Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues:
Commissions and fees	$ 11,945,000	$ 14,630,000	$ 14,314,000
Investment banking	2,418,000	3,917,000	3,801,000
Trading profits	1,976,000	2,360,000	2,005,000
Interest and dividends	62,000	76,000	79,000
Total	16,401,000	20,983,000	20,199,000
Expenses:
Employee compensation and benefits	9,262,000	10,045,000	9,993,000
Clearing fees, including floor brokerage	2,382,000	2,742,000	2,842,000
Professional fees	5,293,000	3,106,000	5,057,000
Advertising and promotion	405,000	418,000	402,000
Communications	1,296,000	1,601,000	2,144,000
Occupancy	1,046,000	907,000	1,095,000
Impairment of intangibles	300,000	300,000
Write off of software development costs		433,000
Other general and administrative	2,245,000	2,374,000	3,051,000
Provision for loss related to settlement of litigation			1,000,000
Total	22,229,000	21,926,000	25,584,000
(Loss) income from equity investees	(65,000)	806,000	29,000
Loss before income taxes	(5,893,000)	(137,000)	(5,356,000)
Provision for income taxes	19,000	34,000	23,000
Net loss	(5,912,000)	(171,000)	(5,379,000)
Net loss per share of common stock - basic and diluted	$ (0.27)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.24)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted	22,087,324	22,100,759	22,114,121
SBS
Revenues:
Investment banking	20,847,546	23,092,819	20,625,468
Trading profits	4,114,958	5,149,140	5,811,327
Interest and dividends	2,817	4,389	4,278
Total	24,965,321	28,246,348	26,441,073
Expenses:
Employee compensation and benefits	18,619,549	20,541,452	19,878,202
Clearing fees, including floor brokerage	122,209	129,694	142,648
Professional fees	528,313	591,175	623,415
Communications	889,207	905,970	940,907
Occupancy	1,088,755	1,052,908	1,065,030
Interest	48,000	66,718	59,290
State and local income tax	36,326	78,706	120,907
Other general and administrative	3,440,071	3,300,549	3,593,466
Total	24,772,430	26,667,172	26,423,865
Net loss	$ 192,891	$ 1,579,176	$ 17,208