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    2008  
   
 
  First
Quarter
  Second
Quarter
  Third
Quarter
  Year to date    
 
         
 
                                   
Revenues:
                                   
Brokerage commissions and fees
  $ 30,524,838   $ 28,227,501   $ 33,455,104     $ 92,207,443
                                     
Interest income
  9,276,857   7,061,046     6,966,950     23,304,853
Brokerage interest expense
  1,224,421   846,639     682,331     2,753,391
Net interest income
  8,052,436   6,214,407     6,284,619     20,551,462
                                     
Subscription fees and other
  2,141,378   2,117,909     2,030,362     6,289,649
Net revenues
  40,718,652   36,559,817     41,770,085     119,048,554
 
                                   
Expenses:
                                   
Employee compensation and benefits
  9,218,940   10,826,681     9,852,436     29,898,057
Clearing and execution
  9,525,805   8,509,871     10,159,048     28,194,724
Data centers and communications
  2,391,320   2,368,979     2,170,304     6,930,603
Advertising
  1,305,318   1,482,949     1,534,485     4,322,752
Professional services
  1,629,322   158,584     642,988     2,430,894
Occupancy and equipment
  752,673   754,917     774,456     2,282,046
Depreciation and amortization
  949,615   1,082,005     1,076,006     3,107,626
Other
  1,449,683   1,351,645     1,553,323     4,354,651
Total expenses
  27,222,676   26,535,631     27,763,046     81,521,353
 
                                   
Income before income taxes
  13,495,976   10,024,186     14,007,039     37,527,201
Income tax provision
  5,240,327   3,937,208     5,328,318     14,505,853
 
                                   
Net income
  $ 8,255,649   $ 6,086,978   $ 8,678,721     $ 23,021,348
 
                                   
Earnings per share:
                                   
Basic
  $ 0.19   $ 0.14   $ 0.20     $ 0.53
Diluted
  $ 0.19   $ 0.14   $ 0.20     $ 0.52
 
                                   
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                                   
Basic
  43,707,699   43,389,483     43,098,707     43,398,630
Diluted
  44,462,332   44,143,095     43,875,506     44,160,311
 
                                   
   
 
 
    2007  
   
 
  First
Quarter
  Second
Quarter
  Third
Quarter
  Fourth
Quarter
    Full
Year
 
 
             
 
                                       
Revenues:
                                       
Brokerage commissions and fees
  $ 22,287,705   $ 22,718,953   $ 27,333,980   $ 27,604,198   $ 99,944,836
                                         
Interest income
  11,965,727   12,151,328   12,094,616   11,713,011   47,924,682
Brokerage interest expense
  1,193,786   1,223,225   1,301,379   1,402,089   5,120,479
Net interest income
  10,771,941   10,928,103   10,793,237   10,310,922   42,804,203
                                         
Subscription fees and other
  2,270,977   2,146,640   2,133,699   2,254,903   8,806,219
Net revenues
  35,330,623   35,793,696   40,260,916   40,170,023   151,555,258
 
                                       
Expenses:
                                       
Employee compensation and benefits
  8,451,017   8,771,032   8,652,294   8,304,679   34,179,022
Clearing and execution
  7,122,914   7,534,991   9,111,644   8,492,415   32,261,964
Data centers and communications
  1,673,999   1,479,811   2,213,286   2,818,940   8,186,036
Advertising
  1,085,569   1,569,333   1,500,750   1,431,135   5,586,787
Professional services
  1,158,827   204,170   867,388   1,040,279   3,270,664
Occupancy and equipment
  696,627   689,070   699,866   716,812   2,802,375
Depreciation and amortization
  998,929   1,007,647   991,211   1,010,889   4,008,676
Other
  944,513   1,570,254   1,110,632   1,535,547   5,160,946
Total expenses
  22,132,395   22,826,308   25,147,071   25,350,696   95,456,470
 
                                       
Income before income taxes
  13,198,228   12,967,388   15,113,845   14,819,327   56,098,788
Income tax provision
  5,002,871   4,834,533   5,390,439   5,500,275   20,728,118
 
                                       
Net income
  $ 8,195,357   $ 8,132,855   $ 9,723,406   $ 9,319,052   $ 35,370,670
 
                                       
Earnings per share:
                                       
Basic
  $ 0.18   $ 0.18   $ 0.22   $ 0.21   $ 0.80
Diluted
  $ 0.18   $ 0.18   $ 0.22   $ 0.21   $ 0.78
 
                                       
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                                       
Basic
  44,590,076   44,382,844   44,121,906   43,888,675   44,245,875
Diluted
  45,708,564   45,424,242   44,949,865   44,797,586   45,220,843
 
                                       
   
 
 
                    2006                
       
    First
Quarter
  Second
Quarter
  Third
Quarter
  Fourth
Quarter
  Full
Year
                                         
Revenues:
                                       
Brokerage commissions and fees
  $ 18,632,433   $ 20,007,857   $ 19,215,783   $ 20,972,667   $ 78,828,740
                                         
Interest income
  9,503,841   11,162,025   11,655,041   12,265,813   44,586,720
Brokerage interest expense
  1,098,810   1,119,148   1,202,442   1,214,546   4,634,946
Net interest income
  8,405,031   10,042,877   10,452,599   11,051,267   39,951,774
                                         
Subscription fees
  1,992,413   2,239,510   2,230,892   2,120,946   8,583,761
Other
  354,802   160,575   316,744   348,809   1,180,930
 
                                       
Net revenues
  29,384,679   32,450,819   32,216,018   34,493,689   128,545,205
 
                                       
Expenses:
                                       
Employee compensation and benefits
  6,966,771   7,230,492   7,544,662   7,637,284   29,379,209
Clearing and execution
  5,827,683   6,856,437   6,425,480   6,997,769   26,107,369
Data centers and communications
  1,530,803   1,618,377   1,626,680   1,677,137   6,452,997
Advertising
  956,617   1,101,775   1,121,833   1,134,466   4,314,691
Professional services
  758,560   678,148