Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 71,307	$ 90,675
Deposits with clearing organizations	65,491	67,678
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations	167,931	166,493
Receivable from customers, net of allowance for credit losses of $920 ($886 in 2018)	807,581	720,777
Income tax receivable	0	1,014
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	39	290
Securities owned, including amounts pledged of $547,326 ($517,951 in 2018), at fair value	995,370	837,584
Notes receivable, net of accumulated amortization and allowance for uncollectibles of $32,369 and $6,827 respectively ($25,109 and $6,800, respectively, in 2018)	43,413	44,058
Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of accumulated depreciation of $90,633 ($89,182 in 2018)	32,327	28,988
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	166,612	0
Intangible assets	32,100	32,100
Goodwill	137,889	137,889
Other assets	132,356	112,768
Total assets	2,652,416	2,240,314
Liabilities
Drafts payable	17,456	16,348
Bank call loans	50,100	15,000
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations	418,719	289,207
Payable to customers	325,754	336,616
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	521,837	484,218
Securities sold but not yet purchased, at fair value	155,979	85,446
Accrued compensation	130,879	167,348
Taxes Payable	849	0
Accounts payable and other liabilities	42,709	87,630
Present value of lease liabilities	210,255	0
Senior secured notes, net of debt issuance costs of $775 ($904 in 2018)	199,225	199,096
Deferred tax liabilities, net of deferred tax assets of $43,682 ($41,722 in 2018)	15,044	14,083
Total liabilities	2,088,806	1,694,992
Commitments and contingencies (note 12)
Share capital
Common stock	48,202	53,392
Contributed capital	43,626	41,776
Retained earnings	470,693	449,989
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,089	165
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	563,610	545,322
Total stockholders' equity	563,610
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,652,416	2,240,314
Class A Stock
Share capital
Common stock	48,069	53,259
Class B Stock
Share capital
Common stock	$ 133	$ 133