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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2009
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| Revenues: | |||
| Commissions | $ 139,549 | $ 106,960 | $ 92,513 |
| Advisory fees | 87,865 | 53,627 | 33,095 |
| Investment banking | 27,514 | 22,381 | 15,370 |
| Principal transactions | (1,210) | 131 | 846 |
| Interest and dividends | 1,026 | 524 | 2,372 |
| Service fees and other income | 18,856 | 10,903 | 6,479 |
| Total revenues | 273,600 | 194,526 | 150,675 |
| Expenses: | |||
| Commissions and fees | 182,462 | 122,120 | 87,165 |
| Compensation and benefits | 52,043 | 43,309 | 40,232 |
| Non-cash compensation | 4,014 | 5,439 | 7,534 |
| Brokerage, communication and clearance fees | 6,937 | 6,632 | 6,836 |
| Rent and occupancy, net of sublease revenue | 3,813 | 3,309 | 3,067 |
| Professional services | 4,223 | 5,361 | 5,725 |
| Interest | 6,543 | 3,241 | 3,977 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,632 | 3,978 | 4,143 |
| Acquisition related expense | 2,971 | ||
| Amortization of retention loans | 1,634 | ||
| Other | 15,630 | 11,227 | 9,600 |
| Total expenses | 285,902 | 204,616 | 168,279 |
| Loss before income taxes | (12,302) | (10,090) | (17,604) |
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (16,195) | 861 | 1,069 |
| Net income (loss) | $ 3,893 | $ (10,951) | $ (18,673) |
| Net income (loss) per common share (basic and diluted) | $ 0.02 | $ (0.06) | $ (0.11) |
| Weighted average common shares used in computation of per share data: | |||
| Basic | 183,023,590 | 175,698,489 | 168,623,375 |
| Diluted | 189,014,028 | 175,698,489 | 168,623,375 |
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Acquisition Related Costs
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The noncash expense that accounts for the value of stock issued to employees as the employers' matching contribution to the company's 401K plan.
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Weighted Average Number Basic And Diluted, Shares Outstanding [Abstract]
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The commission a broker-dealer charges when buying and selling securities on behalf of its customers. Acting as an agent, a broker-dealer may buy and sell securities on behalf of its customers. In return for such services, the broker-dealer charges a commission. Each time a customer enters into a buy or sell transaction, a commission is earned by the broker-dealer for its selling and administrative efforts. Commissions earned are usually related to the broker-dealer's customers' trading volume and the dollar amounts of the trades. In general, commissions are for smaller trades of exchange-listed stocks and bonds made by retail customers. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income or loss for the period per each share in instances when basic and diluted earnings per share are the same amount and reported as a single line item on the face of the financial statements. Basic earnings per share is the amount of net income or loss for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share includes the amount of net income or loss for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period.
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The amount of expense during the period for floor brokerage fees paid to other broker-dealers to execute trades on their behalf, stock exchange fees, order flow fees, and clearance fees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Represents the total of interest and dividend income, including any amortization and accretion (as applicable) of discounts and premiums, earned from (1) loans and leases whether held-for-sale or held-in-portfolio; (2) investment securities; (3) federal funds sold; (4) securities purchased under agreements to resell; (5) investments in banker's acceptances, commercial paper, or certificates of deposit; (6) dividend income; or (7) other investments not otherwise specified herein. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest that was charged against earnings during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Fees earned for providing investment advice, research and other services for customers. Such services may include the investment management of mutual funds and separate accounts, and are generally based upon the size of the funds managed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Includes (1) underwriting revenue (the spread between the resale price received and the cost of the securities and related expenses) generated through the purchasing, distributing and reselling of new issues of securities (alternatively, could be a secondary offering of a large block of previously issued securities); and (2) fees earned for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and other types of financial advisory services. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate amount of expenditures for salaries, wages, profit sharing and incentive compensation, and other employee benefits, including equity-based compensation, and pension and other postretirement benefit expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of net occupancy expense that may include items, such as depreciation of facilities and equipment, lease expenses, property taxes and property and casualty insurance expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Includes selling, general and administrative expense.
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The charge against earnings in the period representing the allocation of deferred costs to periods expected to benefit from such costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This element represents a sum total of expenses not separately reflected on the income statement for the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Reflects the sum of all other revenue and income recognized by the entity in the period not otherwise specified in the income statement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The caption reflecting the net gain (loss), both realized and unrealized, arising from principal trading and principal investments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate revenue recognized during the period (derived from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an entity's earning process). For financial services companies, also includes investment and interest income, and sales and trading gains. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Primarily represents commissions incurred in the period based upon the sale by commissioned employees or third parties of the entity's goods or services, and fees for sales assistance or product enhancements performed by third parties (such as a distributor or value added reseller). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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