Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenues, Pre-tax Earnings and Total Assets by Segment

The Company’s revenues, income (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations (“Pre-tax earnings”) and total assets by segment are summarized in the following table (in thousands):

	Market Making		Global Execution Services		Corporate and Other			Consolidated Total
For the year ended December 31, 2016:
Revenues	$	775,173	$	283,756	$	395,483		$	1,454,412
Pre-tax earnings	93,732		12,008		290,688			396,428
Total assets	5,400,530		703,426		157,331			6,261,287
For the year ended December 31, 2015:
Revenues	$	884,858	$	667,723	$	46,529		$	1,599,110
Pre-tax earnings	124,028		368,957		(113,023		)	379,962
Total assets	4,855,482		727,029		458,024			6,040,535
For the year ended December 31, 2014:
Revenues	$	901,152	$	345,710	$	69,369		$	1,316,232
Pre-tax earnings	146,713		11,056		(72,582		)	85,187
Total assets	4,401,021		786,734		1,633,620			6,821,375

Revenues by Geographic Area

The Company operates in the U.S. and internationally, primarily in Europe and Asia. The following table presents Revenues by geographic area.

	U.S.		International		Consolidated Total
For the year ended December 31, 2016:
Revenues	$	1,351,242	$	103,170	$	1,454,412
For the year ended December 31, 2015:
Revenues	$	1,449,370	$	149,740	$	1,599,110
For the year ended December 31, 2014:
Revenues	$	1,127,088	$	189,144	$	1,316,232