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2016 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312516675363 Filed on August 08, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q2	2015 Q2
Revenue	$652.0M	$669.1M
YoY Change	-2.57%	60.39%
Cost Of Revenue	$3.800M	$4.100M
YoY Change	-7.32%	95.24%
Gross Profit	$699.4M	$665.0M
YoY Change	5.17%	60.2%
Gross Profit Margin	107.28%	99.38%
Selling, General & Admin	$620.9M	$577.0M
YoY Change	7.61%	52.97%
% of Gross Profit	88.78%	86.77%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$18.70M	$7.600M
YoY Change	146.05%	2.7%
% of Gross Profit	2.67%	1.14%
Operating Expenses	$635.4M	$654.9M
YoY Change	-2.97%	62.64%
Operating Profit	$63.96M	$10.10M
YoY Change	533.26%	-18.77%
Interest Expense	$14.62M	$18.44M
YoY Change	-20.69%	99.77%
% of Operating Profit	22.86%	182.56%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$10.88M	$3.058M
YoY Change	255.62%	706.86%
Pretax Income	$29.20M	$17.29M
YoY Change	68.92%	15.92%
Income Tax	$10.55M	$2.272M
% Of Pretax Income	36.12%	13.14%
Net Earnings	$14.47M	$9.347M
YoY Change	54.78%	22.97%
Net Earnings / Revenue	2.22%	1.4%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.05	$0.04
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.05	$0.04
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	276.0M	244.9M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	437.3M	366.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q2	2015 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$589.2M	$412.3M
YoY Change	42.92%	-32.24%
Cash & Equivalents	$436.2M	$364.0M
Short-Term Investments	$153.0M	$48.28M
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$2.399B	$1.516B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.827B	$1.880B
YoY Change	50.4%	13.38%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$148.0M	$147.3M
YoY Change	0.51%	26.25%
Goodwill	$816.2M	$933.6M
YoY Change	-12.58%	406.73%
Intangibles	$223.8M	$337.2M
YoY Change	-33.64%	1858.24%
Long-Term Investments	$40.72M	$31.68M
YoY Change	28.57%	50.37%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.285B	$2.092B
YoY Change	9.24%	163.31%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.827B	$1.880B
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.285B	$2.092B
Total Assets	$5.112B	$3.972B
YoY Change	28.72%	61.95%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.881B	$1.017B
YoY Change	85.09%	33.38%
Accrued Expenses	$322.2M	$318.1M
YoY Change	1.29%	57.55%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$50.00M
YoY Change	-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$890.8M	$1.432B
YoY Change	-37.81%	148.77%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.132B	$841.2M
YoY Change	34.59%	105.62%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.132B	$841.2M
YoY Change	34.59%	103.78%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$890.8M	$1.432B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.132B	$841.2M
Total Liabilities	$3.904B	$2.841B
YoY Change	37.41%	62.31%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$326.0M	-$306.5M
YoY Change	6.36%	49.66%
Common Stock	$1.413B	$1.019B
YoY Change	38.7%	31.9%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$267.7M	$206.8M
YoY Change	29.47%	31.01%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$846.4M	$546.7M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.112B	$3.972B
YoY Change	28.72%	61.95%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q2	2015 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$14.47M	$9.347M
YoY Change	54.78%	22.97%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$18.70M	$7.600M
YoY Change	146.05%	2.7%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$278.7M	$68.90M
YoY Change	-504.5%	136.77%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$18.40M	-$12.80M
YoY Change	43.75%	93.94%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$36.10M	-$45.60M
YoY Change	-179.17%	99.13%
Cash From Investing Activities	$17.70M	-$58.30M
YoY Change	-130.36%	97.63%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	225.5M	-75.20M
YoY Change	-399.87%	-6.7%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-278.7M	68.90M
Cash From Investing Activities	17.70M	-58.30M
Cash From Financing Activities	225.5M	-75.20M
Net Change In Cash	-35.50M	-64.60M
YoY Change	-45.05%	-20.25%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$278.7M	$68.90M
Capital Expenditures	-$18.40M	-$12.80M
Free Cash Flow	-$260.3M	$81.70M
YoY Change	-418.6%	128.85%

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	us-gaap	Due To And From Broker Dealers And Clearing Organizations Disclosure DueToAndFromBrokerDealersAndClearingOrganizationsDisclosure	<div> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="3%" align="left"><b>10.</b></td> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt" valign="top" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="top" align="left"><b>Receivables from and Payables to Broker-Dealers, Clearing Organizations, Customers and Related Broker-Dealers</b></td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> Receivables from and payables to broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers primarily represent amounts due for undelivered securities, cash held at clearing organizations and exchanges to facilitate settlement and clearance of matched principal transactions, spreads on matched principal transactions that have not yet been remitted from/to clearing organizations and exchanges and amounts related to open derivative contracts, including derivative contracts into which the Company may enter to minimize the effect of price changes of the Company’s Nasdaq shares and/or ICE shares (see Note 11—“Derivatives”). As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, Receivables from and payables to broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers consisted of the following (in thousands):</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="76%" align="center" border="0"> <tr> <td width="74%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>June 30,</b><br /> <b>2016</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>December 31,</b><br /> <b>2015</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Receivables from broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers:</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Contract values of fails to deliver</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,872,298</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">692,530</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Receivables from clearing organizations</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">127,611</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">92,915</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Other receivables from broker-dealers and customers</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">17,414</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">18,252</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Net pending trades</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">4,163</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">6,544</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Open derivative contracts</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,434</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,999</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 5em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Total</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">2,022,920</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">812,240</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Payables to broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers:</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Contract values of fails to receive</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,761,710</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">660,365</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Payables to clearing organizations</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">74,372</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">30,037</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Other payables to broker-dealers and customers</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">21,364</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">23,287</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Open derivative contracts</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">287</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,134</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 5em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Total</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,857,733</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">714,823</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> A portion of these receivables and payables are with Cantor. See Note 13—“Related Party Transactions,” for additional information related to these receivables and payables.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> Substantially all open fails to deliver, open fails to receive and pending trade transactions as of June 30, 2016 have subsequently settled at the contracted amounts.</p> </div>
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