OTHER	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Siebert, Brandford, Shank Financial, LLC and Subsidiary
OTHER	During each of 2015, 2014, 2013 SBS was charged $100,000 by Siebert for general and administrative services.

The entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3,6,7,9)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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