Note 12 - Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	December 31, 2012		September 30, 2012
Commissions payable	$	6,360,000	$	7,151,000
Deferred clearing fee credits		223,000		251,000
Telecommunication vendors payable		60,000		75,000
Legal payable		757,000		418,000
Deferred rent payable		227,000		241,000
Accrued compensation		2,000		24,000
Capital lease liability		229,000		279,000
Other vendors		2,465,000		2,858,000
Short-term portion	$	10,323,000	$	11,297,000
Long-term portion	$	280,000	$	263,000
Total	$	10,603,000	$	11,560,000