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Note 5 - Investment Banking and New Issue and Net Trading
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Trading Activities [Text Block]

5. INVESTMENT BANKING AND NEW ISSUE AND NET TRADING

 

INVESTMENT BANKING AND NEW ISSUE

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

  

Year Ended December 31, 2025

 
  

Cash

  

Non Cash

  

Total

 

CCM - Underwriting

 $46,995  $14,633  $61,628 

CCM - Advisory and other new issue

  90,258   217,765   308,023 

Other - Origination

  3,916   -   3,916 

Total

 $141,169  $232,398  $373,567 

Gains / (losses) on CCM financial instruments received as non-cash consideration

          (185,959)

Investment banking and new issue

         $187,608 
             
  

Year Ended December 31, 2024

 
  

Cash

  

Non Cash

  

Net

 

CCM - Underwriting

 $4,733  $1,423  $6,156 

CCM - Advisory and other new issue

  32,495   22,915   55,410 

Other - Origination

  1,856   -   1,856 

Total

 $39,084  $24,338  $63,422 

Gains / (losses) on CCM financial instruments received as non-cash consideration

          (22,644)

Investment banking and new issue

         $40,778 
             
  

Year Ended December 31, 2023

 
  

Cash

  

Non Cash

  

Net

 

CCM - Underwriting

 $-  $-  $- 

CCM - Advisory and other new issue

  7,925   18,248   26,173 

Other - Origination

  2,091   -   2,091 

Total

 $10,016  $18,248  $28,264 

Gains / (losses) on CCM financial instruments received as non-cash consideration

          (4,312)

Investment banking and new issue

         $23,952 
             

 

As of December 31, 2025, the Company has a balance of $34,207 included as a component of other investments, at fair value, representing the remaining carrying amount of the financial instruments received as noncash investment banking and new issue revenue. In terms of the remaining exposure to the Company from monetization of these amounts, this would represent the gross potential loss the Company could incur if these assets were liquidated for $0.  However, the Company has also accrued $18,467 in compensation to employees related to these amounts. The amount finally due to the employees is based on the final monetized amount (see note 11). The amount of compensation accrued presumes these investments are monetized for their carrying amount. Therefore, if the $34,207 of other investments, at fair value, were liquidated for $0, the net loss for the Company would be $15,740.

 

Net trading consisted of the following in the periods presented.



NET TRADING

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

  

Year Ended December 31,

 
  

2025

  

2024

  

2023

 

Net realized gains / (losses)- trading inventory

 $26,023  $19,163  $18,962 

Net unrealized gains / (losses)-trading inventory

  2,341   1,742   (2,087)

Gains and losses

  28,364   20,905   16,875 
             

Interest income-trading inventory

  3,845   4,375   4,250 

Interest income-reverse repos

  34,893   37,958   28,238 

Interest income

  38,738   42,333   32,488 
             

Interest expense-repos

  (32,766)  (34,496)  (25,072)

Interest expense-margin payable

  (2,449)  (3,852)  (6,267)

Interest expense

  (35,215)  (38,348)  (31,339)
             

Other trading revenue

  15,460   11,519   12,902 
             

Net trading

 $47,347  $36,409  $30,926 

 

Trading inventory includes investments classified as investments-trading as well as trading securities sold, not yet purchased.  For discussion of margin payable, see note 6. Other trading revenue is primarily comprised of revenue earned on the Company's agency repo business. See note 11.