<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001181431-11-035857.txt : 20110609
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20110609102051
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-11-035857
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110607
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110609
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110609

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001270436
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211]
		IRS NUMBER:				161685692
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET
		STREET 2:		17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19104-2870
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215-701-9555

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET
		STREET 2:		17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19104-2870

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	COHEN & Co INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20091216

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALESCO FINANCIAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20061006

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SUNSET FINANCIAL RESOURCES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20031117

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COHEN DANIEL G
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001247745

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32026
		FILM NUMBER:		11902311

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CIRA CENTRE
		STREET 2:		2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19104-2870
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    <periodOfReport>2011-06-07</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001270436</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>IFMI</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>COHEN DANIEL G</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PHILADELPHIA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19104-2870</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chairman and CEO</officerTitle>
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    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.001</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2011-06-07</value>
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            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>360000</value>
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                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>718811</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series B Voting Non-Convertible Preferred Stock</value>
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                    <value>4983557</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Cohen Bros. Financial, LLC; reporting person is sole member</value>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>IFMI, LLC Membership Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>By Cohen Bros. Financial, LLC; reporting person is sole member</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents restricted stock granted upon stockholder approval of an amendment to the Company's 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available under that plan, which occurred on June 7, 2011.  The restrictions expire on December 31, 2012 so long as the reporting person is then employed by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each IFMI, LLC (formerly Cohen Brothers, LLC) membership unit is redeemable at the reporting person's option, at any time on or after January 1, 2013, for (i) cash in an amount equal to the average of the per share closing prices of the Company common stock for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date the Company receives the reporting person's notice of redemption, or (ii) at the Company's option, one share of the Company's common stock (up to an aggregate of 4,983,556 of such shares if all of the membership units are redeemed for shares), subject, in each case, to appropriate adjustment upon the occurrence of an issuance of additional shares of the Company's common stock as a dividend or other distribution on the Company's outstanding common stock, or a further subdivision or combination of the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Joseph W. Pooler, Jr., as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-06-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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