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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, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings
entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Straus Capital Management, L.L.C.
Address: 605 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10158
Form 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: Mickey Straus
Title: Managing Member
Phone: (212) 363-2005
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Mickey Straus New York, New York 8/2/2000
____________________ ___________________ _________
[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 manger(s).)
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[ ] 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).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 144
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $389,838,053
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file
number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect
to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this
report.
NONE
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Strauss Asset Management
FORM 13F
June 30, 2000
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VOTING AUTHORITY
FAIR
TITLE CUSIP MARKET SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE
NAME OF ISSUES OF CLASS NUMBER VALUE PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS (A) (B) (C)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Apac Customer Services
Inc COMMON 00185E106 1,971,338 178,200 X SOLE 178,200
Advantage Learning Sys
Inc COMMON 00757KI00 976,313 63,500 X SOLE 63,500
Alteon Websystems Inc COMMON 02145AI09 2,501,563 25,000 X SOLE 25,000
America Online Inc COMMON 02364JI04 4,541,068 86,087 X SOLE 86,087
America West Hldg Corp COMMON 023657208 3,125,313 182,500 X SOLE 182,500
Cl B
American Superconductor
Inc COMMON 030111108 96,500 2,000 X SOLE 2,000
Morgan Stanley Hi Tech
35 OPTION 0309839SB 737,750 227 X SOLE 227
Put Jul 1010.000
Anadarko Pete Corp COMMON 032511107 1234,375 25,000 X SOLE 25,000
Analog Devices Inc COMMON 032654105 1,900,000 25,000 X SOLE 25,000
Apollo Group Inc COMMON 037604105 210,000 7,500 X SOLE 7,500
Cl A
Aspect Communications
Corp COMMON 04523Q102 4,992,688 127,000 X SOLE 127,000
Azurix Corp COMMON 0550IM104 1284,500 183,500 X SOLE 183,500
Blue Rhino Corp COMMON 095811105 995,719 123,500 X SOLE 123,500
Bluestone Software COMMON 09623PI02 3,750,375 146,000 X SOLE 146,000
Brightstar Information
Tech COMMON 10947NI04 910,625 310,000 X SOLE 310,000
Com
Broadvision Inc COMMON 111412102 2,921,719 57,500 X SOLE 57,500
Cl A
Broadwing Inc COMMON 111620100 4,039,688 155,000 X SOLE 155,000
Business Objects S A COMMON 12328XI07 2,511,563 28,500 X SOLE 28,500
A D R
S & P 500 Index OPTION 12488U9ST 518,750 100 X SOLE 100
Put Jul 1500
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C-Cube Microsystems Inc
- New COMMON 12501N108 9,447,475 481,400 X SOLE 481,400
CMG Information Svcs
Inc COMMON 125750109 3,733,719 81,500 X SOLE 81,500
Cabletron Sys Inc COMMON 126920107 4,444,000 176,000 X SOLE 176,000
Carnival Corp Cl A COMMON 143658102 3,529,500 181,000 X SOLE 181,000
Certicom Corp COMMON 156915100 993,023 14,500 X SOLE 14,500
Citrix Systems Inc COMMON 177376100 696,900 36,800 X SOLE 36,800
Cobalt Group Inc COMMON 19074QI03 663,438 96,500 X SOLE 96,500
COMMSCOPE INC COMMON 203372107 14,891,200 363200 X SOLE 363,200
Computer Network Tech
Corp COMMON 204925101 2,050,250 118,000 X SOLE 118,000
Continental Airls Inc
Cl B COMMON 210795308 3,431,000 73,000 X SOLE 73,000
Corixa Corp COMMON 21887F100 966,094 22,500 X SOLE 22,500
Countrywide Cr Inds Inc COMMON 222372104 1,606,563 53,000 X SOLE 53,000
Cyberian Outpost Inc COMMON 231914102 721,875 150,000 X SOLE 150,000
Cybersource Corp COMMON 23251J106 1,001,406 72,500 X SOLE 72,500
