74347W627 233 1,000 SH Put SOLE   1,000 0 0
PUT/SVXY @ 60 EXP 11/17/2017 PUT 74347W627 275 2,000 SH Put SOLE   2,000 0 0
CALL/SVXY @ 20 EXP 01/19/2018 CALL 74347W627 29,490 4,000 SH Call SOLE   4,000 0 0
PUT/SVXY @ 50 EXP 01/19/2018 PUT 74347W627 699 3,000 SH Put SOLE   3,000 0 0
PUT/SVXY @ 60 EXP 10/20/2017 PUT 74347W627 265 5,000 SH Put SOLE   5,000 0 0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST ETF 78462F103 382,742 1,523,471 SH   SOLE   1,523,471 0 0
SILVER RUN ACQUISITION CORPORATION II CMN CLASS A COM 82812A103 10,218 1,003,698 SH   SOLE   1,003,698 0 0
WTS/SILVER RUN ACQUISITION CORPORATION II EXP12/31/2022 WTS 82812A111 534 351,266 SH Call SOLE   351,266 0 0
THL CREDIT INC MUTUAL FUND COM 872438106 205 21,964 SH   SOLE   21,964 0 0
PUT/TSLA @ 200 EXP 01/18/2019 PUT 88160R101 1,824 1,600 SH Put SOLE   1,600 0 0
TRIANGLE CAPITAL CORPORATION MUTUAL FUND COM 895848109 14 1,000 SH   SOLE   1,000 0 0
TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY CMN COM 898349105 2,314 260,000 SH   SOLE   260,000 0 0
U S GEOTHERMAL INC CMN COM 90338S201 273 68,366 SH   SOLE   68,366 0 0
VANTAGE ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP. CMN COM 92211L105 4,890 499,998 SH   SOLE   499,998 0 0
WTS/VANTAGE ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP. EXP04/12/2024 WTS 92211L113 210 166,666 SH Call SOLE   166,666 0 0
VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF ETF 922908363 350,713 1,519,818 SH   SOLE   1,519,818 0 0
CALL/XLNX @ 75 EXP 01/18/2019 CALL 983919101 670 1,000 SH Call SOLE   1,000 0 0
ALLERGAN PLC CMN COM G0177J108 205 1,000 SH   SOLE   1,000 0 0
ASIA PACIFIC WIRE & CABLE CORP CMN COM G0535E106 173 57,769 SH   SOLE   57,769 0 0
WTS/CISION LTD 11.5000 EXP10/19/2020 WTS G1992S117 138 46,850 SH Call SOLE   46,850 0 0
WTS/ELECTRUM SPL ACQUISITION C EXP12/31/2020 WTS G3105C112 11 35,000 SH Call SOLE   35,000 0 0