Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 32,080	$ 79,550
Deposits with clearing organizations	77,202	48,415
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations	207,256	163,293
Receivable from customers, net of allowance for credit losses of $418 ($451 in 2019)	1,095,035	796,934
Income tax receivable	2,992	5,170
Securities owned, including amounts pledged of $486,165 ($357,120 in 2019), at fair value	646,680	799,719
Notes receivable, net of accumulated amortization and allowance for uncollectibles of $37,224 and $4,190 respectively ($38,355 and $3,673, respectively, in 2019)	44,723	43,670
Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of accumulated depreciation of $100,968 ($94,773 in 2019)	28,916	31,377
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	154,666	160,297
Intangible assets	32,100	32,100
Goodwill	137,889	137,889
Other assets	149,079	166,341
Total assets	2,608,618	2,464,755
Liabilities
Drafts payable	18,251	0
Bank call loans	156,900	0
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations	366,949	520,975
Payable to customers	380,746	334,735
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	252,827	287,265
Securities sold but not yet purchased, at fair value	222,449	100,571
Accrued compensation	201,616	207,358
Accounts payable and other liabilities	43,473	44,725
Present value of lease liabilities	195,348	203,140
Senior secured notes, net of debt issuance costs of $1,136 ($485 in 2019)	123,864	149,515
Deferred tax liabilities, net of deferred tax assets of $39,099 ($43,630 in 2019)	30,979	23,749
Total liabilities	1,993,402	1,872,033
Commitments and contingencies (note 13)
Share capital
Common stock	39,973	46,557
Contributed capital	39,788	47,406
Retained earnings	533,507	496,998
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,948	1,761
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	615,216	592,722
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,608,618	2,464,755
Class A Stock
Share capital
Common stock	39,840	46,424
Class B Stock
Share capital
Common stock	$ 133	$ 133