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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000919574-11-004821
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110630
FILED AS OF DATE: 20110815
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110815
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110815
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: 111034993
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
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d1219679_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: June 30, 2011
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: 767 Third Avenue
21st Floor
New York, New York 10017
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: 212-676-5640
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Melville Straus New York, New York August 15, 2011
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[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: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 125
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $218,155
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers: NONE
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 OTHR VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE
ABOVENET INC COM 00374N107 2,764 40,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 40,000
ACTIVE POWER INC COM 00504W100 743 315,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 315,000
AIXTRON SE SPONSORED ADR 009606104 2,218 65,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 65,000
AKORN INC COM 009728106 3,286 465,461 SH Shared-Defined NONE 465,461
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC COM 016255101 3,571 158,363 SH Shared-Defined NONE 158,363
ANCESTRY COM INC COM 032803108 1,759 42,500 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 42,500
APPLE INC COM 037833100 1,002 3,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 3,000
AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS INC CL A NEW 05348P401 1,319 369,600 SH Shared-Defined NONE 369,600
BJS RESTAURANTS INC COM 09180C106 523 10,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 10,000
BOTTOMLINE TECH DEL INC COM 101388106 1,211 50,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 50,000
CALLON PETE CO DEL COM 13123X102 621 90,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 90,000
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORP COM 14067D102 1,103 750,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 750,000
CARDIOME PHARMA CORP COM NEW 14159U202 1,776 425,932 SH Shared-Defined NONE 425,932
CARMAX INC COM 143130102 4,103 125,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 125,000
CERAGON NETWORKS LTD ORD M22013102 1,486 133,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 133,000
CHINA CERAMICS CO LTD SHS G2113X100 1,583 359,822 SH Shared-Defined NONE 359,822
CHINA FIRE & SEC GROUP INC COM 16938R103 548 70,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 70,000
CHINA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COM 16950L109 1,608 800,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 800,000
CHINA JO-JO DRUGSTORES INC COM NEW 16949A206 1,251 589,088 SH Shared-Defined NONE 589,088
CHINA MARINE FOOD GROUP LTD COM 16943R106 1,713 625,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 625,000
CHINA PHARMA HLDGS INC COM 16941T104 968 440,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 350,000
CHINA SHENGDA PACKAGING GROU COM 16950V107 503 375,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 125,000
CHINA SKY ONE MED INC COM 16941P102 12 6,200 SH Shared-Defined NONE 6,200
CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY INC COM NEW 169476207 271 86,500 SH Shared-Defined NONE 86,500
CHINA YIDA HOLDINGS CO COM NEW 16945D204 394 126,753 SH Shared-Defined NONE 126,753
CHINA-BIOTICS INC COM 16937B109 1,410 179,900 SH Shared-Defined NONE 167,600
CHINACACHE INTL HLDG LTD SPON ADR 16950M107 1,411 150,500 SH Shared-Defined NONE 150,500
COACH INC COM 189754104 2,179 35,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 35,000
COSI INC COM 22122P101 465 500,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 500,000
CREE INC COM 225447101 672 20,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 20,000
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP COM 126601103 103 8,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 8,000
CYTORI THERAPEUTICS INC COM 23283K105 1,600 335,402 SH Shared-Defined NONE 335,402
DEMAND MEDIA INC COM 24802N109 190 14,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 14,000
DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC COM 253393102 1,546 40,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 40,000
DOUBLE EAGLE PETE CO COM PAR $0.10 258570209 301 35,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 35,000
EXFO INC SUB VTG SHS 302046107 1,123 151,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 151,000
FIRST SOLAR INC COM 336433107 5,952 45,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 45,000
GARMIN LTD SHS H2906T109 2,477 75,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 75,000
GOLAR LNG LTD BERMUDA SHS G9456A100 1,051 30,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 30,000
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 1,493 3,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 3,000
GREEN MTN COFFEE ROASTERS IN COM 393122106 5,764 65,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 65,000
GT SOLAR INTL INC COM 3623E0209 1,417 90,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 90,000
GULF RESOURCES INC COM PAR $0.0005 40251W309 1,682 522,059 SH Shared-Defined NONE 475,000
HACKETT GROUP INC COM 404609109 1,389 275,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 275,000
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC COM 40637H109 7,100 1,033,441 SH Shared-Defined NONE 1,033,441
HARBIN ELECTRIC INC COM 41145W109 6,080 400,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 400,000
HARLEY DAVIDSON INC COM 412822108 3,277 80,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 80,000
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP INC COM 413833104 204 40,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 40,000
HOLLYWOOD MEDIA CORP COM 436233100 194 133,568 SH Shared-Defined NONE 133,568
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COM 444903108 3,259 130,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 130,000
IMAX CORP COM 45245E109 480 15,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 15,000
INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 45773H102 308 523,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 523,000
INTELLIPHARMACEUTICS INTL IN COM 458173101 1,719 450,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 450,000
INTEROIL CORP COM 460951106 3,917 70,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 70,000
ISHARES TR FTSE CHINA25 IDX 464287184 3,221 75,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 75,000
ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 3,312 40,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 40,000
