B. Investment in Securities

Investments in securities at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Trading securities:
Government obligations	$	-	$	-	$	18,994	$	18,996	$	20,995	$	20,999
Common stocks		78,025		87,745		170,977		195,029		167,714		190,939
Mutual funds		2,504		3,180		2,432		3,498		2,416		3,373
Other investments		505		723		743		1,704		753		1,550
Total trading securities		81,034		91,648		193,146		219,227		191,878		216,861

Available for sale securities:
Common stocks		13,561		34,095		13,637		38,942		14,228		36,380
Mutual funds		627		1,174		681		1,368		681		1,389
Total available for sale securities		14,188		35,269		14,318		40,310		14,909		37,769

Total investments in securities	$	95,222	$	126,917	$	207,464	$	259,537	$	206,787	$	254,630

Securities sold, not yet purchased at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Proceeds		Fair Value		Proceeds		Fair Value		Proceeds		Fair Value
Trading securities:	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	6,123	$	5,482	$	9,835	$	9,960	$	11,699	$	13,514
Other investments		8		95		1		635		71		666
Total securities sold, not yet purchased	$	6,131	$	5,577	$	9,836	$	10,595	$	11,770	$	14,180

Investments in sponsored registered investment companies at September 30, 2015, December 31,2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Trading securities:
Mutual funds	$	40,097	$	41,820	$	1	$	1	$	1	$	1
Total trading securities		40,097		41,820		1		1		1		1

Available for sale securities:
Closed-end funds		63,068		70,349		21,962		36,323		21,819		36,142
Mutual funds		1,883		2,877		1,898		3,213		1,922		3,377
Total available for sale securities		64,951		73,226		23,860		39,536		23,741		39,519

Total investments in sponsored
registered investment companies	$	105,048	$	115,046	$	23,861	$	39,537	$	23,742	$	39,520

Management determines the appropriate classification of debt and equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of the date of each consolidated statement of financial condition. Investments in United States Treasury Bills and Notes with maturities of greater than three months at the time of purchase are classified as investments in securities, and those with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase are classified as cash equivalents. The portion of investments in securities held for resale in anticipation of short-term market movements are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are stated at fair value, with any unrealized gains or losses reported in current period earnings. Available for sale ("AFS") investments are stated at fair value, with any unrealized gains or losses, net of taxes, reported as a component of equity except for losses deemed to be other than temporary ("OTT") which are recorded as realized losses in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table identifies all reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") into income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

Amount							Affected Line Items	Reason for
Reclassified							in the Statements	Reclassification
from AOCI							Of Income	from AOCI
Three months ended September 30,
2015				2014
	$	-		$	348		Net gain/(loss) from investments	Realized gain on sale of AFS securities
		45			-		Other operating expenses/net gain from investments	Realized gain on donation of AFS securities
		(150	)		-		Net gain/(loss) from investments	OTT impairment of AFS securities
		(105	)		348		Income before income taxes
		39			(129	)	Income tax provision
	$	(66	)	$	219		Net income

Amount							Affected Line Items	Reason for
Reclassified							in the Statements	Reclassification
from AOCI							Of Income	from AOCI
Nine months ended September 30,
		2015			2014
	$	30		$	3,511		Net gain/(loss) from investments	Realized gain on sale of AFS securities
		80			3,639		Other operating expenses/net gain from investments	Realized gain on donation of AFS securities
		(150	)		(69	)	Net gain/(loss) from investments	OTT impairment of AFS securities
		(40	)		7,081		Income before income taxes
		15			(2,620	)	Income tax provision
	$	(25	)	$	4,461		Net income

