FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Arno Andrew 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/08/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. [MERR] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MERRIMAN CURHAN FORD GROUP, INC., 600 CALIFORNIA STREET, 9TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	1,395,348	$ 0.43	D	Â
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	209,302	$ 0.43	I	By Andrew Arno IRA
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	145,348	$ 0.43	I	By JBA Investments LLC (2)
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	145,348	$ 0.43	I	By MJA Investments LLC (2)
Common Stock Warrants (Right to Buy)	08/27/2009	08/27/2014	Common Stock	1,395,348	$ 0.65	D	Â
Common Stock Warrants (Right to Buy)	08/27/2009	08/27/2014	Common Stock	209,302	$ 0.65	I	By Andrew Arno IRA
Common Stock Warrants (Right to Buy)	08/27/2009	08/27/2014	Common Stock	145,348	$ 0.65	I	By JBA Investments LLC (2)
Common Stock Warrants (Right to Buy)	08/27/2009	08/27/2014	Common Stock	145,348	$ 0.65	I	By MJA Investments LLC (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Arno Andrew C/O MERRIMAN CURHAN FORD GROUP, INC. 600 CALIFORNIA STREET, 9TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Andrew Arno		09/21/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The convertible preferred stock is convertible at any time, at the holder's election, and has no expiration date.
(2)	Mr. Arno is the investment advisor for each of JBA Investments LLC and MJA Investments LLC and disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by each of these entities.

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