Note 14 - Net Capital Requirements (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015
National Securities [Member] \| SEC Requirement [Member]
Note 14 - Net Capital Requirements (Details) [Line Items]
Minimum Net Capital Required	$ 250,000
National Securities [Member]
Note 14 - Net Capital Requirements (Details) [Line Items]
Net Capital	7,165,930
Alternative Excess Net Capital	6,915,930
vFinance Investments [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Note 14 - Net Capital Requirements (Details) [Line Items]
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital	15
vFinance Investments [Member] \| SEC Requirement [Member]
Note 14 - Net Capital Requirements (Details) [Line Items]
Minimum Net Capital Required	1,000,000
vFinance Investments [Member]
Note 14 - Net Capital Requirements (Details) [Line Items]
Net Capital	3,003,962
Alternative Excess Net Capital	$ 2,003,962
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	153.80%

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The amount of net capital in excess of the alternative minimum required net capital.

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-Name Rule 15c3

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-Section 1

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The Total risk based capital ratio (total capital divided by risk weighted assets) required to be categorized as "well capitalized", in the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 505

-Section 50

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Amount of minimum net capital required to be maintained to engage in securities transactions.

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Net capital is equal to the net worth of the broker dealer, less certain items such as exchange memberships, carrying value of securities not readily marketable, haircuts on marketable securities in proprietary accounts, furniture and equipment and other illiquid assets as defined.

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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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