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RESTRICTED CASH
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]  
RESTRICTED CASH
RESTRICTED CASH

As of March 31, 2017, the Company is required to maintain certain cash balances with counterparties for broker activity and collateral for the Company's repurchase agreements in non-interest bearing accounts.

The following table presents the Company's restricted cash balances as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Restricted cash balance held by:
 
 

 
 

Broker counterparties for derivatives trading
 
$
(915,590
)
 
$
(4,244,678
)
Repurchase counterparties as restricted collateral
 
7,693,120

 
10,355,222

Total
 
$
6,777,530

 
$
6,110,544