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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1997
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<RECEIVABLES> 195,157
<SECURITIES-RESALE> 5,299
<SECURITIES-BORROWED> 468,786
<INSTRUMENTS-OWNED> 128,142
<PP&E> 12,947
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 831,921
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<PAYABLES> 89,337
<REPOS-SOLD> 891
<SECURITIES-LOANED> 547,847
<INSTRUMENTS-SOLD> 8,440
<LONG-TERM> 7,500
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0
<PREFERRED> 0
<COMMON> 59
<OTHER-SE> 44,489
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 831,921
<TRADING-REVENUE> 63,235
<INTEREST-DIVIDENDS> 45,474
<COMMISSIONS> 52,987
<INVESTMENT-BANKING-REVENUES> 19,636
<FEE-REVENUE> 11,640
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 38,615
<COMPENSATION> 105,080
<INCOME-PRETAX> 2,902
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 1,651
<EXTRAORDINARY> 305
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 1,956
<EPS-PRIMARY> 0.34
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.31
Prior periods restated to conform to Financial Accounting Standards No. 128-
"Earnings per share".
[PERIOD-TYPE] 9-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END] SEP-26-1997
[CASH] $ 321
[RECEIVABLES] 207,118
[SECURITIES-RESALE] 3,504
[SECURITIES-BORROWED] 587,132
[INSTRUMENTS-OWNED] 120,462
[PP&E] 13,246
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 955,158
[SHORT-TERM] 203,002
[PAYABLES] 60,837
[REPOS-SOLD] 5,031
[SECURITIES-LOANED] 606,583
[INSTRUMENTS-SOLD] 4,112
[LONG-TERM] 7,927
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 0
[PREFERRED] 0
[COMMON] 57
[OTHER-SE] 43,578
[TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY] 955,158
[TRADING-REVENUE] 47,246
[INTEREST-DIVIDENDS] 32,748
[COMMISSIONS] 38,347
[INVESTMENT-BANKING-REVENUES] 11,114
[FEE-REVENUE] 8,114
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 28,112
[COMPENSATION] 73,183
[INCOME-PRETAX] 1,501
[INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY] 862
[EXTRAORDINARY] 305
[CHANGES] 0
[NET-INCOME] 1,167
[EPS-PRIMARY] 0.20
[EPS-DILUTED] 0.19
Prior periods restated to conform to Financial Accounting Standards No. 128-
"Earnings per share".
[PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END] JUN-27-1997
[CASH] $ 1,314
[RECEIVABLES] 152,237
[SECURITIES-RESALE] 3,882
[SECURITIES-BORROWED] 538,785
[INSTRUMENTS-OWNED] 185,646
[PP&E] 13,608
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 924,020
[SHORT-TERM] 204,012
[PAYABLES] 76,264
[REPOS-SOLD] 5,132
[SECURITIES-LOANED] 559,711
[INSTRUMENTS-SOLD] 7,286
[LONG-TERM] 8,583
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 0
[PREFERRED] 0
[COMMON] 57
[OTHER-SE] 42,767
[TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY] 924,020
[TRADING-REVENUE] 31,080
[INTEREST-DIVIDENDS] 20,942
[COMMISSIONS] 23,668
[INVESTMENT-BANKING-REVENUES] 6,834
[FEE-REVENUE] 5,304
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 17,940
[COMPENSATION] 46,968
[INCOME-PRETAX] 350
[INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY] 256
[EXTRAORDINARY] 305
[CHANGES] 0
[NET-INCOME] 561
[EPS-PRIMARY] 0.10
[EPS-DILUTED] 0.09
Prior periods restated to conform to Financial Accounting Standards No. 128-
"Earnings per share".
