Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 35,424	$ 79,550
Deposits with clearing organizations	83,343	48,415
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations	203,494	163,293
Receivable from customers, net of allowance for credit losses of $410 ($451 in 2019)	1,110,835	796,934
Income tax receivable	0	5,170
Securities owned, including amounts pledged of $440,531 ($357,120 in 2019), at fair value	610,517	799,719
Notes receivable, net	46,161	43,670
Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of accumulated depreciation of $90,958 ($94,773 in 2019)	27,762	31,377
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	153,502	160,297
Intangible assets	32,100	32,100
Goodwill	137,889	137,889
Other assets	272,876	166,341
Total assets	2,713,903	2,464,755
Liabilities
Bank call loans	82,000	0
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations	259,911	520,975
Payable to customers	502,807	334,735
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	342,438	287,265
Securities sold but not yet purchased, at fair value	126,171	100,571
Accrued compensation	298,263	207,358
Accounts payable and other liabilities	44,791	44,725
Accrued Income Taxes	9,726	0
Operating Lease, Liability	193,373
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent		203,140
Senior secured notes, net of debt issuance costs of $1,154 ($485 in 2019)	123,846	149,515
Deferred tax liabilities, net of deferred tax assets of $44,104 ($43,630 in 2019)	44,909	23,749
Total liabilities	2,028,235	1,872,033
Commitments and contingencies (note 17)
Share capital
Common stock	39,333	46,557
Contributed capital	41,481	47,406
Retained earnings	601,406	496,998
Accumulated other comprehensive income	3,448	1,761
Total stockholders' equity	685,668	592,722
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,713,903	2,464,755
Class A Stock
Share capital
Common stock	39,200	46,424
Class B Stock
Share capital
Common stock	$ 133	$ 133