Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues:
Commissions and fees	$ 99,880	$ 98,960
Recurring	18,950	22,195
Other	2,005	3,513
Total revenues	120,835	124,668
Expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits	46,684	52,464
Transaction processing	24,856	22,834
Occupancy and equipment	15,622	13,978
Telecommunications and data processing services	12,027	14,773
Other general and administrative	17,315	23,722
Interest expense	520	535
Total expenses	117,024	128,306
Income (loss) before income tax benefit	3,811	(3,638)
Income tax benefit	(1,491)	(1,132)
Net income (loss)	$ 5,302	$ (2,506)
Income (loss) per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ (0.08)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ (0.08)
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	32,949	33,106
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	34,130	33,106