RESTRICTED CASH (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Schedule of Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the Company's restricted cash balances as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Restricted cash balance held by:
Broker counterparties for derivatives trading	$	5,104,533	$	7,297,667
Repurchase counterparties as restricted collateral		6,296,112		6,015,490
FOAC as minimum required capital		-		30,016
Total	$	11,400,645	$	13,343,173