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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - PENSON WORLDWIDE INCd75079e10vq.htm
EX-32.2 - EX-32.2 - PENSON WORLDWIDE INCd75079exv32w2.htm
EX-10.3 - EX-10.3 - PENSON WORLDWIDE INCd75079exv10w3.htm
EX-10.2 - EX-10.2 - PENSON WORLDWIDE INCd75079exv10w2.htm
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - PENSON WORLDWIDE INCd75079exv31w1.htm
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EX-10.6 - EX-10.6 - PENSON WORLDWIDE INCd75079exv10w6.htm
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - PENSON WORLDWIDE INCd75079exv31w2.htm
EX-10.7 - EX-10.7 - PENSON WORLDWIDE INCd75079exv10w7.htm
EX-10.4 - EX-10.4 - PENSON WORLDWIDE INCd75079exv10w4.htm
EX-10.8 - EX-10.8 - PENSON WORLDWIDE INCd75079exv10w8.htm
EX-10.5 - EX-10.5 - PENSON WORLDWIDE INCd75079exv10w5.htm
Exhibit 12.1
STATEMENTS REGARDING COMPUTATIONS OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                                                         
    Three   Six    
    Months   Months    
    Ended   Ended    
    June 30,   June 30,   Year ended December 31,
(In thousands)   2010   2010   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005
     
Earnings:
                                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  $ (9,544 )   $ (9,320 )   $ 25,836     $ 16,649     $ 41,958     $ 37,578     $ 4,678  
Fixed charges excluding interest from securities operations
    7,935       13,014       12,535       5,911       5,193       4,420       4,563  
                 
Subtotal
    (1,609 )     3,694       38,371       22,560       47,151       41,998       9,241  
Interest expense from securities operations
    4,854       10,321       34,279       90,699       140,077       89,429       46,661  
                 
Total
  $ 3,245     $ 14,015     $ 72,650     $ 113,259     $ 187,228     $ 131,427     $ 55,902  
                 
Fixed charges:
                                                       
Interest expense on long-term debt
  $ 7,429     $ 11,984     $ 10,344     $ 3,854     $ 2,894     $ 2,951     $ 3,123  
Interest factor in rents and other interest-bearing liabilities
    506       1,030       2,191       2,057       2,299       1,469       1,440  
                 
Subtotal
    7,935       13,014       12,535       5,911       5,193       4,420       4,563  
Interest expense from securities operations
    4,854       10,321       34,279       90,699       140,077       89,429       46,661  
                 
Total
  $ 12,789     $ 23,335     $ 46,814     $ 96,610     $ 145,270     $ 93,849     $ 51,224  
                 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges:
                                                       
Including interest expense from securities operations
    0.3       0.6       1.6       1.2       1.3       1.4       1.1  
Excluding interest expense from securities operations
    (a )     0.3       3.1       3.8       9.1       9.5       2.0  
 
(a)   Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010.