Bank Call Loans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Bank call loans, primarily payable on demand, bear interest at various rates but not exceeding the broker call rate, which was 3.50% at December 31, 2019 (4.25% at December 31, 2018). Details of the bank call loans are as follows:



(Expressed in thousands, except percentages)
	2019			2018
Year-end balance	$	—		$	15,000
Weighted interest rate (at end of year)	—		%	3.43		%
Maximum balance (at any month-end)	76,900			161,800
Average amount outstanding (during the year)	11,063			53,271
Average interest rate (during the year)	3.27		%	2.66		%