Note 16 - Net Capital Requirements (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	20.80%
National Securities [Member]
Minimum Net Capital Required	250,000
Net Capital	1,191,000
vFinance Investments [Member]
Minimum Net Capital Required	1,000,000
Net Capital	1,612,000
Alternative Excess Net Capital	612,000
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	112.50%
EquityStation [Member]
Net Capital	112,000
Alternative Excess Net Capital	62,000
Alternative Net Capital Requirement	50,000
SEC Requirement [Member]
Net Capital	941,000