EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT AS AT DECEMBER 31, 1999 (100% owned) FAHNESTOCK VINER HOLDINGS INC. (Ontario) Registrant -E.A. VINER INTERNATIONAL CO.(Delaware) -HUDSON CAPITAL ADVISORS INC.(New York) -NEWSON INC.(Pennsylvania) -EVANSTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION, INC.(Pennsylvania) -VINER FINANCE INC.(Delaware) -FAHNESTOCK & CO. INC.(New York) -PACE SECURITIES, INC. (inactive) (New York) -REICH & CO. INC. (in liquidation) (Alabama) -FREEDOM INVESTMENTS, INC.(Delaware) -FIRST OF MICHIGAN CAPITAL CORPORATION (Delaware) -FIRST OF MICHIGAN CORPORATION (Delaware) -FIRST OF MICHIGAN VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATES, INC. (Michigan) -CRANBROOK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. (Michigan)