Receivables From And Payables To Brokers, Dealers And Clearing Organizations (Amounts Receivable From Brokers, Dealers, And Clearing Organizations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Due To And From Broker Dealers And Clearing Organizations [Abstract]
Receivables from clearing organizations	$ 350,730	$ 320,277
Deposits paid for securities borrowed	214,100	109,795
Securities failed to deliver	107,727	85,502
Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations, Total	$ 672,557	$ 515,574

This is the amount of cash advanced as security in return for borrowing securities from another party.

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Amount receivable from broker-dealers and clearing organizations, including, but not limited to, securities failed-to-deliver, certain deposits for securities borrowed, open transactions, good faith and margin deposits, commissions and floor brokerage receivables.

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Amount of right to receive cash and securities on deposit with clearing organizations. Clearing organizations perform post trade processing and trade comparisons among numerous broker-dealers and act as settlement agents between buying and selling broker-dealers.

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Amount receivable as the result of a fail-to-deliver. A fail-to-deliver is a securities sale to another broker-dealer that has not been delivered to buying broker-dealer by the close of business on the settlement date.

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