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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001531031
ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
001-38131
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 100
Jericho
NY
11753
(516) 535-2002
ARI KORNHABER
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
20000
1670230.00
8431454
04/28/2025
NASDAQ
Common
08/02/2024
Exercise of options under a registered plan
Issuer
N
6574
08/02/2024
Cash
Common
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Exercise of options under a registered plan
Issuer
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Cash
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Exercise of options under a registered plan
Issuer
N
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Cash
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Issuer
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Issuer
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