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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Related Party Transactions 
Related Party Transactions

17.  Related Party Transactions

 

During the first nine months of 2011, the Company, in the ordinary course of business, provided retail brokerage, consulting and financial advisory services to, and received wholesale brokerage services from, an entity that is controlled by one of the Company’s stockholders.  These transactions were negotiated on an arms-length basis and contain customary terms and conditions.  In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, commissions and fee revenue from these transactions was approximately $3 million and $5 million, respectively.  At September 30, 2011, an amount less than $0.1 million were due to the Company.