Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Commissions and fees	$ 98,960	$ 118,926
Recurring	22,195	26,932
Other	3,513	3,869
Total revenues	124,668	149,727
Expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits	52,464	57,408
Transaction processing	22,834	24,573
Occupancy and equipment	13,978	14,372
Telecommunications and data processing services	14,773	12,772
Other general and administrative	23,722	17,757
Interest expense	535	505
Total expenses	128,306	127,387
(Loss) income before income tax expense	(3,638)	22,340
Income tax (benefit) expense	(1,132)	5,607
Net (loss) income	$ (2,506)	$ 16,733
(Loss) income per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ 0.49
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ 0.47
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	33,106	34,268
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	33,106	35,451