[PERIOD-TYPE] 3-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END] MAR-27-1997
[CASH] $ 4,400
[RECEIVABLES] 152,260
[SECURITIES-RESALE] 6,597
[SECURITIES-BORROWED] 402,767
[INSTRUMENTS-OWNED] 85,869
[PP&E] 14,397
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 684,898
[SHORT-TERM] 131,312
[PAYABLES] 56,073
[REPOS-SOLD] 0
[SECURITIES-LOANED] 417,069
[INSTRUMENTS-SOLD] 11,762
[LONG-TERM] 16,011
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 0
[PREFERRED] 0
[COMMON] 54
[OTHER-SE] 42,811
[TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY] 684,898
[TRADING-REVENUE] 14,566
[INTEREST-DIVIDENDS] 10,052
[COMMISSIONS] 11,581
[INVESTMENT-BANKING-REVENUES] 3,196
[FEE-REVENUE] 2,664
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 8,424
[COMPENSATION] 22,888
[INCOME-PRETAX] 30
[INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY] 66
[EXTRAORDINARY] 305
[CHANGES] 0
[NET-INCOME] 371
[EPS-PRIMARY] 0.07
[EPS-DILUTED] 0.06
Prior periods restated to conform to Financial Accounting Standards No. 128-
"Earnings per share".
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1996
[PERIOD-END] DEC-31-1996
[CASH] $ 4,005
[RECEIVABLES] 138,167
[SECURITIES-RESALE] 2,869
[SECURITIES-BORROWED] 344,904
[INSTRUMENTS-OWNED] 162,311
[PP&E] 12,584
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 675,785
[SHORT-TERM] 134,712
[PAYABLES] 107,939
[REPOS-SOLD] 0
[SECURITIES-LOANED] 350,577
[INSTRUMENTS-SOLD] 10,075
[LONG-TERM] 6,009
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 0
[PREFERRED] 0
[COMMON] 54
[OTHER-SE] 42,220
[TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY] 675,785
[TRADING-REVENUE]
[INTEREST-DIVIDENDS] 32,240
[COMMISSIONS] 42,711
[INVESTMENT-BANKING-REVENUES] 19,558
[FEE-REVENUE] 10,244
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 26,030
[COMPENSATION] 95,691
[INCOME-PRETAX] 9,092
[INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY] 5,500
[EXTRAORDINARY] 0
[CHANGES] 0
[NET-INCOME] 5,500
[EPS-PRIMARY] 1.00
[EPS-DILUTED] 0.93
Prior periods restated to conform to Financial Accounting Standards No. 128-
"Earnings per share".
[PERIOD-TYPE] 9-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1996
[PERIOD-END] SEP-27-1996
[CASH] $ 10,555
[RECEIVABLES] 151,558
[SECURITIES-RESALE] 0
[SECURITIES-BORROWED] 525,330
[INSTRUMENTS-OWNED] 98,836
[PP&E] 7,362
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 805,142
[SHORT-TERM] 101,567
[PAYABLES] 81,623
[REPOS-SOLD] 2,996
[SECURITIES-LOANED] 546,753
[INSTRUMENTS-SOLD] 4,443
[LONG-TERM] 9,927
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 0
[PREFERRED] 0
[COMMON] 51
[OTHER-SE] 40,812
[TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY] 805,142
[TRADING-REVENUE] 48,148
[INTEREST-DIVIDENDS] 20,629
[COMMISSIONS] 31,804
[INVESTMENT-BANKING-REVENUES] 12,475
[FEE-REVENUE] 7,397
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 16,098
[COMPENSATION] 70,298
[INCOME-PRETAX] 7,041
[INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY] 4,271
[EXTRAORDINARY] 0
[CHANGES] 0
[NET-INCOME] 4,271
[EPS-PRIMARY] 0.77
[EPS-DILUTED] 0.72
Prior periods restated to conform to Financial Accounting Standards No. 128-
"Earnings per share".
[PERIOD-TYPE] 9-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-27-1996
[PERIOD-END] JUN-28-1996
[CASH] $ 3,362
[RECEIVABLES] 132,328
[SECURITIES-RESALE] 0
[SECURITIES-BORROWED] 288,902
[INSTRUMENTS-OWNED] 128,454
[PP&E] 6,997
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 571,368
[SHORT-TERM] 136,033
[PAYABLES] 65,953
[REPOS-SOLD] 4,975
[SECURITIES-LOANED] 298,211
[INSTRUMENTS-SOLD] 5,758
[LONG-TERM] 5,156
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 0
[PREFERRED] 0
[COMMON] 51
[OTHER-SE] 40,117
[TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY] 571,368
[TRADING-REVENUE] 46,067
[INTEREST-DIVIDENDS] 21,317
[COMMISSIONS] 31,982
[INVESTMENT-BANKING-REVENUES] 14,059
[FEE-REVENUE] 6,482
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 16,758
[COMPENSATION] 69,776
[INCOME-PRETAX] 7,919
[INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY] 4,892
[EXTRAORDINARY] 0
[CHANGES] 0
[NET-INCOME] 4,892
[EPS-PRIMARY] 0.89
[EPS-DILUTED] 0.82
Prior periods restated to conform to Financial Accounting Standards No. 128-
"Earnings per share".
[PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-27-1996
[PERIOD-END] MAR-29-1996
[CASH] $ 2,970
[RECEIVABLES] 119,763
[SECURITIES-RESALE] 0
[SECURITIES-BORROWED] 258,469
[INSTRUMENTS-OWNED] 75,137
[PP&E] 7,485
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 478,178
[SHORT-TERM] 95,587
[PAYABLES] 50,105
[REPOS-SOLD] 0
[SECURITIES-LOANED] 266,756
[INSTRUMENTS-SOLD] 9,874
[LONG-TERM] 5,500
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 0
[PREFERRED] 0
[COMMON] 49
[OTHER-SE] 38,713
[TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY] 478,178
[TRADING-REVENUE] 28,510
[INTEREST-DIVIDENDS] 14,577
[COMMISSIONS] 20,783
[INVESTMENT-BANKING-REVENUES] 9,730
[FEE-REVENUE] 4,094
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 11,585
[COMPENSATION] 44,778
[INCOME-PRETAX] 5,339
[INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY] 3,307
[EXTRAORDINARY] 0
[CHANGES] 0
[NET-INCOME] 3,307
[EPS-PRIMARY] 0.60
[EPS-DILUTED] 0.56
Prior periods restated to conform to Financial Accounting Standards No. 128-
"Earnings per share".
[PERIOD-TYPE] 3-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1995
[PERIOD-END] DEC-31-1995
[CASH] $ 6,750
[RECEIVABLES] 124,482
[SECURITIES-RESALE] 0
[SECURITIES-BORROWED] 283,785
[INSTRUMENTS-OWNED] 82,056
[PP&E] 6,075
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 510,081
[SHORT-TERM] 112,292
[PAYABLES] 56,555
[REPOS-SOLD] 0
[SECURITIES-LOANED] 283,146
[INSTRUMENTS-SOLD] 4,407
[LONG-TERM] 1,641
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 0
[PREFERRED] 0
[COMMON] 49
[OTHER-SE] 37,509
[TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY] 510,081
[TRADING-REVENUE] 12,322
[INTEREST-DIVIDENDS] 8,138
[COMMISSIONS] 9,639
[INVESTMENT-BANKING-REVENUES] 5,435
[FEE-REVENUE] 1,870
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 6,631
[COMPENSATION] 20,433
[INCOME-PRETAX] 2,482
[INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY] 1,553
[EXTRAORDINARY] 0
[CHANGES] 0
[NET-INCOME] 1,553
[EPS-PRIMARY] 0.28
[EPS-DILUTED] 0.26
Prior periods restated to conform to Financial Accounting Standards No. 128-
"Earnings per share".
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-29-1995
[PERIOD-END] SEP-29-1995
[CASH] $ 3,253
[RECEIVABLES] 95,464
[SECURITIES-RESALE] 0
[SECURITIES-BORROWED] 376,919
[INSTRUMENTS-OWNED] 56,025
[PP&E] 6,062
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 543,255
[SHORT-TERM] 53,288
[PAYABLES] 45,574
[REPOS-SOLD] 0
[SECURITIES-LOANED] 388,523
[INSTRUMENTS-SOLD] 3,892
[LONG-TERM] 1,791
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 0
[PREFERRED] 0
[COMMON] 49
[OTHER-SE] 36,143
[TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY] 543,255
[TRADING-REVENUE] 43,198
[INTEREST-DIVIDENDS] 26,173
[COMMISSIONS] 31,889
[INVESTMENT-BANKING-REVENUES] 14,625
[FEE-REVENUE] 7,214
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 19,904
[COMPENSATION] 71,064
[INCOME-PRETAX] 5,220
[INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY] 3,350
[EXTRAORDINARY] 0
[CHANGES] 0
[NET-INCOME] 3,350
[EPS-PRIMARY] 0.61
[EPS-DILUTED] 0.59