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Regulatory Requirement | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
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Regulatory Requirement | 15. Regulatory Requirement As of March 31, 2017, two broker-dealer subsidiaries of the Company are subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital of $1.0 million for each of the two broker-dealer subsidiaries. At March 31, 2017, the subsidiaries had net capital of approximately $57.0 million and $11.9 million, which was approximately $56.0 million and $10.9 million in excess of its required net capital of $1.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively. At December 31, 2016, the subsidiaries had net capital of approximately $74.5 million and $10.8 million, which was approximately $73.5 million and $9.8 million in excess of its required net capital of $1.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively. Pursuant to NYSE and NYSE MKT (formerly NYSE Amex) rules, one of the broker-dealer subsidiaries was required to maintain $1.8 million and $1.9 million of capital in connection with the operation of the its Designated Market Maker (“DMM”) business as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The required amount is determined under the exchange rules as the greater of $1 million or 15% of the market value of 60 trading units for each symbol in which the broker-dealer subsidiary is registered as the DMM.

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