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Capital Requirements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019
Broker-Dealer, Net Capital Requirement, SEC Regulation [Abstract]
Capital Requirements	15. Capital Requirements MSCO is subject to the SEC’s Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule 15c3-1), which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital. MSCO has elected to use the alternative method permitted by the Uniform Net Capital Rule which requires that MSCO maintain minimum net capital, as defined, equal to the greater of $250,000, or 2% of aggregate debit balances arising from customer transactions, as defined. The Uniform Net Capital also provides that equity capital may not be withdrawn, or cash dividends paid if resulting net capital would be less than 5% of aggregate debits. As of December 31, 2019, MSCO had net capital of approximately $4.4 million, which was $4.2 million in excess of required net capital of $250,000. As of December 31, 2018, MSCO had net capital of approximately $8.9 million, which was $8.7 million in excess of required net capital of $250,000. MSCO claims exemption from the reserve requirements under SEC’s Rule 15c 3-3 pursuant to paragraph (k)(2)(ii) as it clears its customer transactions through one unaffiliated and one affiliated clearing firm on a fully disclosed basis. Weeden Prime, as a member of FINRA, is subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1. This rule requires the maintenance of minimum net capital and that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital, both as defined, shall not exceed 15 to 1 and that equity capital may not be withdrawn, or cash dividends paid if the resulting net capital ratio would exceed 10 to 1. Weeden Prime is also subject to the CFTC's minimum financial requirements which require that the Company maintain net capital, as defined, equal to the greater of its requirements under Regulation 1.17 under the Commodity Exchange Act or Rule 15c3-1. As of December 31, 2019, the Company's net capital was approximately $3.9 million which was $3.7 million in excess of its minimum requirement of $250,000 under 15c3-1. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are unrestricted and are used to fund working capital needs. The Company’s total assets as of December 31, 2019 were approximately $28.5 million, of which $3.1 million, or approximately 11%, was highly liquid. The Company’s total assets as of December 31, 2018 were approximately $18.2 million, of which $7.2 million, or approximately 40%, was highly liquid.

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The entire disclosure for financial services, specifically for brokers and dealers, for the accounting period and at the balance sheet date. Disclosure 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. May also include disclosure on company's consolidation policy and a note indicating the amount of the broker-dealer's actual net capital and the amount of required net capital.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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