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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



Form 10-Q



|x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2003



OR



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



For the transition period from
 to



Commission file number 0-19483



SWS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)



|                                                               |  |                                     
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------
|Delaware                                                       |  | 75-2040825                          
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



|                                           |  |           
|------------------------------------------ |  | ----------
|1201 Elm Street, Suite 3500, Dallas, Texas |  | 75270     
|(Address of principal executive offices)   |  | (Zip Code)



Registrants
telephone number, including area code (214) 859-1800



(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.



Yes þ No ̈



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).



Yes þ No ̈



As of February 9, 2004, there were 17,145,976 shares of the registrants common stock, $.10 par value, outstanding.



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INDEX



|                           |  |                                                                                                                                      |  |   
|-------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | --
|FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS |  |                                                                                                                                     
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|PART I.                    |  | FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                |  |   
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|Item 1.                    |  | Financial Statements                                                                                                                 |  |   
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|                           |  | Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition December 31, 2003 (unaudited) and June 27, 2003                                       |  | 1 
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|                           |  | Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income For the three and six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited) |  | 2 
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|                           |  | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)                                |  | 3 
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|                           |  | Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                                               |  | 5 
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|Item 2.                    |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                                |  | 21
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|Item 3.                    |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                                           |  | 39
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|Item 4.                    |  | Controls and Procedures                                                                                                              |  | 39
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|PART II.                   |  | OTHER INFORMATION                                                                                                                    |  |   
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|Item 1.                    |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                                                                    |  | 39
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|Item 2.                    |  | Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds                                                                                            |  | 39
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|Item 3.                    |  | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                                                                      |  | 39
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|Item 4.                    |  | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                                                                  |  | 40
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|Item 5.                    |  | Other Information                                                                                                                    |  | 40
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                     
|Item 6.                    |  | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                                                                     |  | 40
|                           | 
|SIGNATURES                 |  | 41                                                                                                                                  
|                           | 
|EXHIBIT INDEX              |  | 42                                                                                                                                  





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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS



From time to time, we make statements (including some contained in this Report) that predict or forecast future events, depend on future
events for their accuracy, embody projections or assumptions or that otherwise contain forward-looking information. These statements may relate to anticipated changes in revenues or earnings per share, anticipated changes in our
businesses or in the amount of client assets under management, anticipated expense levels or expectations regarding financial market conditions.



We caution readers that any forward-looking information we provide is not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results may differ materially as a result of various
factors, some of which are outside of our control.



Included among these
factors are those discussed in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Overview, -Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates and -Market Risk in this Report
and those discussed in our other reports filed with and available from the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements we make speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we undertake no obligations to update them to
reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date on which they were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.



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SWS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003

(In thousands, except par values and share amounts)



|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |             |           |   |      |   |           |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------- | --------- | - | ---- | - | --------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  | December    |           |   | June |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  | (unaudited) |           |   |      |  
|Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |             |           |   |      |   |           |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                                                    |  | $           | 156,882   |   |      | $ | 74,706    |  
|Assets segregated for regulatory purposes                                                                                                                                                                    |  |             | 353,574   |   |      |   | 441,184   |  
|Marketable equity securities available for sale                                                                                                                                                              |  |             | 10,551    |   |      |   | 5,599     |  
|Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations                                                                                                                                                  |  |             | 3,037,298 |   |      |   | 2,488,008 |  
|Receivable from clients, net                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |             | 397,937   |   |      |   | 297,238   |  
|Loans held for sale, net                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |             | 81,378    |   |      |   | 201,265   |  
|Loans, net                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |             | 380,944   |   |      |   | 366,008   |  
|Securities owned, at market value                                                                                                                                                                            |  |             | 122,896   |   |      |   | 122,693   |  
|Goodwill                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |             | 7,936     |   |      |   | 7,558     |  
|Other assets                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |             | 64,975    |   |      |   | 87,825    |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |             |           |   |      |   |           |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  | $           | 4,614,371 |   |      | $ | 4,092,084 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |             |           |   |      |   |           |  
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity                                                                                                                                                                         |  |             |           |   |      |   |           |  
|Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations                                                                                                                                                       |  | $           | 2,909,310 |   |      | $ | 2,405,427 |  
|Payable to clients                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |             | 706,232   |   |      |   | 705,474   |  
|Deposits                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |             | 529,792   |   |      |   | 528,515   |  
|Securities sold, not yet purchased, at market value                                                                                                                                                          |  |             | 74,988    |   |      |   | 40,620    |  
|Drafts payable                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |             | 31,676    |   |      |   | 29,331    |  
|Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank                                                                                                                                                                         |  |             | 18,827    |   |      |   | 49,885    |  
|Other liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |             | 76,456    |   |      |   | 73,953    |  
|Exchangeable subordinated notes                                                                                                                                                                              |  |             | 10,311    |   |      |   | 7,284     |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |             |           |   |      |   |           |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |             | 4,357,592 |   |      |   | 3,840,489 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |            
|Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries                                                                                                                                                               |  |             | 2,154     |   |      |   | 1,822     |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |            
|Stockholders equity:                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |             |           |   |      |   |           |  
|Preferred stock of $1.00 par value. Authorized 100,000 shares; none issued                                                                                                                                   |  |             |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Common stock of $.10 par value. Authorized 60,000,000 shares; issued 17,803,611 and outstanding 17,051,380 shares at December 31, 2003; issued
17,707,998 and outstanding 16,957,287 shares at June 27, 2003 |  |             | 1,780     |   |      |   | 1,770     |  
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |             | 245,795   |   |      |   | 243,683   |  
|Retained Earnings                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |             | 3,587     |   |      |   | 1,217     |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive income  unrealized holding gain (loss), net of tax of $7,498 at December 31, 2003 and $6,824 at June 27,
2003                                                               |  |             | 13,925    |   |      |   | 12,673    |  
|Deferred compensation, net                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |             | 687       |   |      |   | 1,549     |  
|Treasury stock (752,231 shares at December 31, 2003 and 750,711 shares at June 27, 2003, at cost)                                                                                                            |  |             | (11,149   | ) |      |   | (11,119   | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |             |           |   |      |   |           |  
|Total stockholders equity                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |             | 254,625   |   |      |   | 249,773   |  
|Commitments and contingencies                                                                                                                                                                                |  |             |           |   |      |   |           |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |             |           |   |      |   |           |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  | $           | 4,614,371 |   |      | $ | 4,092,084 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |             |           |   |      |   |           |  