Dean Foods Co COMMON 242361103 1,204,125 38,000 X SOLE 38,000
Diamond Offshore
Drilling COMMON 25271C102 3,073,438 87,500 X SOLE 87,500
Diedrich Coffee Inc COMMON 253675102 376,406 182,500 X SOLE 182,500
Eog Resources Inc COMMON 26875PI01 1,088,750 32,500 X SOLE 32,500
ESPS Inc COMMON 269129102 964,875 249,000 X SOLE 249,000
Earthshell Corp COMMON 27032BI00 500,156 165,000 X SOLE 165,000
Echostar Commun Corp
New COMMON 278762109 3,857,242 116,500 X SOLE 116,500
Cl A
Edgar Online Inc COMMON 279765101 349,469 105,500 X SOLE 105,500
Eloyalty Corp COMMON 290151109 784,125 61,500 X SOLE 61,500
Emulex Corp COMMON 292475209 12,382,094 188,500 X SOLE 188,500
Exfo Electro Optical
Enginee COMMON 302043104 438,750 10,000 X SOLE 10,000
Exodus Communications
Inc COMMON 302088109 12,644,156 274,500 X SOLE 274,500
Extreme Networks Inc COMMON 30226DI06 2,743,000 26,000 X SOLE 26,000
Street.com OPTION 34999W9SD 1,078,500 120 X SOLE 120
Put Jul 920.00
Street.com OPTION 34999W9ST 753,750 100 X SOLE 100
Put Jul 900.00
Gadzoox Networks Inc COMMON 362555104 834,938 61,000 X SOLE 61,000
Gartner Group Inc COMMON 366651107 1,428,000 119,000 X SOLE 119,000
C1 A
Good Guys Inc COMMON 382091106 453,125 125,000 X SOLE 125,000
Harcourt Gen Inc COMMON 41163G101 6,329,250 116,400 X SOLE 116,400
Harmonic Inc COMMON 413160102 553,881 22,379 X SOLE 22,379
Heartport Inc COMMON 421969106 1,944,650 676,400 X SOLE 676,400
Host Marriot COMMON 44107P104 1,710,938 182,500 X SOLE 182,500
Hyperion Solutions Corp COMMON 44914MI04 1,183,969 36,500 X SOLE 36,500
IGO Corp COMMON 449592104 935,813 241,500 X SOLE 241,500
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Ingrain Micro Inc -
C1 A COMMON 457153104 2,374,988 136,200 X SOLE 136,200
Inso Corp COMMON 457674109 1,382,469 266,500 X SOLE 266,500
Cisco Systems Inc OPTION 45999W9SN 687,500 1,000 X SOLE 1,000
Put Jul 70.00
12 Technologies Inc COMMON 465754109 3,857,828 37,000 X SOLE 37,000
JDS Uniphase Corp COMMON 46612J101 899,063 7,500 X SOLE 7,500
Ariba Inc OPTION 47599W9SR 45,000 150 X SOLE 150
Put Jul 90.00
Ariba Inc OPTION 47599W9SS 89,688 175 X SOLE 175
Put Jul 95.00
Ariba Inc OPTION 47599W9ST 38,750 50 X SOLE 50
Put Jul 100.00
Street. Com OPTION 48999W9SL 251,250 50 X SOLE 50
Put Jul 860.00
Street.Com OPTION 48999W9SP 776,563 125 X SOLE 125
Put Jul 880.00
Keynote Systems Inc COMMON 493308100 5,468,594 77,500 X SOLE 77,500
Kohls Corp OPTION 5002559SK 156,375 695 X SOLE 695
Put Jul 55.00
Kopin Corp COMMON 500600101 11,841,750 171,000 X SOLE 171,000
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Inc COMMON 501014104 426,300 5,800 X SOLE 5,800
LCA-Vision Inc COMMON 501803209 761,719 312,500 X SOLE 312,500
12 Technologies Inc OPTION 50999W9SD 145,313 75 X SOLE 75
Put Jul 120.00
Leap Wireless COMMON 521863100 7,614,000 162,000 X SOLE 162,000
Legato Systems Inc COMMON 524651106 1,096,563 72,500 X SOLE 72,500
Marimba COMMON 56781QI09 3,519219 252,500 X SOLE 252,500
Media Metrix Inc COMMON 58440X 103 4,426,125 174,000 X SOLE 174,000
Mercury Interactive
Corp COMMON 589405109 5,611,500 58,000 X SOLE 58,000
Methanex Corp COMMON 59151KI08 1,989,250 584,000 X SOLE 584,000
METHODE ELECTRONICS
-CL A COMMON 591520200 714,563 18,500 X SOLE 18,500
Movado Group Inc COMMON 624580106 426,000 35,500 X SOLE 35,500
Myriad Genetics Inc COMMON 62855JI04 2,310,019 15,600 X SOLE 15,600
NTL Inc COMMON 629407107 1,908,531 31,875 X SOLE 31,875
Nanogen Inc COMMON 630075109 1,060,938 25,000 X SOLE 25,000
National Medical
Health Card COMMON 636918302 308,750 130,000 X SOLE 130,000
Neose Technologies Inc COMMON 640522108 1,741,388 41,400 X SOLE 41,400
Networks Assocs Inc COMMON 640938106 2,251,438 110,500 X SOLE 110,500
Net2phone Inc COMMON 64108N106 64,238 1,800 X SOLE 1,800
Netegrity Inc COMMON 6411OP107 1,882,813 25,000 X SOLE 25,000
