The group's principal activity is to provide financial services to its customers through its subsidiaries. It conducts activities as a broker-dealer in 49 states and has offices in New York, New Jersey and Florida. The group operates through three segments: brokerage and trading, investment banking and consulting and other. The brokerage and trading segment buys and sells securities for its customers from other dealers on an agency basis. The investment banking segment provides investing and advisory services, performs market research, valuations and offers other services. The management consulting division provides services to corporations and high net worth individuals for expediting corporate development. The corporate segment provides corporate and management services to the other segments.
