Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following presents the Company's revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by major business activity and other sources of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

(Expressed in thousands)	For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
	Reportable Segments
	Private Client		Asset Management		Capital Markets		Corporate/Other		Total
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Commissions from sales and trading	$	174,346	$	—	$	185,542	$	29	$	359,917
Mutual fund income	35,101		3		9		67		35,180
Advisory fees	326,858		128,258		2		143		455,261
Investment banking - capital markets	16,093		—		123,670		—		139,763
Investment banking - advisory	—		2,000		80,535		—		82,535
Bank deposit sweep income	34,829		—		—		—		34,829
Other	14,316		—		2,485		127		16,928
Total revenues from contracts with customers	601,543		130,261		392,243		366		1,124,413
Other sources of revenue:
Interest	25,148		—		7,749		580		33,477
Principal transactions, net	3,300		—		26,306		(1,732)		27,874
Other	12,092		13		454		344		12,903
Total other sources of revenue	40,540		13		34,509		(808)		74,254
Total revenue	$	642,083	$	130,274	$	426,752	$	(442)	$	1,198,667