Note 6 - Securities Owned and Securities Sold, But Not Yet Purchased at Fair Value (Details) - Fair Value Measurements (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Security Owned and Sold, Not yet Purchased, at Fair Value [Line Items]
Securities owned at fair value	$ 1,167,000	$ 467,000
Securities sold, but not yet purchased at fair value	227,000	15,000
Corporate Stocks [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Security Owned and Sold, Not yet Purchased, at Fair Value [Line Items]
Securities owned at fair value	216,000	428,000
Securities sold, but not yet purchased at fair value	227,000	15,000
Corporate Stocks [Member]
Security Owned and Sold, Not yet Purchased, at Fair Value [Line Items]
Securities owned at fair value	216,000	428,000
Securities sold, but not yet purchased at fair value	227,000	15,000
Mutual Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Security Owned and Sold, Not yet Purchased, at Fair Value [Line Items]
Securities owned at fair value	62,000
Mutual Funds [Member]
Security Owned and Sold, Not yet Purchased, at Fair Value [Line Items]
Securities owned at fair value	62,000
Fixed Income Securities1 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Security Owned and Sold, Not yet Purchased, at Fair Value [Line Items]
Securities owned at fair value	657,000
Fixed Income Securities1 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Security Owned and Sold, Not yet Purchased, at Fair Value [Line Items]
Securities owned at fair value	138,000
Fixed Income Securities1 [Member]
Security Owned and Sold, Not yet Purchased, at Fair Value [Line Items]
Securities owned at fair value	795,000
Restricted Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Security Owned and Sold, Not yet Purchased, at Fair Value [Line Items]
Securities owned at fair value	94,000	39,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Security Owned and Sold, Not yet Purchased, at Fair Value [Line Items]
Securities owned at fair value	94,000	39,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Security Owned and Sold, Not yet Purchased, at Fair Value [Line Items]
Securities owned at fair value	935,000	428,000
Securities sold, but not yet purchased at fair value	227,000	15,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Security Owned and Sold, Not yet Purchased, at Fair Value [Line Items]
Securities owned at fair value	$ 232,000	$ 39,000