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Counterparty Risk (Components Of Receivable For Securities Sold And Payable For Securities Purchased) (Details) (USD $)
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| Trades pending settlement - receivable | $ 494,842 | $ 533,708 |
| Securities failed to deliver | 29,690 | 0 |
| Total receivables | 524,533 | 533,708 |
| Trades pending settlement - payable | (149,085) | (127,517) |
| Securities failed to receive | (29,368) | 0 |
| Total payables | $ (178,453) | $ (127,517) |
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The amount of payables owed for securities purchased prior to period end where the transactions have not yet settled. No definition available.
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The amount of receivables due from securities sold prior to period end where the transactions have not yet settled. No definition available.
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Includes receivables due from securities sold prior to period end where the transactions have not yet settled as well as receivables due from securities failed to deliver. No definition available.
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Amount recorded when the Company sells securities but does not deliver the securities on settlement date. The amount recorded is the selling price including any accrued interest. This asset is collected upon delivery of the securities. No definition available.
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The Company purchases securities but does not receive the securities by the agreed settlement date records the price of the securities and any accrued interest as a liability. The liability is paid when the securities are received by the purchasing party. No definition available.
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Aggregate amounts payable to broker-dealers and clearing organizations include amounts payable for securities failed to receive, certain deposits received for securities loaned, amounts payable to clearing organizations on open transactions, and floor-brokerage payables. In addition, the net receivable or payable arising from unsettled trades would be reflected in those captions. A broker-dealer that purchases securities, either for its own account or for a customer's account, but does not receive the securities on the settlement date records the amount of money representing the purchase price of the securities, including any accrued interest, as a liability to the selling broker-dealer. This liability is paid when the securities are received by the purchasing broker-dealer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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