Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 83,073	$ 90,675
Deposits with clearing organizations	55,069	67,678
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations	180,221	166,493
Receivable from customers, net of allowance for credit losses of $898 ($886 in 2018)	753,625	720,777
Income tax receivable	0	1,014
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	589	290
Securities owned, including amounts pledged of $390,832 ($517,951 in 2018), at fair value	911,468	837,584
Notes receivable, net of accumulated amortization and allowance for uncollectibles of $24,548 and $6,841 respectively ($25,109 and $6,800, respectively, in 2018)	43,921	44,058
Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of accumulated depreciation of $90,974 ($89,182 in 2018)	30,728	28,988
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	171,224	0
Intangible assets	32,100	32,100
Goodwill	137,889	137,889
Other assets	127,657	112,768
Total assets	2,527,564	2,240,314
Liabilities
Drafts payable	13,533	16,348
Bank call loans	0	15,000
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations	634,333	289,207
Payable to customers	334,376	336,616
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	268,621	484,218
Securities sold but not yet purchased, at fair value	137,286	85,446
Accrued compensation	106,869	167,348
Taxes Payable	1,162	0
Accounts payable and other liabilities	48,862	87,630
Present value of lease liabilities	212,970	0
Senior secured notes, net of debt issuance costs of $840 ($904 in 2018)	199,160	199,096
Deferred tax liabilities, net of deferred tax assets of $42,309 ($41,722 in 2018)	15,905	14,083
Total liabilities	1,973,077	1,694,992
Commitments and contingencies (note 12)
Share capital
Common stock	52,519	53,392
Contributed capital	41,489	41,776
Retained earnings	459,751	449,989
Accumulated other comprehensive income	728	165
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	554,487	545,322
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,527,564	2,240,314
Class A Stock
Share capital
Common stock	52,386	53,259
Class B Stock
Share capital
Common stock	$ 133	$ 133