Netsolve Inc COMMON 64115J106 1,170,000 45,000 X SOLE 45,000
Oracle Corporation OPTION 64599W9SQ 174,375 450 X SOLE 450
Put Jul 85.00
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Newhall Land & Farming
Co Lp COMMON 651426108 3,511,250 132,500 X SOLE 132,500
Nova Corp/Georgia COMMON 669784100 1,019,719 36,500 X SOLE 36,500
Novell Inc COMMON 670006105 2,828,650 305,800 X SOLE 305,800
Optimal Robotics Corp COMMON 68388R208 3,530,500 92,000 X SOLE 92,000
Packeteer Inc COMMON 695210104 1237,813 42,500 X SOLE 42,500
Papa Johns Intl Inc COMMON 698813102 1,764,000 72,000 X SOLE 72,000
Parametric Technology
Corp COMMON 699173100 3,146,000 286,000 X SOLE 286,000
Pegasus Systems Inc. COMMON 705906105 1,794,375 165,000 X SOLE 165,000
Petsmart Inc COMMON 716768106 7,846,875 2,325,000 x SOLE 2,325,000
Pilot Network Services
Inc COMMON 721596104 743,750 50,000 x SOLE 50,000
PINNACLE SYSTEMS INC COMMON 723481107 1,933,656 86,000 X SOLE 86,000
PJ America Inc. COMMON 72585QI04 2213250 227,000 x SOLE 227,000
Plantronics Inc COMMON 727493108 2,887,500 25,000 X SOLE 25,000
Polycorn Inc COMMON 73172KI04 2,653,444 28,200 X SOLE 28,200
Powerwave Technologies
Inc COMMON 739363109 1,584,000 36,000 X SOLE 36,000
Priceline.Com Inc COMMON 741503106 8204,625 216,000 X SOLE 216,000
Prison Realty Trust,
Inc. COMMON 74264NI05 1,236,938 366,500 X SOLE 366,500
Qualcomm Inc COMMON 747525103 9,450,000 157,500 X SOLE 157,500
R & B Falcon Corp COMMON 74912E101 1,885,000 80,000 X SOLE 80,000
RSA Security Inc COMMON 749719100 17,547,950 253,400 X SOLE 253,400
Radioshack Corp COMMON 750438103 1,729,188 36,500 X SOLE 36,500
Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals COMMON 75886FI07 1,246,163 41,800 X SOLE 41,800
Registry Magic Inc COMMON 75913KI03 54,344 23,500 X SOLE 23,500
Register.Corn COMMON 75914GIO1 1,803,188 59,000 X SOLE 59,000
Ross Stores Inc COMMON 778296103 1,330,875 78,000 X SOLE 78,000
Sanmina Corp COMMON 800907107 8,917,650 104,300 X SOLE 104,300
Sap Ag onsored Adr OPTION 8030549SK 125,625 150 X SOLE 150
Put Jul 55.00
Scientific Learning
Corp COMMON 808760102 1,969,125 89,000 X SOLE 89,000
Seagate Technology COMMON 811804103 1,127,820 20,500 X SOLE 20,500
Starbucks Corp COMMON 855244109 5,632,656 147,500 X SOLE 147,500
Storagenetworks Inc COMMON 86211E103 676,875 7,500 X SOLE 7,500
Stratos Lightwave Inc COMMON 863100103 13,938 500 X SOLE 500
Sunglass Hut Intl Inc COMMON 86736FI06 2,095,781 255,000 X SOLE 255,000
Sybron Intl Corp - Wisc COMMON 87114F106 6,169,613 311,400 X SOLE 311,400
Sycamore Networks Inc COMMON 871206108 1,821,188 16,500 X SOLE 16,500
SYNTROLEUM CORP COMMON 871630109 85,6250 50,000 X SOLE 50,000
Tekelec COMMON 879101103 4,023,656 83,500 X SOLE 83,500
Tidewater Inc COMMON 886423102 1,170,000 32,500 X SOLE 32,500
Total Entrant
Restaurant Corp COMMON 8915OE100 937,344 428,500 X SOLE 428,500
Tut Systems Inc COMMON 901103101 3,413,813 59,500 X SOLE 59,500
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Universal Compression
Hldgs COMMON 913431102 1,926,250 57,500 X SOLE 57,500
Usinternetworking Inc COMMON 917311805 10,096,125 494,000 X SOLE 494,000
Verio Inc COMMON 923433106 20,029,859 361,000 X SOLE 361,000
Verisign Inc COMMON 92343E102 11,334,565 64,219 X SOLE 64219
Virata Corp COMMON 927646109 1,997,438 33,500 X SOLE 33,500
Voicestrearn Wireless
Corp COMMON 928615103 674,522 5,800 X SOLE 5,800
Wackenhut COMMON 929798106 2,156250 287,500 X SOLE 287,500
Weatherford Intl Inc COMMON 947074100 1,000,000 25,000 X SOLE 25,000
Western Wireless Corp COMMON 95988E204 1,580,500 29,000 X SOLE 29,000
C1 A
Whole Foods Mkt Inc COMMON 966837106 3,305,000 80,000 X SOLE 80,000
World Heart Corp COMMON 980905103 632,500 57,500 X SOLE 57,500
Zapme! Corporatin COMMON 98912EI00 488,125 177,500 X SOLE 177,500
Totals: 389,838,053
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