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Related Party Transactions | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Related Party Transactions | During the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company earned commission income from related parties in the amounts of $79,143 and $38,974, respectively. Commission income earned from related parties is comprised primarily of brokerage commissions and commissions for money transfers by brokerage clients. During the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company paid commission expense to related parties in the amount of $3,668 and $0, respectively. As of March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, the Company had cash and cash equivalents held in brokerage accounts of related parties totaling $212 and $8,444, respectively. As of March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, the Company had loans issued to related parties totaling $1,477 and $1,888, respectively. As of March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, the Company had bank commission receivables and receivables from brokerage clients from related parties totaling $3,611 and $192, respectively. Brokerage and other receivables from related parties result principally from commissions receivable on the brokerage operations of related parties. As of March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, the Company had margin lending receivables with related parties totaling $105,892 and $43,720, respectively. As of March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, the Company had margin lending payables to related parties, totaling $4,306 and $1,090, respectively. As of March 31, 2020, and March 31, 2019, the Company had loans received from a related party totaling $0 and $3,957, respectively. As of March 31, 2020, and March 31, 2019, the Company had accounts payable due to a related party totaling $1,879 and $345, respectively. As of March 31, 2020, and March 31, 2019, the Company had consideration due to a related party for the Nettrader acquisition totaling $0 and $2,590, respectively. As of March 31, 2020, and March 31, 2019, the Company had customer liabilities on brokerage accounts and bank accounts of related parties totaling $26,150 and $29,904, respectively and held restricted customer cash on brokerage accounts of related parties totaling $8,410 and $13,999, respectively. Brokerage and related banking services, including margin lending, were provided to such related parties pursuant standard client account agreements and at standard market rates. In August 2019, to comply with certain foreign ownership restrictions relating to registered Ukrainian broker-dealers, the Company sold 67.12% of the outstanding equity interest of Freedom UA to Askar Tashtitov, the Company’s president, for $100. The Company retained the remaining 32.88% of the outstanding equity interests in Freedom UA. In connection with this transaction, the Company also entered into a series of contractual arrangements with Freedom UA and Mr. Tashtitov, including a consulting services agreement, an operating agreement and an option agreement. For additional information regarding this transaction, see Note 1 – Description of Business.

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