ISHARES TR RUSL 2000 GROW 464287648 3,794 40,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 40,000
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP COM 477143101 1,066 175,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 175,000
KEYUAN PETROCHEMICALS INC COM 493722102 999 234,280 SH Shared-Defined NONE 20,000
KONA GRILL INC COM 50047H201 1,088 200,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 200,000
LDK SOLAR CO LTD SPONSORED ADR 50183L107 4 500 SH Shared-Defined NONE 500
LIHUA INTL INC COM 532352101 3,473 560,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 560,000
LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC COM 550021109 4,467 40,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 40,000
MAKO SURGICAL CORP COM 560879108 4,357 146,505 SH Shared-Defined NONE 146,505
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 816 15,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 15,000
MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 604567107 408 60,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 60,000
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD SHS G6359F103 604 25,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 25,000
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS COM 640268108 2,816 390,022 SH Shared-Defined NONE 390,022
NETFLIX INC COM 64110L106 106 400 SH Shared-Defined NONE 400
NEXXUS LIGHTING INC COM 65338E105 494 173,687 SH Shared-Defined NONE 173,687
NOBLE CORPORATION BAAR NAMEN -AKT H5833N103 583 15,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 15,000
OCEANEERING INTL INC COM 675232102 801 20,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 20,000
OCZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC COM 67086E303 1,302 159,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 159,000
ONCOTHYREON INC COM 682324108 4,282 460,389 SH Shared-Defined NONE 160,389
ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 683399109 2,436 67,060 SH Shared-Defined NONE 67,060
PANDORA MEDIA INC COM 698354107 1,033 59,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 59,000
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC COM 703481101 1,203 40,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 40,000
PETSMART INC COM 716768106 5,691 125,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 125,000
PHARMACEUTICAL PROD DEV INC COM 717124101 2,733 102,900 SH Shared-Defined NONE 102,900
POLYPORE INTL INC COM 73179V103 4,775 70,650 SH Shared-Defined NONE 70,650
POWER ONE INC NEW COM 73930R102 810 100,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 100,000
PROCERA NETWORKS INC COM NEW 74269U203 1,918 177,300 SH Shared-Defined NONE 177,300
QKL STORES INC COM 74732Y105 2,300 1,134,921 SH Shared-Defined NONE 334,921
RACKSPACE HOSTING INC COM 750086100 1,281 29,900 SH Shared-Defined NONE 29,900
RAINMAKER SYSTEMS COM NEW 750875304 690 697,387 SH Shared-Defined NONE 697,387
RAPTOR PHARMACEUTICAL CORP COM 75382F106 3,669 625,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 125,000
REIS INC COM 75936P105 808 85,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 85,000
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 2,380 82,500 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 82,500
ROVI CORP COM 779376102 1,390 24,500 SH Shared-Defined NONE 24,500
ROWAN COS INC COM 779382100 761 20,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 20,000
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD COM V7780T103 4,123 110,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 110,000
RYANAIR HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513104 294 10,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 10,000
SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 803893106 120 50,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 50,000
SENOMYX INC COM 81724Q107 2,024 400,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 400,000
SHUTTERFLY INC COM 82568P304 2,104 37,500 SH Shared-Defined NONE 37,500
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC COM 83088M102 1,441 63,700 SH Shared-Defined NONE 63,700
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC COM 83088M102 230 17,000 CALL Shared-Defined NONE 17,000
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO COM 845467109 423 10,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 10,000
SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 736 5,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 5,000
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P RETAIL ETF 78464A714 4,804 90,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 90,000
SUNCOR ENERGY INC NEW COM 867224107 580 15,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 15,000
SUNTECH PWR HLDGS CO LTD ADR 86800C104 197 25,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 25,000
SUPERIOR ENERGY SVCS INC COM 868157108 1,288 35,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 35,000
SWISHER HYGIENE INC COM 870808102 275 53,333 SH Shared-Defined NONE 53,333
THRESHOLD PHARMACEUTICAL INC COM NEW 885807206 1,164 714,285 SH Shared-Defined NONE 714,285
TITAN MACHY INC COM 88830R101 1,115 37,500 SH Shared-Defined NONE 37,500
TRANSWITCH CORP COM NEW 894065309 865 280,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 280,000
U S AIRWAYS GROUP INC COM 90341W108 2,080 235,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 235,000
ULTRATECH INC COM 904034105 2,534 86,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 86,000
UNILIFE CORP NEW COM 90478E103 766 158,975 SH Shared-Defined NONE 158,975
UNITED CONTL HLDGS INC COM 910047109 5,040 220,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 220,000
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP COM 91347P105 358 10,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 10,000
UQM TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 903213106 184 78,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 78,000
UR ENERGY INC COM 91688R108 245 155,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 155,000
URANIUM RES INC COM PAR $0.001 916901507 3 2,125 SH Shared-Defined NONE 2,125
VEECO INSTRS INC DEL COM 922417100 3,552 75,500 SH Shared-Defined NONE 75,500
VEECO INSTRS INC DEL COM 922417100 145 3,000 CALL Shared-Defined NONE 3,000
VENOCO INC COM 92275P307 955 75,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 75,000
VERMILLION INC COM NEW 92407M206 1,281 328,600 SH Shared-Defined NONE 328,600
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC COM 969904101 3,831 105,000 PUT Shared-Defined NONE 105,000
WONDER AUTO TECHNOLOGY INC COM 978166106 3,381 442,500 SH Shared-Defined NONE 442,500
YONGYE INTL INC COM 98607B106 3,413 643,907 SH Shared-Defined NONE 375,000
YUHE INTERNATIONAL INC COM 988432100 181 150,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 150,000
ZHONGPIN INC COM 98952K107 854 86,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 27,700
ZIOPHARM ONCOLOGY INC COM 98973P101 604 100,000 SH Shared-Defined NONE 100,000
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