The Company recognizes all derivatives as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value and includes them in either investments in securities or securities sold, not yet purchased on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. From time to time, the Company and/or the partnerships and offshore funds that the Company consolidates will enter into hedging transactions to manage their exposure to foreign currencies and equity prices related to their proprietary investments. At September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, we held derivative contracts on 170,000 equity shares, 3.8 million equity shares and 2.3 million equity shares, respectively, that are included in investments in securities or securities sold, not yet purchased on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. We had two, one and one foreign exchange contracts outstanding at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively, that are included in receivable from brokers or payable to brokers on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. Aside from one foreign exchange contract, these transactions are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, and therefore changes in fair values of these derivatives are included in net gain/(loss) from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income. The one foreign exchange contract that is designated as a hedge was for a short of British Pounds to hedge the long investment that we have in our London Stock Exchange listed Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust Ltd. closed-end fund which is denominated in British Pounds. As the underlying investment that is being hedged is an available for sale security, the portion of the change in value of the closed-end fund that is currency related is recorded in net gain/(loss) from investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income and not in accumulated comprehensive income.

The following tables identify the fair values and gains and losses of all derivatives held by the Company (in thousands):

		Asset Derivatives Fair Value							Liability Derivatives Fair Value
Balance Sheet Location		September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2014		Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2014
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under
FASB ASC 815-20
Foreign exchange contracts	Receivable from brokers	$	-	$	-	$	-	Payable to brokers	$	36,354	$	-	$	-
Sub total		$	-	$	-	$	-		$	36,354	$	-	$	-
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Under Fasb Asc 815-20
	Investments in							Securities sold,
Equity contracts	securities	$	143	$	896	$	800	not yet purchased	$	95	$	635	$	666
Foreign exchange contracts	Receivable from brokers		-		-		-	Payable to brokers		5,172		5,470		6,343
Sub total		$	143	$	896	$	800		$	5,267	$	6,105	$	7,009
Total derivatives		$	143	$	896	$	800		$	41,621	$	6,105	$	7,009

Type of Derivative	Income Statement Location	Three Months ended September 30,						Nine Months ended September 30,
		2015			2014			2015			2014
Foreign exchange contracts	Net gain/(loss) from investments		$	1,985		$	482		$	1,885		$	541
Equity contracts	Net gain/(loss) from investments			27			758			199			591
Total			$	2,012		$	1,240		$	2,084		$	1,132

The Company is a party to enforceable master netting arrangements for swaps entered into as part of the investment strategy of the Company's proprietary portfolio. They are typically not used as hedging instruments. These swaps, while settled on a net basis with the counterparties, major U.S. financial institutions, are shown gross in assets and liabilities on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. The swaps have a firm contract end date and are closed out and settled when each contract expires.

							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
							Statements of Financial Condition
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of
	Amounts of		Offset in the		Assets Presented
	Recognized		Statements of		in the Statements of		Financial			Cash Collateral
	Assets		Financial Condition		Financial Condition		Instruments			Received		Net Amount
Swaps:	(in thousands)
September 30, 2015	$	143	$	-	$	143	$	(89	)	$	-	$	54
December 31, 2014		896		-		896		(634	)		-		262
September 30, 2014	$	800	$	-	$	800	$	(657	)	$	-	$	143

							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
							Statements of Financial Condition
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of
	Amounts of		Offset in the		Liabilities Presented
	Recognized		Statements of		in the Statements of		Financial			Cash Collateral
	Liabilities		Financial Condition		Financial Condition		Instruments			Pledged		Net Amount
Swaps:	(in thousands)
September 30, 2015	$	89	$	-	$	89	$	(89	)	$	-	$	-
December 31, 2014		634		-		634		(634	)		-		-
September 30, 2014	$	657	$	-	$	657	$	(657	)	$	-	$	-

The following is a summary of the cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and fair value of available for sale investments as of September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014:

	September 30, 2015
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	13,561	$	20,534	$	-		$	34,095
Closed-end Funds		63,068		10,128		(2,847	)		70,349
Mutual funds		2,510		1,620		(79	)		4,051
Total available for sale securities	$	79,139	$	32,282	$	(2,926	)	$	108,495

	December 31, 2014
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	13,637	$	25,305	$	-		$	38,942
Closed-end Funds		21,962		14,398		(37	)		36,323
Mutual funds		2,579		2,030		(28	)		4,581
Total available for sale securities	$	38,178	$	41,733	$	(65	)	$	79,846

