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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
AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HOLDINGS, INC CMN COM 007800105 2,197 74,500 SH   SOLE   74,500 0 0
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. CMN COM 015351109 9,684 78,000 SH   SOLE   78,000 0 0
ALPHABET INC. CMN CLASS C COM 02079K107 11,168 10,010 SH   SOLE   10,010 0 0
CALL/GOOG @ 1300 EXP 06/21/2019 CALL 02079K107 496 100 SH Call SOLE   100 0 0
ALTA MESA RES INC CMN COM 02133L109 3,364 494,000 SH   SOLE   494,000 0 0
WTS/ALTA MESA RES INC 11.5000 EXP04/27/2022 WTS 02133L117 1,037 740,832 SH Call SOLE   740,832 0 0
AMAZON.COM INC CMN COM 023135106 23,797 14,000 SH   SOLE   14,000 0 0
CALL/AAPL @ 190 EXP 06/21/2019 CALL 037833100 1,498 1,000 SH Call SOLE   1,000 0 0
APPLIED MATERIALS INC CMN COM 038222105 9,202 199,230 SH   SOLE   199,230 0 0
APPROACH RESOURCES INC. CMN COM 03834A103 24 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
ARCUS BIOSCIENCES INC CMN COM 03969F109 358 29,249 SH   SOLE   29,249 0 0
ARGENX SE SPONSORED ADR CMN COM 04016X101 1,739 20,990 SH   SOLE   20,990 0 0
AUDENTES THERAPEUTICS, INC. CMN COM 05070R104 1,196 31,300 SH   SOLE   31,300 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP CMN COM 060505104 7,048 250,000 SH   SOLE   250,000 0 0
BANK OF PRINCETON (THE) CMN COM 064520109 1,663 50,000 SH   SOLE   50,000 0 0
IPATH S&P 500 VIX SHORT-TERM FUTURES ETN ETF 06746L422 1,317 35,590 SH   SOLE   35,590 0 0
BAYCOM CORP CMN COM 07272M107 248 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL-A (DEL) CLASS A COM 084670108 15,512 55 SH   SOLE   55 0 0
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. CMN COM 09061G101 995 10,560 SH   SOLE   10,560 0 0
BLUELINX HLDGS INC CMN COM 09624H208 1,197 31,900 SH   SOLE   31,900 0 0
BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORP CMN COM 09627Y109 1,417 22,322 SH   SOLE   22,322 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY CMN COM 110122108 863 15,600 SH   SOLE   15,600 0 0
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. CMN COM 112585104 405 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICAL INC.CMN COM 14888U101 1,587 508,600 SH   SOLE   508,600 0 0
CELLECTIS SA SPONSORED ADR CMN COM 15117K103 1,697 60,000 SH   SOLE   60,000 0 0
CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP. MUTUAL FUND COM 155123102 697 25,000 SH   SOLE   25,000 0 0
CALL/CMCSA @ 37.5 EXP 01/17/2020 CALL 20030N101 280 1,000 SH Call SOLE   1,000 0 0
CORPORATE CAPITAL TRUST, INC. COM 219880101 1,562 100,000 SH   SOLE   100,000 0 0
WALT DISNEY COMPANY (THE) CMN COM 254687106 744 7,100 SH   SOLE   7,100 0 0
EARTHSTONE ENERGY, INC. CMN CLASS A COM 27032D304 2,299 259,804 SH   SOLE   259,804 0 0
ECLIPSE RESOURCES CORPORATION CMN COM 27890G100 980 612,376 SH   SOLE   612,376 0 0
ENTERCOM COMMS. CORP CLASS A COMMON STOCK COM 293639100 79 10,500 SH   SOLE   10,500 0 0
FEDERAL STREET ACQUISITION CORP. UNIT A76 OTHER 31421V206 1,010 100,000 SH   SOLE   100,000 0 0
FIBROGEN, INC. CMN COM 31572Q808 883 14,100 SH   SOLE   14,100 0 0
FIRST CHOICE BANCORP CMN COM 31948P104 2,702 88,400 SH   SOLE   88,400 0 0
FIRST INTERNET BANCORP CMN COM 320557101 3,926 115,120 SH   SOLE   115,120 0 0
GAIN CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. CMN COM 36268W100 1,335 176,800 SH   SOLE   176,800 0 0
GEMPHIRE THERAPEUTICS INC CMN COM 36870A108 204 20,000 SH   SOLE   20,000 0 0
GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. CMN COM 37890U108 678 15,000 SH   SOLE   15,000 0 0
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.(THE) CMN COM 38141G104 8,823 40,000 SH   SOLE   40,000 0 0
GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO CMN COM 384637104 205 350 SH   SOLE   350 0 0
HUDSON GLOBAL, INC. CMN COM 443787106 256 157,917 SH   SOLE   157,917 0 0
ISHARES MSCI IRELAND ETF ETF 46429B507 919 19,411 SH   SOLE   19,411 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO CMN COM 46625H100 3,126 30,000 SH   SOLE   30,000 0 0
JAGGED PEAK ENERGY INC. CMN COM 47009K107 130 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
