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, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Seth Tobias
Address: 153 East 53rd Street
Suite 4801
New York, NY 10022
13F File Number: 028-03469
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: Seth Tobias
Title: Manager
Phone: 212-521-5050
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ S. Tobias New York, NY 1-28-00
(Signature) (City, State) (Date)
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Manager 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry 95
Form 13F Information Table Value $258,435
List of Other Included Managers: None
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INV. DISCR. VOT AUTHOR.
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL SOLE SHRD OTH MGR SOLE SHRD NONE
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Agency.com OTC IS 008447104 2372 46500 SH x 46500
Apria Healthcare Group Inc COMMON 037933108 3214 179200 SH x 179200
Standard Aotumotive COMMON 853097103 963 107000 SH x 107000
American Home Products COMMON 026609107 1963 50000 SH x 50000
Amgen OTC IS 031162100 2403 40000 SH x 40000
Allied Riser Corp OTC IS 019496108 3486 168500 SH x 168500
At Home Corp. Ser A OTC IS 045919107 1715 40000 SH x 40000
Atmel Corp. OTC IS 049513104 3548 120000 SH x 120000
Bank of America Corp. COMMON 060505104 251 5000 SH x 5000
Broadbase Software OTC IS 11130R100 1845 16400 SH x 16400
Bell Atlantic Corp. COMMON 077853109 15391 250000 SH x 250000
Bristol Myers Squib Co. COMMON 110122108 3209 50000 SH x 50000
Boston Scientific Corp. COMMON 101137107 547 25000 SH x 25000
Citigroup Inc. COMMON 172967101 12975 233000 SH x 233000
Continental Airlines Inc COMMON 210795308 3195 72000 SH x 72000
Cooper Cameron Corp. COMMON 216640102 3181 65000 SH x 65000
Creative Biomolecules Inc OTC IS 225270107 938 190000 SH x 190000
Champion Intl. Corp. COMMON 158525105 4336 70000 SH x 70000
Charter Communications OTC IS 16117M107 1313 60000 SH x 60000
Communications Intellige OTC IS 20338K106 182 22000 SH x 22000
Chase Manhattan Corp COMMON 16161A108 6681 86000 SH x 86000
Colonial High Inc. Muni COMMON 195743109 319 50000 SH x 50000
Compaq Computer COMMON 204493100 4059 150000 SH x 150000
Coyote Network Systems OTC IS 22406P108 544 100000 SH x 100000
Delta Air Lines Inc. COMMON 247361108 2491 50000 SH x 50000
Digital Microwave OTC IS 253859102 1875 80000 SH x 80000
Diamond Offshore COMMON 25271C102 2292 75000 SH x 75000
Dryfus Muni Income Inc COMMON 26201R102 338 47800 SH x 47800
Dura Pharmaceuticals Inc OTC IS 26632S109 1394 100000 SH x 100000
Executive Telecard LTD OTC IS 282339100 200 45000 SH x 45000
National Info Consortium OTC IS 636491102 480 15000 SH x 15000
Ensco International Inc. COMMON 26874Q100 1830 80000 SH x 80000
Ford Motor Co. COMMON 345370100 7997 150000 SH x 150000
Federated Department Sto COMMON 31410H101 2023 40000 SH x 40000
R&B Falcon Corp COMMON 74912E101 5035 380000 SH x 380000
Federal Mogul Corp COMMON 313549107 1378 50000 SH x 50000
Gillette Co. COMMON 375766102 4119 100000 SH x 100000
Global Crossing Ltd OTC IS G3921A100 15250 305000 SH x 305000
Guident Corp. COMMON 401698105 705 15000 SH x 15000
Genus Inc. OTC IS 372461103 450 100000 SH x 100000
Global Marine Inc COMMON 379352404 3890 234000 SH x 234000
