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Receivable from and Payable to Brokers and Clearing Organizations | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Cash and Securities Segregated For Regulatory and Other Purposes, Receivable from and Payable to Brokers and Clearing Organizations, Bank Call Loans and Regulatory requirements [Abstract] |
Receivable from and Payable to Brokers and Clearing Organizations | 4. Receivable from and Payable to Brokers and Clearing Organizations Expressed in thousands of dollars.
|  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |
|  | As at December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Receivable from brokers and clearing organizations consist of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits paid for securities borrowed |  | $ | 217,353 |  |  | $ | 199,117 |
Receivable from brokers |  |  | 23,516 |  |  |  | 20,609 |
Securities failed to deliver |  |  | 11,551 |  |  |  | 23,673 |
Clearing organizations |  |  | 19,209 |  |  |  | 11,038 |
Omnibus accounts |  |  | 15,907 |  |  |  | 19,129 |
Other |  |  | 577 |  |  |  | 29,278 |
|  | $ | 288,113 |  |  | $ | 302,844 |
|  |  | September 30, |  |  |  | September 30, |
|  | As at December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Payable to brokers and clearing organizations consist of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits received for securities loaned |  | $ | 318,834 |  |  | $ | 345,462 |
Securities failed to receive |  |  | 15,236 |  |  |  | 24,944 |
Clearing organizations and other |  |  | 1,540 |  |  |  | 2,291 |
|  | $ | 335,610 |  |  | $ | 372,697 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for Due to and from Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations, including data and tables. This may include amounts receivable from and payable to broker-dealers and clearing organizations, including securities failed to receive, deposits received for securities loaned, amounts payable to clearing organizations related to open transactions, floor brokerage payables and payables for commodities futures accounts liquidating to an equity balance on a broker-dealer's records. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG) -Number AAG-BRD -Chapter 4 -Paragraph 24 -IssueDate 2006-05-01 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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