	September 30, 2014
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Common stocks	$	14,228	$	22,152	$	-		$	36,380
Closed-end Funds		21,819		14,325		(2	)		36,142
Mutual funds		2,603		2,163		-			4,766
Total available for sale securities	$	38,650	$	38,640	$	(2	)	$	77,288

Changes in net unrealized losses, net of taxes, for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 of ($6.7) million in losses and ($2.4) million in losses, respectively, have been included in other comprehensive income, a component of equity, at September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014. Return of capital on available for sale securities was $0.3 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, there were no proceeds from the sales of investments available for sale and no gross gains on the sale of investments available for sale. Proceeds from sales of investments available for sale were approximately $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, gross gains on the sale of investments available for sale amounted to $0.3 million and were reclassified from other comprehensive income into net gain from investments in the condensed consolidated statements of income. There were no losses on the sale of investments available for sale for the three months ended September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014. Changes in net unrealized losses, net of taxes, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 of $(7.4) million in losses and $(6.8) million in losses, respectively, have been included in other comprehensive income, a component of equity, at September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014. Return of capital on available for sale securities was $0.6 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. Proceeds from sales of investments available for sale were approximately $1.1 million and $8.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, gross gains on the sale of investments available for sale amounted to $30,000 and $3.5 million, respectively, and were reclassified from other comprehensive income into net gain from investments in the condensed consolidated statements of income. There were no losses on the sale of investments available for sale for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014. The basis on which the cost of a security sold is determined using specific identification.

Investments classified as available for sale that are in an unrealized loss position for which other-than-temporary impairment has not been recognized consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2015							December 31, 2014							September 30, 2014
			Unrealized							Unrealized							Unrealized
	Cost		Losses			Fair Value		Cost		Losses			Fair Value		Cost		Losses			Fair Value
(in thousands)
Cosed-end funds	$	40,537	$	(2,847	)	$	37,690	$	812	$	(37	)	$	775	$	79	$	(2	)	$	77
Mutual Funds		303		(79	)		224		303		(28	)		275		-		-			-
Total available for sale securities	$	40,840	$	(2,926	)	$	37,914	$	1,115	$	(65	)	$	1,050	$	79	$	(2	)	$	77

At September 30, 2015, there were four holdings in loss positions which were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired due to the length of time that they had been in a loss position and because they passed scrutiny in our evaluation of issuer-specific and industry-specific considerations. In these specific instances, the investments at September 30, 2015 were mutual funds and closed-end funds with diversified holdings across multiple companies and across multiple industries. One holding was impaired for two months, one holding was impaired for three months, one holding was impaired for seven months and one holding was impaired for eight months at September 30, 2015. The value of these holdings at September 30, 2015 was $37.9 million.

At December 31, 2014, there were four holdings in loss positions which were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired due to the length of time that they had been in a loss position and because they passed scrutiny in our evaluation of issuer-specific and industry-specific considerations. In these specific instances, the investments at December 31, 2014 were mutual funds and closed-end funds with diversified holdings across multiple companies and across multiple industries. One holding was impaired for one month, one for three months and two for four months at December 31, 2014. The value of these holdings at December 31, 2014 was $1.1 million.

At September 30, 2014, there was one holding in a loss position which was not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired due to the length of time that it had been in a loss position and because it passed scrutiny in our evaluation of issuer-specific and industry-specific considerations. In this specific instance, the investment at September 30, 2014 was a closed-end fund with diversified holdings across multiple companies and across multiple industries. The one holding was impaired for one month at September 30, 2014. The value of this holding at September 30, 2014 was $0.1 million.

For the three months ended September 30, 2015 there were $150,000 of losses on available for sale securities deemed to be other than temporary and a loss has been recorded in net gain from investments. There were no losses recognized on AFS securities for the three months ended September 30, 2014. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, there were $150,000 and $69,000, respectively, of losses on available for sale securities deemed to be other than temporary and a loss has been recorded in net gain from investments.