General Motors Corp COMMON 370442105 24714 340000 SH x 340000
General Magic Inc OTC IS 370253106 678 175000 SH x 175000
General Motors Cl. H COMMON 370442832 1920 20000 SH x 20000
Georgia Pacific Corp COMMON 373298108 3045 60000 SH x 60000
Grey Wolf Inc. COMMON 397888108 3450 1200000 SH x 1200000
Halliburton Co COMMON 406216101 2013 50000 SH x 50000
HA-LO Industries Inc. COMMON 404429102 1350 180000 SH x 180000
Homeseekers.com-pvt plac OTC IS 437605108 1969 150000 SH x 150000
International Paper COMMON 460146103 5079 90000 SH x 90000
Intertan Inc. COMMON 461120107 1829 70000 SH x 70000
Jagnotesom Inc. OTC IS 47008C106 171 31000 SH x 31000
Jagnotes.Com Inc. pvt. P OTC IS 47008C106 1801 327400 SH x 327400
Johnson & Johnson COMMON 478160104 7647 82000 SH x 82000
Kemper Municpal Income T COMMON 48842C104 201 20200 SH x 20200
Eli Liily & Co. COMMON 532457108 3658 55000 SH x 55000
MFS Municipal Income COMMON 552738106 270 41500 SH x 41500
MGM Grand Inc. COMMON 552953101 2516 50000 SH x 50000
Merck & Co. COMMON 589331107 7391 110000 SH x 110000
Medial Manager Corp. OTC IS 58461U103 2949 35000 SH x 35000
Morgan Stanley DW Muninc COMMON 61745P445 356 50000 SH x 50000
Nabors Industries Inc. COMMON 629568106 1238 40000 SH x 40000
Network Plus Corp. OTC IS 64122D506 1050 50000 SH x 50000
Network Associates Inc. OTC IS 640938106 4537 170000 SH x 170000
Pairgain Technologies In OTC IS 695934109 319 22500 SH x 22500
Penn National Gaming OTC IS 707569109 293 32500 SH x 32500
Provident Americana Corp OTC IS 743832107 880 25000 SH x 25000
P-COM Inc. OTC IS 693262107 442 50000 SH x 50000
Pharmacia & Upjohn COMMON 716941109 225 5000 SH x 5000
Potash Corp. of America COMMON 73755L107 1205 25000 SH x 25000
Peoplesoft Inc. OTC IS 712713106 2131 100000 SH x 100000
Putnam Invt Gradni Tr II COMMON 746806108 407 38800 SH x 38800
Qwest Communications COMMON 749121109 2150 50000 SH x 50000
Transocean Sedco Fore x COMMON G90078109 2021 60000 SH x 60000
Royal Olympic Cruise Lin OTC IS 780636106 1048 215000 SH x 215000
Santa Cruz Operation Inc OTC IS 801833104 759 25000 SH x 25000
Santa Fe Intl COMMON G7805C108 1630 63000 SH x 63000
Silicon Graphics Inc. COMMON 827056102 1453 150000 SH x 150000
Smith International inc. COMMON 832110100 2733 55000 SH x 55000
Schering Plouh Corp. COMMON 806605101 2119 50000 SH x 50000
Schlumberger Ltd COMMON 806857108 225 4000 SH x 4000
S&P Depository receipts COMMON 78462F103 734 5000 SH x 5000
Seligman Select Muni FD COMMON 816344105 427 47800 SH x 47800
Service rp Intl. COMMON 817565104 104 15000 SH x 15000
Startec Global Communica OTC IS 810000 40 20.25 SH x 40000
AT&T Corp. COMMON 001957109 7622 150000 SH x 150000
Tel-Save Holdings OTC IS 874264104 1331 75000 SH x 75000
Tumbleweed Communication OTC IS 899690101 6653 78500 SH x 78500
Crown Castle Intl Corp. OTC IS 228227104 4016 125000 SH x 125000
Van Kampen Muni Income T COMMON 920909108 276 36200 SH x 36200
Vanguard Tech. Pfd. Seri pvt placement 1100 2707549 SH x 2707549
Verio Inc. OTC IS 923433106 2471 53500 SH x 53500
Verity Inc. OTC IS 92343C106 426 10000 SH x 10000
Warner Lambert Co. COMMON 934488107 2704 33000 SH x 33000
Exxon Mobil Corp COMMON 30231G102 282 3500 SH x 3500
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