TRADING INSTRUMENTS AND TRADING INSTRUMENTS SOLD BUT NOT YET PURCHASED (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Trading Instruments and Trading Instruments Sold But Not Yet Purchased [Abstract]

Trading Instruments and Trading Instruments Sold but Not Yet Purchased

	March 31, 2015				September 30, 2014
	Trading instruments		Instruments sold but not yet purchased		Trading instruments		Instruments sold but not yet purchased
	(in thousands)
Municipal and provincial obligations	$	244,519	$	4,876	$	203,889	$	11,647
Corporate obligations	96,073		18,648		111,928		15,333
Government and agency obligations	164,008		284,821		101,362		187,424
Agency MBS and CMOs	140,403		1,834		127,419		738
Non-agency CMOs and ABS	51,810		—		58,375		—
Total debt securities	696,813		310,179		602,973		215,142
Derivative contracts (1)	41,717		26,022		28,205		12,372
Equity securities	42,383		34,388		34,142		10,886
Corporate loans	—		—		990		—
Other	16,618		1,751		13,083		—
Total	$	797,531	$	372,340	$	679,393	$	238,400

(1) Represents the derivative contracts held for trading purposes. These balances do not include all derivative instruments. See Note 12 for further information regarding all of our derivative transactions, and see Note 13 for additional information regarding offsetting financial instruments.