Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash [Abstract]  
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash and cash equivalents include cash held in bank accounts and cash held in money market funds on an overnight basis.
The Company is required to maintain certain cash balances with counterparties for securities and derivatives trading activity and collateral for the Company’s repurchase agreements and FHLB advances in restricted accounts. The Company has also placed cash in a restricted account pursuant to a letter of credit on an office space lease.
The following table presents the Company’s restricted cash balances as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
(in thousands)
December 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Restricted cash balances held by trading counterparties:
 
 
 
For securities and loan trading activity
$
27,050

 
$
26,050

For derivatives trading activity
191,421

 
218,896

As restricted collateral for repurchase agreements and Federal Home Loan Bank advances
417,018

 
162,759

Total restricted cash balances held by trading counterparties
635,489

 
407,705

Restricted cash balance pursuant to letter of credit on office lease
347

 
347

Total
$
635,836

 
$
408,052



The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the statements of cash flows:
(in thousands)
December 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Cash and cash equivalents
$
419,159

 
$
350,864

Restricted cash
635,836

 
408,052

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$
1,054,995

 
$
758,916