Trading Securities Owned And Trading Securities Sold, But Not Yet Purchased (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Trading Securities Owned And Trading Securities Sold, But Not Yet Purchased [Abstract]

Components Of Trading Securities Owned And Trading Securities Sold, But Not Yet Purchased



	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Trading securities owned:
U.S. government agency securities	$	204,162	$	123,758
U.S. government securities		27,703		3,573
Corporate securities:
Fixed income securities		426,046		396,878
Equity securities		123,044		35,472
State and municipal securities		142,497		203,927
	$	923,452	$	763,608
Trading securities sold, but not yet purchased
U.S. government securities	$	187,253	$	162,661
U.S. government agency securities		5,256		15
Corporate securities:
Fixed income securities		313,191		150,698
Equity securities		83,135		6,281
State and municipal securities		87		87
	$	588,922	$	319,742

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of financial instruments held by a broker-dealer for its own account (proprietary securities) for trading or investment purposes that are carried at fair value including securities sold, not yet purchased.

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