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Note 8 - Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Notes Tables

Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Table Text Block]

		As of December 31,
		2020				2019
U.S. government agency MBS and CMOs		$	162,031			$	196,146
U.S. government agency debt securities			6,904				14,680
RMBS			14				15
U.S. Treasury securities			607				11,105
ABS			1				100
SBA loans			2,742				27,634
Corporate bonds and redeemable preferred stock			36,388				38,503
Foreign government bonds			659				844
Municipal bonds			19,400				13,737
Certificates of deposit			70				841
Derivatives			13,717				3,686
Equity securities			428				561
Investments-trading		$	242,961			$	307,852

Investments Sold, Not yet Purchased [Table Text Block]

		As of December 31,
		2020				2019
U.S. Treasury securities		$	3,348			$	16,827
Corporate bonds and redeemable preferred stock			29,206				58,083
Municipal bonds			20				20
Derivatives			11,822				3,017
Equity securities			43				-
Trading securities sold, not yet purchased		$	44,439			$	77,947

		As of December 31, 2020
		Cost				Carrying Value				Unrealized Gain / (Loss)
Derivatives		$	338			$	233				105
Equity securities			7,223				7,182				41
Other investments sold, not yet purchased		$	7,561			$	7,415			$	146

Schedule of Other Investments at Fair Value [Table Text Block]

		As of December 31, 2020
		Cost				Carrying Value				Unrealized Gain / (Loss)
Equity securities		$	15,605			$	51,593			$	35,988
Corporate bonds and redeemable preferred stock			479				476				(3	)
Subordinated Notes			1,485				1,519				34
RTLs			2,243				2,300				57
U.S. Insurance JV			1,168				1,564				396
SPAC Funds			779				984				205
Residential loans			119				104				(15	)
Other investments, at fair value		$	21,878			$	58,540			$	36,662

		As of December 31, 2019
		Cost				Carrying Value				Unrealized Gain / (Loss)
Equity securities		$	8,119			$	8,875			$	756
Corporate bonds and redeemable preferred stock			479				477				(2	)
CLOs			2,894				2,522				(372	)
U.S. Insurance JV			2,048				2,223				175
SPAC Funds			646				668				22
Residential loans			129				99				(30	)
Other investments, at fair value		$	14,315			$	14,864			$	549

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