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Financial Assets And Financial Liabilities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Financial Assets And Financial Liabilities [Abstract] |
Fair Value Table |
|  | Financial Assets At Fair Value as of June 30, 2014
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Securities segregated for regulatory purposes |  | $ | 3,427,880 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 3,427,880
Financial instruments owned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stocks |  |  | 1,151,367 |  |  | - |  |  | 260 |  |  | 1,151,627
Options |  |  | 1,072,980 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,072,980
Warrants and discount certificates |  |  | 34,345 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 34,345
U.S. and foreign government securities |  |  | 16,049 |  |  | 3,866 |  |  | - |  |  | 19,915
Corporate and municipal bonds |  |  | 91,243 |  |  | 19,920 |  |  | - |  |  | 111,163
Currency forward contracts |  |  | - |  |  | 8,595 |  |  | - |  |  | 8,595
Total financial instruments owned |  |  | 2,365,984 |  |  | 32,381 |  |  | 260 |  |  | 2,398,625
Financial instruments owned and pledged as collateral: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stocks |  |  | 759,705 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 759,705
Warrants |  |  | 273 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 273
U.S. and foreign government securities |  |  | 78,012 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 78,012
Corporate and municipal bonds |  |  | 1,477 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,477
Total financial instruments owned and pledged as collateral |  |  | 839,467 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 839,467
Total financial insturments owned |  |  | 3,205,451 |  |  | 32,381 |  |  | 260 |  |  | 3,238,092
Other fair value investments, included in other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stocks and options |  |  | 33,159 |  |  | - |  |  | 106 |  |  | 33,265
Corporate and municipal bonds |  |  | - |  |  | 1,696 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,696
Total other fair value investments, included in other assets |  |  | 33,159 |  |  | 1,696 |  |  | 106 |  |  | 34,961
Total Financial Assets at Fair Value |  | $ | 6,666,490 |  | $ | 34,077 |  | $ | 366 |  | $ | 6,700,933
|  | Financial Liabilities At Fair Value as of June 30, 2014
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stocks |  | $ | 1,370,830 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 77 |  | $ | 1,370,907
Options |  |  | 1,168,783 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,168,783
Warrants and discount certificates |  |  | 603 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 603
U.S. and foreign government securities |  |  | 1,840 |  |  | 1,049 |  |  | - |  |  | 2,889
Corporate bonds |  |  | 77,047 |  |  | 10,556 |  |  | - |  |  | 87,603
Currency forward contracts |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
Total financial instruments sold, not yet purchased |  |  | 2,619,103 |  |  | 11,605 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 2,630,785
Other fair value liabilities, included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stocks and options |  |  | 132,036 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 132,036
Total other fair value liabilities, included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |  |  | 132,036 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 132,036
Total Financial Liabilities at Fair Value |  | $ | 2,751,139 |  | $ | 11,605 |  | $ | 77 |  | $ | 2,762,821
|  | Financial Assets At Fair Value as of December 31, 2013
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Securities segregated for regulatory purposes |  | $ | 1,300,016 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,300,016
Financial instruments owned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stocks |  |  | 1,243,914 |  |  | - |  |  | 57 |  |  | 1,243,971
Options |  |  | 1,880,481 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,880,481
Warrants and discount certificates |  |  | 57,144 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 57,144
U.S. and foreign government securities |  |  | 4,641 |  |  | 2,102 |  |  | - |  |  | 6,743
Corporate and municipal bonds |  |  | 72,750 |  |  | 18,476 |  |  | - |  |  | 91,226
Currency forward contracts |  |  | - |  |  | 5,748 |  |  | - |  |  | 5,748
Total financial instruments owned |  |  | 3,258,930 |  |  | 26,326 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 3,285,313
Financial instruments owned and pledged as collateral: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stocks |  |  | 1,097,734 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,097,734
Warrants |  |  | 233 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 233
U.S. and foreign government securities |  |  | 64,439 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 64,439
Corporate and municipal bonds |  |  | 1,125 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,125
