Type: Public
On the web: http://www.swsgroupinc.com
Employees: 1,073
Employee growth: (6.0%)

Southwest Securities hopes stock prices go northeast. The primary subsidiary of SWS Group provides securities clearing and brokerage services to retail and institutional clients in the US and Canada. Accounting for some three-fourths of SWS Group's revenues, Southwest Securities offers private client brokerage services, as well as retail managed accounts and insurance, through more than 20 offices in California, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Texas. It also performs securities underwriting, securities lending, and public finance activities for institutional customers. Thrift subsidiary Southwest Securities, FSB, specializes in commercial lending and mortgage banking in Texas and New Mexico.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending June, 2011:
Sales: $389.8M
One year growth: (7.7%)
Net income: ($23.2)M

Officers:
Chairman: Don A. Buchholz
President, CEO, and Director: James H. (Jim) Ross
Interim CFO: Stacy M. Hodges

Competitors:
Morgan Keegan
Raymond James Financial
Wells Fargo Advisors

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