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5. Marketable Securities Classified as Trading Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes to Financial Statements  
Note 5 - Marketable Securities Classified as Trading Securities

Under FASB ASC Topic 320 “Investments-Debt and Equity Securities”, securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term (thus held only for a short time) are classified as trading securities.  Trading generally reflects active and frequent buying and selling, and trading securities are generally used with the objective of generating profits on short-term differences in price.  All inputs used to value the securities are based on Level 1 inputs under FASB ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”. The unrealized holding loss as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, is as follows:

 

          Fair Market     Holding  
    Cost     Value     Gain (Loss)  
December 31, 2013   $ 42,504     $ 36,510     $ 5,403  
December 31, 2012   $ 42,504     $ 31,107     $ 253