Short-Term Borrowings	3 Months Ended
Short-Term Borrowings	Mar. 31, 2012
Short-Term Borrowings [Abstracts]
Short-Term Borrowings	NOTE 10 – Short-Term Borrowings Our short-term financing is generally obtained through short-term bank line financing on an uncommitted, secured basis, short-term bank line financing on an unsecured basis and securities lending arrangements. We borrow from various banks on a demand basis with company-owned and customer securities pledged as collateral. The value of customer-owned securities used as collateral is not reflected in the consolidated statements of financial condition. Our uncommitted secured lines of credit at March 31, 2012 totaled $680.0 million with four banks and are dependent on having appropriate collateral, as determined by the bank agreements, to secure an advance under the line. The availability of our uncommitted lines are subject to approval by the individual banks each time an advance is requested and may be denied. Our peak daily borrowing was $364.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012. There are no compensating balance requirements under these arrangements. Our committed short-term bank line financing at March 31, 2012 consisted of a $50.0 million committed revolving credit facility with two banks. The credit facility expires in December 2012. The applicable interest rate under the revolving credit facility is calculated as a per annum rate equal to the higher of (i) the prime rate, (ii) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, or (iii) one-month Eurocurrency rate plus 1.00%, as defined in the revolving credit facility. At March 31, 2012, we had no advances on our revolving credit facility and were in compliance with all covenants. At March 31, 2012, short-term borrowings from banks were $187.4 million at an average rate of 1.13%, which were collateralized by company-owned securities valued at $283.7 million. At December 31, 2011, short-term borrowings from banks were $199.4 million at an average rate of 1.17%, which were collateralized by company-owned securities valued at $293.0 million. The average bank borrowing was $185.3 million and $168.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, at average daily interest rates of 1.13%, and 1.40%, respectively. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Stifel Nicolaus had a stock loan balance of $141.1 million and $124.7 million, respectively, at average daily interest rates of 0.14% and 0.17%, respectively. The average outstanding securities lending arrangements utilized in financing activities were $156.0 million and $98.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, at average daily effective interest rates of 2.09% and 1.34%, respectively. Customer-owned securities were utilized in these arrangements.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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