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Direct costs arising from transactions with related parties who are not affiliates or joint Ventures. These costs are categorized as cost of goods sold.

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Amount of gain (loss) resulting from the difference between the acquisition price and the selling price or fair value of trading assets and trading liabilities, conducted separately from customer trading activities. Includes, but is not limited to, changes in fair value of trading assets and trading liabilities.

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Related Party Transactions (Schedule Of Related Party Transactions) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net trading	$ 6,816	$ 5,988	$ 20,193	$ 20,158
TBBK [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net trading	4		25	13
E.B.C. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense (income) incurred	61	59	180	176
Edward E. Cohen IRA [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense (income) incurred	111	109	328	322
DGC Family Fintech Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense (income) incurred	405	359	1,167	794
CBF [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense (income) incurred	163		358
JKD Investor [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense (income) incurred	415	210	1,291	465
Fin Tech Acquisition Corp II [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other revenue	12	1	17	1
Mead Park Advisors LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Professional fee and other operating				50
Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net trading	4		25	13
Other revenue	12	1	17	1
Professional fee and other operating				50
Interest expense (income) incurred	$ 1,155	$ 737	$ 3,324	$ 1,757