<ARTICLE> BD <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Company's Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition at May 31, 1998 (Unaudited) and the Consolidated Statement of Income for the six months ended May 31, 1998 (Unaudited) and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> NOV-30-1998 <PERIOD-START> DEC-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAY-31-1998 <CASH> 6,520 <RECEIVABLES> 11,651 <SECURITIES-RESALE> 48,927 <SECURITIES-BORROWED> 20,702 <INSTRUMENTS-OWNED> 89,765 <PP&E> 465 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 179,067 <SHORT-TERM> 11,148 <PAYABLES> 15,630 <REPOS-SOLD> 70,912 <SECURITIES-LOANED> 7,627 <INSTRUMENTS-SOLD> 37,364 <LONG-TERM> 26,845 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 758 <COMMON> 12 <OTHER-SE> 4,314 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 179,067 <TRADING-REVENUE> 1,011 <INTEREST-DIVIDENDS> 7,981 <COMMISSIONS> 241 <INVESTMENT-BANKING-REVENUES> 843 <FEE-REVENUE> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 7,616 <COMPENSATION> 1,277 <INCOME-PRETAX> 751 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 511 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 511 <EPS-PRIMARY> 3.71 <EPS-DILUTED> 3.57