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Capital and Reserve Requirement Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract] |
Summary of Aggregate Indebtedness, Net Capital and Resultant Ratio for VPD | Aggregate indebtedness, net capital, and the resultant ratio for VPD were as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
($ in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate indebtedness |  | $ | 23,511 |  |  | $ | 28,020 |  |  | $ | 23,443 |
Net capital |  |  | 21,919 |  |  |  | 22,086 |  |  |  | 16,617 |
Ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital |  |  | 1.1 to 1 |  |  |  | 1.3 to 1 |  |  |  | 1.4 to 1 |

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