14. Uniform Net Capital Rule Requirements

Two of our subsidiaries, Waddell & Reed, Inc. ("W&R") and Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc. ("IFDI") are registered broker/dealers and members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. A third broker/dealer subsidiary, Legend Equities Corporation ("LEC"), was sold as part of the Legend transaction, effective January 1, 2013. Broker/dealers are subject to the SEC's Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule 15c3-1), which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital and requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital, both as defined, shall not exceed 15.0 to 1.0. The primary difference between net capital and stockholders' equity is the non-allowable assets that are excluded from net capital.

A broker/dealer may elect not to be subject to the Aggregate Indebtedness Standard of paragraph (a)(1)(i) of Rule 15c3-1, in which case net capital must exceed the greater of $250 thousand or 2% of aggregate debit items computed in accordance with the Formula for Determination of Reserve Requirements for broker/dealers. W&R made this election and thus is not subject to the aggregate indebtedness ratio as of December 31, 2013 or 2012.

Net capital and aggregated indebtedness information for our broker/dealer subsidiaries is presented in the following table as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:

	2013				2012

	(in thousands)
	W&R		IFDI		W&R		IFDI		LEC
Net capital	$	23,688		14,648		24,690		19,681		782
Required capital		250		3,340		250		2,648		268


Excess of required capital	$	23,438		11,308		24,440		17,033		514




Ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital		Not applicable		3.42 to 1.0		Not applicable		2.02 to 1.0		5.14 to 1.0