Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Investments

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6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
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The amortized cost and estimated fair values of available-for-sale securities by balance sheet classification are as follows:

 

As of June 30, 2011

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 

Municipal obligations

 

$

1,569

 

$

68

 

$

—

 

$

1,637

 

U.S. government securities funds

 

984

 

—

 

(7

)

977

 

Short-term deposits

 

3,931

 

—

 

—

 

3,931

 

Equity securities

 

228

 

196

 

—

 

424

 

Total short-term investment securities

 

$

6,712

 

$

264

 

$

(7

)

$

6,969

 

 

As of December 31, 2010

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 

Municipal obligations

 

$

1,883

 

$

77

 

$

—

 

$

1,960

 

U.S. government securities funds

 

989

 

—

 

(15

)

974

 

Short-term deposits

 

3,148

 

—

 

—

 

3,148

 

Equity securities

 

228

 

160

 

—

 

388

 

Total short-term investment securities

 

$

6,248

 

$

237

 

$

(15

)

$

6,470

 

 

The municipal obligations held at a fair value of $1,637 at June 30, 2011 all mature in less than five years.

 

During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the proceeds from the sales of available-for-sale securities were $1,582 and $0, respectively. There were no gross realized gains (losses) on sales of available-for-sale securities (net of tax) for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

The Company’s trading securities portfolio totaled $1,636 at June 30, 2011 and $1,778 at December 31, 2010, and generated losses of $6 and $70 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively and generated gains of $75 and losses of $26 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had unrealized losses of $7 and $15, respectively, in its U.S. government securities funds. These losses are due to the interest rate sensitivity of the U.S. government securities funds.