Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues:
Commissions and fees	$ 14,630,000	$ 14,314,000	$ 17,144,000
Investment banking	3,917,000	3,801,000	2,238,000
Trading profits	2,360,000	2,005,000	1,237,000
Interest and dividends	76,000	79,000	151,000
Total	20,983,000	20,199,000	20,770,000
Expenses:
Employee compensation and benefits	10,045,000	9,993,000	9,189,000
Clearing fees, including floor brokerage	2,742,000	2,842,000	3,139,000
Professional fees	3,106,000	5,057,000	6,517,000
Advertising and promotion	418,000	402,000	400,000
Communications	1,601,000	2,144,000	2,359,000
Occupancy	907,000	1,095,000	1,274,000
Impairment of intangibles	300,000	0	150,000
Write off of software development costs	433,000	0	0
Other general and administrative	2,374,000	3,051,000	2,851,000
Provision for loss related to litigation	0	1,000,000	0
Total	21,926,000	25,584,000	25,879,000
Income (loss) from equity investees	806,000	29,000	4,078,000
Income (loss) before income taxes	(137,000)	(5,356,000)	(1,031,000)
Income tax expense	34,000	23,000	1,609,000
Net income (loss)	(171,000)	(5,379,000)	(2,640,000)
Net loss per share of common stock – basic and diluted	$ (0.01)	$ (0.24)	$ (0.12)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted	22,100,759	22,114,121	22,167,218
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Revenues:
Investment banking	23,092,819	20,625,468	41,275,623
Trading profits	5,149,140	5,811,327	7,488,092
Interest and dividends	4,389	4,278	5,429
Total	28,246,348	26,441,073	48,769,144
Expenses:
Employee compensation and benefits	20,541,452	19,878,202	33,076,985
Clearing fees, including floor brokerage	129,694	142,648	194,957
Professional fees	591,175	623,415	680,673
Communications	905,970	940,907	880,792
Occupancy	1,052,908	1,065,030	1,020,409
Interest	66,718	59,290	73,000
State and local income tax	78,706	120,907	435,187
Other general and administrative	3,300,549	3,593,466	4,035,029
Total	26,667,172	26,423,865	40,397,032
Net income (loss)	$ 1,579,176	$ 17,208	$ 8,372,112