JERNIGAN CAPITAL INC CMN COM 476405105 1,906 100,000 SH   SOLE   100,000 0 0
WTS/KAYNE ANDERSON ACQUISITION CORP EXP06/30/2022 WTS 48661U110 266 221,865 SH Call SOLE   221,865 0 0
KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP. CMN COM 48716P108 4,218 313,601 SH   SOLE   313,601 0 0
LANDMARK BANCORP INC CMN COM 51504L107 330 11,576 SH   SOLE   11,576 0 0
LAREDO PETROLEUM INC. CMN COM 516806106 96 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
LUTHER BURBANK CORPORATION CMN COM 550550107 205 17,831 SH   SOLE   17,831 0 0
MATADOR RES CO CMN COM 576485205 301 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
MAYS J.W. INC CMN COM 578473100 201 5,000 SH   SOLE   5,000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORPORATION CMN COM 594918104 24,614 249,610 SH   SOLE   249,610 0 0
NEW IRELAND FUND INC MUTUAL FUND COM 645673104 702 60,100 SH   SOLE   60,100 0 0
NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC. CMN COM 65373J209 327 35,546 SH   SOLE   35,546 0 0
OASIS PETROLEUM INC CMN COM 674215108 1,297 100,000 SH   SOLE   100,000 0 0
PARKE BANCORP INC CMN COM 700885106 334 14,114 SH   SOLE   14,114 0 0
PARSLEY ENERGY, INC. CMN COM 701877102 303 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
PEPSICO, INC. CMN COM 713448108 2,286 21,000 SH   SOLE   21,000 0 0
CALL/PEP @ 125 EXP 01/17/2020 CALL 713448108 353 1,000 SH Call SOLE   1,000 0 0
POTBELLY CORP CMN COM 73754Y100 262 20,200 SH   SOLE   20,200 0 0
READING INTERNATIONAL, INC. CMN CLASS A COM 755408101 1,185 74,325 SH   SOLE   74,325 0 0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST ETF 78462F103 96,753 356,653 SH   SOLE   356,653 0 0
MODUSLINK GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INC CMN COM 858098106 22 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
SYNLOGIC INC CMN COM 87166L100 442 45,000 SH   SOLE   45,000 0 0
TEAM, INC. CMN COM 878155100 239 10,350 SH   SOLE   10,350 0 0
TESLA, INC. CMN COM 88160R101 13,215 38,534 SH   SOLE   38,534 0 0
CALL/TSLA @ 380 EXP 09/21/2018 CALL 88160R101 862 400 SH Call SOLE   400 0 0
PUT/TSLA @ 200 EXP 01/18/2019 PUT 88160R101 972 880 SH Put SOLE   880 0 0
CALL/TSLA @ 360 EXP 03/15/2019 CALL 88160R101 3,126 596 SH Call SOLE   596 0 0
PUT/TSLA @ 100 EXP 01/18/2019 PUT 88160R101 934 3,166 SH Put SOLE   3,166 0 0
PUT/TSLA @ 250 EXP 08/17/2018 PUT 88160R101 1,257 2,810 SH Put SOLE   2,810 0 0
TIMKEN CO CMN COM 887389104 2,178 50,000 SH   SOLE   50,000 0 0
TRINITY MERGER CORP. UNIT OTHER 89653L205 604 60,000 SH   SOLE   60,000 0 0
TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY CMN COM 898349105 2,314 260,000 SH   SOLE   260,000 0 0
ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC. CMN COM 90400D108 384 5,000 SH   SOLE   5,000 0 0
WTS/VANTAGE ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP. EXP04/12/2024 WTS 92211L113 183 166,666 SH Call SOLE   166,666 0 0
VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF ETF 922908363 363,827 1,458,168 SH   SOLE   1,458,168 0 0
VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC CMN COM 92835K103 229 6,000 SH   SOLE   6,000 0 0
WALMART INC CMN COM 931142103 2,461 28,737 SH   SOLE   28,737 0 0
CALL/XLNX @ 75 EXP 01/18/2019 CALL 983919101 237 1,000 SH Call SOLE   1,000 0 0
XENCOR, INC. CMN COM 98401F105 625 16,900 SH   SOLE   16,900 0 0
XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC. CMN COM 98420N105 368 40,000 SH   SOLE   40,000 0 0
ASIA PACIFIC WIRE & CABLE CORP CMN COM G0535E106 145 55,843 SH   SOLE   55,843 0 0
CISION LTD CMN COM G1992S109 182 12,181 SH   SOLE   12,181 0 0
UNIQURE NV CMN COM N90064101 567 15,000 SH   SOLE   15,000 0 0
ALJ REGIONAL HOLDINGS INC COM 001627108 476 250,500 SH   SOLE   250,500 0 0
BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC COM 10922N103 555 13,840 SH   SOLE   13,840 0 0
EARTHSTONE ENERGY INC - A CLA 27032D304 266 30,000 SH   SOLE   30,000 0 0
GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC-CL A COM CLA 37247D106 180 40,000 SH   SOLE   40,000 0 0
SECURITY NATL FINL CORP-CL A CLA NEW 814785309 250 48,037 SH   SOLE   48,037 0 0