Note 6 - Receivables From and Payables to Brokers, Dealers, and Clearing Agencies |
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6. RECEIVABLES FROM AND PAYABLES TO BROKERS, DEALERS, AND CLEARING AGENCIES Amounts receivable from brokers, dealers, and clearing agencies consisted of the following.
Amounts payable to brokers, dealers, and clearing agencies consisted of the following.
Deposits with clearing agencies represent contractual amounts the Company is required to deposit with its clearing agents. Securities transactions that settle in the regular way are recorded on the trade date, as if they had settled. The related amounts receivable and payable for unsettled securities transactions are recorded net in receivables from or payables to brokers, dealers, and clearing agencies on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Receivables from clearing agencies are primarily comprised of cash received by the Company upon execution of short trades that are restricted from withdrawal by the clearing agent. Margin payable represents amounts borrowed from Pershing, LLC to finance the Company’s trading portfolio and the related accrued interest. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had no margin payable to Perching LLC; the amount shown in the table above represents interest expense on a margin loan balance during the month of December 2025. See note 5 for interest expense incurred on margin payable. All of the Company's securities included in investments-trading and a portion of the Company's securities included in other investments, at fair value serve as collateral for this margin loan. See note 8.
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