SEC Form 5
FORM 5

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subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
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[  ] Form 3 Holdings Reported

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 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Rush, Jeffrey L
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
220 E. Central Parkway
Suite 2060
(Street)
Altamonte Springs,    FL   32701
(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Issuer Name
and Ticker or Trading Symbol

International Assets Holding Corporation
IAAC
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    Month/Day/Year

10/05/2001

5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X Director      10% Owner
   Officer (give title below)        Other (specify below)

Description          
7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Form filed by One Reporting Person
     Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)
2.Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)
 3. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)



        Amount      /         A/D         /         Price          
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at end of
    Issuer's Fiscal Year

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct (D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
 
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction Date

(Month/
Day/
Year)
 4. Transaction Code
    (Instr.8) 		5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed Of (D)

    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)




  A     or     D  
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)





  DE     /     ED  
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)





Title     /         Amount or Number of Shares
8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)
 9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    at End of Year
    Reported
    Transaction(s)
    (Instr.4) 		10. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Securities:
Direct (D)
or
Indirect (I)

(Instr.4) 		11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Stock Option $.90 10/05/2001
J4
 15,000 A
10/05/2002 / 10/05/2011
Common / 15,000
$.90
33,400
D
Explanation of Responses:
 
Grant of options from issuer.   5,000 options available for exercise on 10/05/2002; another 5,000 options available for exercise on 10/05/2003; the remaining 5,000 options available for exercise on 10/05/2004.
By:
/s/ Jeffrey L. Rush                                                                                                12/17/2002
** Signature of Reporting Person                                                                                    Date      




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