SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q/A

           X   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002

                                       OR
               TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the transition period from --------------- to -------------------

                          Commission File No. 0-6729

                          FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     New Jersey                                        22-1737915
(State or other  jurisdiction  of                 (I.R.S.  Employer
incorporation or organization)                    Identification Number)

Parkway 109 Office Center, 328 Newman  Springs Rd.,  Red Bank,  NJ    07701
     (Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)
Registrant's  telephone number,  including  area code:  (732) 842-4700

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (l) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                           Yes X             No

     8,527,164 Common Shares, no par value, were outstanding as of December 10,
2002.

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                              FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                                                           

                                                                 Nine months ended September 30,
                                                                     2002              2001
                                                                  (unaudited)       (unaudited)

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH

Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net loss                                                    $    (1,773,320)  $    (3,477,036)
                                                                 --------------    --------------
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
   used in operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization                                       380,457           436,302
   Amortization                                                         11,580           148,635
   Reserves and allowances                                             -                 200,000
   Increase (decrease) in cash attributable to
     changes in assets and liabilities
   Due from clearing firm                                             (502,860)       (2,131,138)
   Trading and investment account securities                           614,903         2,877,589
   Due from officers                                                   (24,119)          (24,855)
   Employee and broker receivables                                     770,519          (439,682)
   Deferred income taxes                                               -                (510,888)
   Other assets                                                        259,983          (742,143)
   Income tax refund receivable                                      1,069,442           -
   Deferred income                                                    (416,822)         (300,000)
   Securities sold but not yet purchased                              (141,729)          (71,559)
   Commissions payable                                                (885,350)        1,199,683
   Accounts payable                                                    141,433           467,385
   Accrued expenses                                                      1,700            43,069
   Income taxes payable                                                -                (868,675)
   Other liabilities                                                  (457,508)         (359,454)
                                                                 --------------    --------------
       Total adjustments                                               821,629           (75,731)
                                                                 --------------    --------------
       Net cash used in operating activities                          (951,691)       (3,552,767)
                                                                 --------------    --------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Collection of notes receivable                                      -                  18,000
   Collection of Global leases receivable                                                153,641
   Additions to property and equipment                                (171,881)         (300,432)
                                                                 --------------    --------------
       Net cash used in investing activities                          (171,881)         (128,791)
                                                                 --------------    --------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Payment of notes payable                                           (185,558)         (245,625)
   Payments of capital lease                                          (146,891)         (188,153)
   Proceeds from capital lease financing                               -                 606,195
   Payment toward purchase of treasury stock                           (25,016)         (143,564)
   Payments of preferred stock dividends                               (74,518)          (48,305)
                                                                 --------------    --------------
       Net cash used in financing activities                          (431,983)          (19,452)
                                                                 --------------    --------------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                           (1,555,555)       (3,701,010)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                     1,779,554         3,701,010
                                                                 --------------    --------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                             223,999           -
                                                                 ==============    ==============


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
   Cash paid (received) during the period for:

       Interest                                                $        69,712   $       118,664
                                                                 ==============    ==============

       Income taxes                                            $    (1,113,646)  $       894,331
                                                                 ==============    ==============

Noncash financing activity:
   Property and equipment financed under capital leases        $       -         $       662,290
                                                                 ==============    ==============







                               See notes to financial statements.






                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                        FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP.
                                        (Registrant)



Dated: December 10, 2002                /s/ William J. Kurinsky
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        William J. Kurinsky
                                        Secretary/Treasurer
                                        Chief Financial Officer and
                                        Principal Accounting Officer



                                        /s/ Herbert Kurinsky
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        Herbert Kurinsky
                                        President


                                 CERTIFICATIONS

     I, Herbert  Kurinsky,  Chief Executive  Officer of First Montauk  Financial
Corp. certify that:

     1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to quarterly report on Form 10-Q of
First Montauk Financial Corp.;

     2. Based on my  knowledge,  this  amendment  to  quarterly  report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
such  statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this annual report;

     3. Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other  financial
information  included in this amendment to quarterly  report,  fairly present in
all material  respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods  presented in this amendment
to quarterly report;

     4. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d- 14) for the registrant and have:

     (a)  designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to ensure  that
material  information  relating to the  registrant,  including its  consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,  particularly
during the period in which this amendment to quarterly report is being prepared;

     (b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures  as of a date  within  90  days  prior  to the  filing  date  of this
amendment to quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     (c) presented in this amendment to quarterly  report our conclusions  about
the  effectiveness  of the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  based  on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

     5. The registrant's other certifying  officers and I have disclosed,  based
on our most  recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors  and the  audit
committee  of  registrant's  board  of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the
equivalent functions):

     (a) all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or  operation of internal
controls  which  could  adversely  affect  the  registrant's  ability to record,
process,  summarize  and  report  financial  data  and have  identified  for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

     (b) any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

     6. The registrant's other certifying  officers and I have indicated in this
amendment to quarterly report whether there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date:    December 10, 2002



/s/ Herbert Kurinsky
- -------------------------------------------
Herbert Kurinsky, Chief Executive Officer
First Montauk Financial Corp.



                                 CERTIFICATIONS

     I, William J. Kurinsky,  Chief Financial Officer of First Montauk Financial
Corp. certify that:

     1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to quarterly report on Form 10-Q of
First Montauk Financial Corp.;

     2. Based on my  knowledge,  this  amendment  to  quarterly  report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
such  statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this annual report;

     3. Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other  financial
information  included in this amendment to quarterly  report,  fairly present in
all material  respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods  presented in this amendment
to quarterly report;

     4. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d- 14) for the registrant and have:

     (a)  designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to ensure  that
material  information  relating to the  registrant,  including its  consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,  particularly
during the period in which this amendment to quarterly report is being prepared;

     (b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures  as of a date  within  90  days  prior  to the  filing  date  of this
amendment to quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     (c) presented in this amendment to quarterly  report our conclusions  about
the  effectiveness  of the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  based  on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

     5. The registrant's other certifying  officers and I have disclosed,  based
on our most  recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors  and the  audit
committee  of  registrant's  board  of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the
equivalent functions):

     (a) all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or  operation of internal
controls  which  could  adversely  affect  the  registrant's  ability to record,
process,  summarize  and  report  financial  data  and have  identified  for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

     (b) any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

     6. The registrant's other certifying  officers and I have indicated in this
amendment to quarterly report whether there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date:    December 10, 2002



/s/ William J. Kurinsky
- ---------------------------------------------
William J. Kurinsky, Chief Financial Officer
First Montauk Financial Corp.




                                                                Exhibit 99.1


    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection  with  Amendment  No. 1 to Quarterly  Report of FIRST MONTAUK
FINANCIAL CORP. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30,
2002 as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof
(the "Report"),  I, Herbert  Kurinsky,  Chief Executive  Officer of the Company,
certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Amendment to Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information  contained in the Amendment to Report fairly  presents,
in all material  respects,  the financial  condition and result of operations of
the Company.


/s/ Herbert Kurinsky
- -----------------------------------
Herbert Kurinsky
Chief Executive Officer
December 10, 2002




                                                                Exhibit 99.2


    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection  with  Amendment  No. 1 to Quarterly  Report of FIRST MONTAUK
FINANCIAL CORP. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30,
2002 as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof
(the "Report"), I, William J. Kurinsky,  Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Amendment to Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information  contained in the Amendment to Report fairly  presents,
in all material  respects,  the financial  condition and result of operations of
the Company.


/s/ William J. Kurinsky
- -----------------------------------
William J. Kurinsky
Chief Financial Officer
December 10, 2002