NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains	$ 968,000	$ 0	$ 968,000	$ 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses	0		9,000	10,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains (Losses), Sale Proceeds	76,989,000	0	78,439,000	6,000,000
Financial Instruments, Owned and Pledged as Collateral, at Fair Value	295,364,000		295,364,000		302,852,000
Financial Instruments, Owned, Corporate Debt, at Fair Value	$ 3,000,000		$ 3,000,000

The fair value as of the balance sheet date of financial instruments and other positions owned by the entity and pledged to counterparties as collateral, including: (1) mortgages, mortgage-backed and asset backed securities; (2) US government and agency obligations; (3) state and municipal government obligations; (4) other sovereign government debt; (5) corporate obligations; (6) corporate equities; (7) principal investments; (8) derivative contracts; and (9) physical commodities.

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