Trading Securities Owned and Trading Securities Sold, But Not Yet Purchased (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Trading Securities Owned and Trading Securities Sold, But Not Yet Purchased

Components of Trading Securities Owned and Trading Securities Sold, But Not Yet Purchased



	December 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Trading securities owned:
U.S. government agency securities	$	66,424	$	86,882
U.S. government securities		32,845		9,038
Corporate securities:
Fixed income securities		244,535		221,145
Equity securities		38,551		46,877
State and municipal securities		111,288		80,228
	$	493,643	$	444,170
Trading securities sold, but not yet purchased:
U.S. government securities	$	109,776	$	131,561
U.S. government agency securities		954		664
Corporate securities:
Fixed income securities		149,460		61,026
Equity securities		6,060		6,800
State and municipal securities		583		89
	$	266,833	$	200,140

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of financial instruments held by a broker-dealer for its own account (proprietary securities) for trading or investment purposes that are carried at fair value including securities sold, not yet purchased.

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