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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) on investment.

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Cost method investment ownership percentage.

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Original fully diluted ownership interest percentage.

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Line items represent reporting concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of Series A Preferred Shares purchased in AdvisorEngine.

No definition available.

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Percentage of Discount on future equity financing for preferred stock.

No definition available.

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Percentage of voting approval required to redeem all of the outstanding series A shares.

No definition available.

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Percentage of voting approval required to redeem all of the outstanding series B shares.

No definition available.

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