UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year of Quarter ended: SEPTEMBER 30,1999
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: DAVID A. ROCKER
Address: 45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY 10111
Form 13F File Number: 28-3470
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,
statement, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: DAVID A. ROCKER
Title: GENERAL PARTNER
Phone: 212-397-1220
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
David A. Rocker NEW YORK, NY NOVEMBER 6, 1999
[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 manager(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 managers(s).)
Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 40
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 210,029
(thousands)
List of Other Inlcluded 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.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column
heading and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 28-3470 MARC C. COHODES
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALLDSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ACTION PERFORMANCE COS INC. COM 004933107 4,257 202,100 SH OTHER 01 0 202,100
ACTION PERFORMANCE COS INC. PUT 004933957 632 30,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 30,000
Brookstone Inc. COM 114537103 5,996 406,500 SH OTHER 01 406,500
BOWNE & CO. COM 103043105 19,265 1,588,900 SH OTHER 01 1,588,900
BOWNE & CO. CALL 103043905 121 10,000 SH CALL OTHER 01 10,000
CASY GENERAL STORES COM 147528103 12,507 932,900 SH OTHER 01 932,900
CAMBELL RESOURCES INC COM 134422104 4,38912,767,900 SH OTHER 01 12,767,900
C-CUBE MICROSYTEMS INC. COM 125015107 16,017 368,200 SH OTHER 01 368,200
CHASE MANHATTEN BANK PUT 16161A958 7,538 100,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 100,000
CISCO SYSTEMS PUT 17275R952 1,371 20,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 20,000
COCA COLA CO. PUT 191216950 4,825 100,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 100,000
CONSECO PUT 208464957 4,275 225,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 225,000
DELL COMPUTER CORP. PUT 247025959 10,453 250,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 250,000
DATA TRANSMISSION NETWORK COM 238017107 618 24,800 SH OTHER 01 0 24,800
EINSTEIN NOAH BAGELS CORP COM 282577105 48 64,000 SH OTHER 01 27,700 36,300
FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 245 5,200 SH OTHER 01 5,200
GENESIS MICROCHIP COM 371933102 5,961 337,000 SH OTHER 01 175,000 162,000
GENESIS MICROCHIP PUT 371933952 1,150 65,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 65,000
HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS COM 428565105 2,129 130,000 SH OTHER 01 130,000
HOME DEPOT PUT 437076952 6,863 100,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 100,000
IDT CORP. COM 448947101 997 47,600 SH OTHER 01 47,600
LHS GROUP COM 501938104 5,255 178,500 SH OTHER 01 6,300 172,200
LERNOUT & HAUSPIE SPEECH P COM B5628B104 9,125 261,657 SH OTHER 01 0 261,657
LERNOUT & HAUSPIE SPEECH P PUT B5628B954 9,999 286,700 SH PUT OTHER 01 286,700
MICROSOFT INC PUT 594918954 4,528 50,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 50,000
NASDAQ 100 TR PUT 631100104 11,436 95,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 95,000
NVIDIA CORP COM 67066G104 3,850 200,000 SH OTHER 01 200,000
NVIDIA CORP PUT 67066G954 414 21,500 SH PUT OTHER 01 21,500
Oak Technolgy Inc. COM 671802106 3,289 735,900 SH OTHER 01 735,900
OPTA Food Ingredients Inc. COM 68381N105 3,160 1,075,900 SH OTHER 01 1,075,900
OPEN TEXT CORP COM 683715106 3,018 152,800 SH OTHER 01 152,800
POLICY MGMT SYS CORP COM 731108106 19,608 620,000 SH OTHER 01 620,000
PREMISYS COMM INC COM 740584107 2,120 255,000 SH OTHER 01 255,000
RUBIO'S RESTAURANTS INC COM 78116B102 431 50,000 SH OTHER 01 50,000
SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING IN COM 86768K106 4,019 151,300 SH OTHER 01 151,300
STANDARD PACIFIC CORP COM 85375C101 2,178 212,500 SH OTHER 01 212,500
TII INDUSTRIES COM 872479209 479 326,000 SH OTHER 01 326,000
UNITEDGLOBALCOM CL A 913247508 5,966 83,300 SH OTHER 01 83,300
MCI WORLDCOM INC COM 55268B106 4,313 60,000 SH OTHER 01 60,000
MCI WORLDCOM INC PUT 55268B956 7,188 100,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 100,000
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