Total financial instruments owned and pledged as collateral |  |  | 1,163,531 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,163,531
Total financial instruments owned |  |  | 4,422,461 |  |  | 26,326 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 4,448,844
Other fair value investments, included in other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stocks |  |  | 25,604 |  |  | 419 |  |  | 101 |  |  | 26,124
Corporate and municipal bonds |  |  | 1,776 |  |  | 47,896 |  |  | - |  |  | 49,672
Mortgage backed securities |  |  | - |  |  | 26,892 |  |  | - |  |  | 26,892
Other asset backed securities |  |  | - |  |  | 22,734 |  |  | - |  |  | 22,734
Other |  |  | - |  |  | 5,328 |  |  | - |  |  | 5,328
Total other fair value assets |  |  | 27,380 |  |  | 103,269 |  |  | 101 |  |  | 130,750
Total Financial Assets at Fair Value |  | $ | 5,749,857 |  | $ | 129,595 |  | $ | 158 |  | $ | 5,879,610
|  | Financial Liabilities At Fair Value as of December 31, 2013
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stocks |  | $ | 1,266,429 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 1,266,432
Options |  |  | 1,793,248 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,793,248
Warrants and discount certificates |  |  | 1,215 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,215
U.S. and foreign government securities |  |  | - |  |  | 4,412 |  |  | - |  |  | 4,412
Corporate bonds |  |  | 77,936 |  |  | 9,628 |  |  | - |  |  | 87,564
Currency forward contracts |  |  | - |  |  | 802 |  |  | - |  |  | 802
Total financial instruments sold, not yet purchased |  | $ | 3,138,828 |  | $ | 14,842 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 3,153,673
Level 3 Financial Assets And Financial Liabilities |
Balance, January 1, 2014 |  | $ | 158
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) - Included in earnings |  |  | 43
Purchases, issuances and settlements |  |  | (38)
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 |  |  | 203
Balance, June 30, 2014 |  | $ | 366
Financial liabilities—Level 3 activities:
Balance, January 1, 2014 |  | $ | 3
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) - Included in earnings |  |  | -
Purchases, issuances and settlements |  |  | -
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 |  |  | 74
Balance, June 30, 2014 |  | $ | 77
Trading Gains From Market Making Transactions |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | June 30, |  | June 30,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Equities |  | $ | 56,564 |  | $ | 92,992 |  | $ | 151,709 |  | $ | 161,516
Fixed Income |  |  | 6,361 |  |  | 6,703 |  |  | 12,091 |  |  | 14,471
Foreign Exchange |  |  | 21,095 |  |  | (40,677) |  |  | 47,732 |  |  | (98,002)
Commodities |  |  | - |  |  | 88 |  |  | - |  |  | 115
Total Trading Gains |  | $ | 84,020 |  | $ | 59,106 |  | $ | 211,532 |  | $ | 78,100
Netting Of Financial Assets And Financial Liabilities |
|  | June 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Gross Amounts |  | Net Amounts of |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Offset in the |  | Assets Presented |  | Condensed Consolidated |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Condensed |  | in the Condensed |  | Statement |  |  |
|  |  |  | Consolidated |  | Consolidated |  | of Financial Condition |  |  |
|  | Gross Amounts of |  | Statement of |  | Statement of |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Recognized |  | Financial |  | Financial |  | Financial |  | Cash Collateral |  |  |
|  | Assets |  | Condition |  | Condition |  | Instruments |  | Pledged |  | Net Amount
Offsetting of Financial Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities segregated for regulatory purposes -purchased under agreements to resell |  | $ | 5,913.9 | 1 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 5,913.9 |  | $ | (5,913.9) |  | $ | - |  | $ | -
Securities borrowed |  |  | 3,499.2 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 3,499.2 |  |  | (3,419.0) |  |  | - |  |  | 80.2
Securities purchased under agreements to resell |  |  | 274.3 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 274.3 |  |  | (274.3) |  |  | - |  |  | -
Financial Instruments owned: |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |
Options |  |  | 1,073.0 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 1,073.0 |  |  | (1,032.5) |  |  | - |  |  | 40.5
Warrants and discount certificates |  |  | 34.6 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 34.6 |  |  | (0.6) |  |  | - |  |  | 34.0
Currency forward contracts |  |  | 8.6 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 8.6 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 8.6
Total |  | $ | 10,803.6 |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | 10,803.6 |  | $ | (10,640.3) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 163.3
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net Amounts of |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Gross Amounts |  | Liabilities |  | Condensed Consolidated |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Offset in the |  | Presented in the |  | Statement |  |  |
