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Receivable from net pending trades.

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Amounts due from broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers or related broker-dealers related to open derivative contracts.

No definition available.

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Amount payable to other broker-dealer and clearing organization, including, but not limited to, security failed-to-receive, deposit received for security loaned, open transaction, and floor-brokerage payable.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name Rule 15c3-1
-Number 240
-Section 15c3-1
-Publisher SEC

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 940
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481833/940-20-45-3

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Amount payable to broker-dealers or clearing organizations for executing or clearing trades or orders.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(19)(a)(7))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 940
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 25
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481913/940-20-25-2

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Amount of other payables due to broker-dealers or clearing organizations.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 940
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481833/940-20-45-3

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Amount of other receivables due from broker-dealers or clearing organizations.

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- References

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Amount receivable from broker-dealers and clearing organizations, including, but not limited to, securities failed-to-deliver, certain deposits for securities borrowed, open transactions, good faith and margin deposits, commissions and floor brokerage receivables.

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- References

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Amount of right to receive cash and securities on deposit with clearing organizations. Clearing organizations perform post trade processing and trade comparisons among numerous broker-dealers and act as settlement agents between buying and selling broker-dealers.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(3)(a)(4))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 940
-SubTopic 310
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/940-310/tableOfContent

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Amount receivable as the result of a fail-to-deliver. A fail-to-deliver is a securities sale to another broker-dealer that has not been delivered to buying broker-dealer by the close of business on the settlement date.

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Amount payable as the result of fail-to-receive. A fail-to-receive is a securities purchase from another broker-dealer not received from the selling broker-dealer by the close of business on the settlement date.