Quotes by Michael Hecht

“All in all, a solid quarter, but with upside coming from expense control versus revenue upside, investors may be disappointed with these results, particularly in relation to peers,”

“McLendon wanted to move into a leadership position. [The move was] totally fitting with his personality.”

“Given the companys prior accounting and regulatory issues, this is likely to have a meaningful negative impact on the stock today.”

“This is an exciting time, a spectacular opportunity,”

“The chance to build a new department ? how cool is that?”

“Most of the upside came from areas like a lower tax rate, which accounted for 26 cents of (earnings per share) upside and lower than expected (compensation) ratio.”

“We are more optimistic about growth recovery, and have taken a fresh 5-year look at our earnings forecast for the company.”

“Plans are to develop the existing CMC space along with the existing Cascade Village Theater ... into 11 residences and some commercial/office/retail space.”

“After five years of 20 percent growth, fixed income trading is unlikely to continue at that pace.”

“The company has made significant investments to diversify its trading business, which should pay off.”

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