|  |  |  | Condensed |  | Condensed |  | of Financial Condition |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Consolidated |  | Consolidated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Gross Amounts of |  | Statement of |  | Statement of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Recognized |  |  | Financial |  | Financial |  | Financial |  | Cash Collateral |  |  |
|  | Liabilities |  | Condition |  | Condition |  | Instruments |  | Received |  | Net Amount
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities loaned |  | $ | 2,932.4 |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2,932.4 |  | $ | (2,932.0) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 0.4
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options |  |  | 1,168.8 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 1,168.8 |  |  | (1,032.5) |  |  | - |  |  | 136.3
Warrants and discount certificates |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | (0.6) |  |  | - |  |  | -
Currency forward contracts |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
Total |  | $ | 4,101.8 |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | 4,101.8 |  | $ | (3,965.1) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 136.7
|  | December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Gross Amounts |  | Net Amounts of |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Offset in the |  | Assets Presented |  | Condensed Consolidated |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Condensed |  | in the Condensed |  | Statement |  |  |
|  |  |  | Consolidated |  | Consolidated |  | of Financial Condition |  |  |
|  | Gross Amounts of |  | Statement of |  | Statement of |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Recognized |  | Financial |  | Financial |  | Financial |  | Cash Collateral |  |  |
|  | Assets |  | Condition |  | Condition |  | Instruments |  | Pledged |  | Net Amount
Offsetting of Financial Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities segregated for regulatory purposes - purchased under agreements to resell |  | $ | 6,734.2 | 1 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 6,734.2 |  | $ | (6,734.2) |  | $ | - |  | $ | -
Securities borrowed |  |  | 2,751.5 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 2,751.5 |  |  | (2,694.6) |  |  | - |  |  | 56.9
Securities purchased under agreements to resell |  |  | 386.3 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 386.3 |  |  | (386.3) |  |  | - |  |  | -
Financial Instruments owned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options |  |  | 1,880.5 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 1,880.5 |  |  | (1,652.8) |  |  | - |  |  | 227.7
Warrants and discount certificates |  |  | 57.4 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 57.4 |  |  | (1.2) |  |  | - |  |  | 56.2
Currency forward contracts |  |  | 5.7 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 5.7 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 5.7
Total |  | $ | 11,815.6 |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | 11,815.6 |  | $ | (11,469.1) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 346.5
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net Amounts of |  |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Gross Amounts |  | Liabilities |  | Condensed Consolidated |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Offset in the |  | Presented in the |  | Statement |  |  |
|  |  |  | Condensed |  | Condensed |  | of Financial Condition |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Consolidated |  | Consolidated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Gross Amounts of |  | Statement of |  | Statement of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Recognized |  |  | Financial |  | Financial |  | Financial |  | Cash Collateral |  |  |
|  | Liabilities |  | Condition |  | Condition |  | Instruments |  | Received |  | Net Amount
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities loaned |  | $ | 2,563.7 |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2,563.7 |  | $ | (2,544.6) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 19.1
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options |  |  | 1,793.2 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 1,793.2 |  |  | (1,652.8) |  |  | - |  |  | 140.4
Warrants and discount certificates |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | (1.2) |  |  | - |  |  | -
Currency forward contracts |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 0.8
Total |  | $ | 4,358.9 |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | 4,358.9 |  | $ | (4,198.6) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 160.3
As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had $5.91 billion and $6.73 billion, respectively, of securities purchased under agreements to resell that were segregated to satisfy regulatory requirements. These securities are included in “Cash and securities—segregated for regulatory purposes” in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition

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