Securities Owned/Sold but Not Yet Purchased

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Securities Owned/Sold but Not Yet Purchased

6. Securities Owned/Sold but Not Yet Purchased

These securities consist of securities classified as trading and available-for-sale, as follows:


	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Securities Owned
Trading securities	$	3,719	$	1,691
Available-for-sale debt securities		—		64,603

Total	$	3,719	$	66,294

Securities Sold, but not yet Purchased
Trading securities	$	2,026	$	950
Available-for-sale debt securities		—		—

Total	$	2,026	$	950

Available-for-Sale Debt Securities

The following table summarizes unrealized gains, losses and fair value of the available-for-sale debt securities:


	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Cost	$	—	$	65,237
Gross unrealized gains in other comprehensive income		—		—
Gross unrealized losses in other comprehensive income		—		(634	)

Fair value	$	—	$	64,603

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company received $4,000 and $64,498, respectively, of proceeds from the sale and maturity of available-for-sale securities and recognized gross realized losses of $23 and $739, respectively.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company received $25,065 and $46,065, respectively, of proceeds from the sale and maturity of available-for-sale securities and recognized gross realized losses of $236 and $412, respectively.

Realized losses have been reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income and into the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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