See accompanying
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



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SWS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

For the three and six months ended December 31,
2003 and 2002

(In thousands, except per share and share amounts)

(Unaudited)



|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------- | ---------- | - | ------------------------------------- | - | ---------- | ---- |  | - | ---------- | - |  | - | ---------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  | For the Three Months Ended December 31, |            |   | For the Six Months Ended December 31, |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  | 2003                                    |            |   | 2002                                  |   |            | 2003 |  |   | 2002       |  
|Net revenues from clearing operations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  | $                                       | 5,009      |   |                                       | $ | 4,864      |      |  | $ | 10,285     |   |  | $ | 10,174     |  
|Commissions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |                                         | 26,469     |   |                                       |   | 22,519     |      |  |   | 48,327     |   |  |   | 40,669     |  
|Interest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                         | 23,739     |   |                                       |   | 24,194     |      |  |   | 48,142     |   |  |   | 49,011     |  
|Investment banking, advisory and administrative fees                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |                                         | 5,902      |   |                                       |   | 7,025      |      |  |   | 11,947     |   |  |   | 13,995     |  
|Net gains on principal transactions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                                         | 6,072      |   |                                       |   | 2,804      |      |  |   | 9,525      |   |  |   | 9,566      |  
|Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |                                         | 4,827      |   |                                       |   | 4,950      |      |  |   | 7,562      |   |  |   | 8,730      |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         | 72,018     |   |                                       |   | 66,356     |      |  |   | 135,788    |   |  |   | 132,145    |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Commissions and other employee compensation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |                                         | 36,432     |   |                                       |   | 33,184     |      |  |   | 69,052     |   |  |   | 64,175     |  
|Interest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                         | 8,423      |   |                                       |   | 10,348     |      |  |   | 16,592     |   |  |   | 21,128     |  
|Occupancy, equipment and computer service costs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |                                         | 7,145      |   |                                       |   | 7,915      |      |  |   | 14,509     |   |  |   | 16,744     |  
|Communications                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                                         | 3,293      |   |                                       |   | 3,869      |      |  |   | 6,388      |   |  |   | 7,852      |  
|Floor brokerage and clearing organization charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  |                                         | 1,681      |   |                                       |   | 1,755      |      |  |   | 3,449      |   |  |   | 3,537      |  
|Advertising and promotional                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |                                         | 938        |   |                                       |   | 961        |      |  |   | 1,709      |   |  |   | 1,708      |  
|Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |                                         | 7,343      |   |                                       |   | 7,034      |      |  |   | 15,216     |   |  |   | 15,943     |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         | 65,255     |   |                                       |   | 65,066     |      |  |   | 126,915    |   |  |   | 131,087    |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Income before income tax expense and minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                                         | 6,763      |   |                                       |   | 1,290      |      |  |   | 8,873      |   |  |   | 1,058      |  
|Income tax expense                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                         | 2,286      |   |                                       |   | 325        |      |  |   | 2,813      |   |  |   | 74         |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Income before minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                                         | 4,477      |   |                                       |   | 965        |      |  |   | 6,060      |   |  |   | 984        |  
|Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |                                         | (221       | ) |                                       |   | (116       | )    |  |   | (521       | ) |  |   | (445       | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Net income                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                         | 4,256      |   |                                       |   | 849        |      |  |   | 5,539      |   |  |   | 539        |  
|Other comprehensive income (loss):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Holding gain arising during the three and six months ended December 31, 2003, net of tax of $290 and $1,354, respectively and during the three
months ended December 31, 2002, net of tax of $119 and a holding loss arising during the six months ended December 31, 2002, net of tax of $72. |  |                                         | 1,155      |   |                                       |   | 494        |      |  |   | 3,228      |   |  |   | (179       | )
|Reclassification for hedging activities, net of tax of ($429) and ($1,064) for the three and six months ended December 31, 2003 and ($99) and
$59 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2002.                                                                                        |  |                                         | (796       | ) |                                       |   | (184       | )    |  |   | (1,976     | ) |  |   | 109        |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Net income (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                         | 359        |   |                                       |   | 310        |      |  |   | 1,252      |   |  |   | (70        | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Comprehensive income                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  | $                                       | 4,615      |   |                                       | $ | 1,159      |      |  | $ | 6,791      |   |  | $ | 469        |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Earnings per share  basic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Net income                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | $                                       | 0.25       |   |                                       | $ | 0.05       |      |  | $ | 0.33       |   |  | $ | 0.03       |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Weighted average shares outstanding  basic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |                                         | 17,041,885 |   |                                       |   | 16,915,491 |      |  |   | 17,022,322 |   |  |   | 17,018,241 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Earnings per share  diluted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Net income                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | $                                       | 0.25       |   |                                       | $ | 0.05       |      |  | $ | 0.32       |   |  | $ | 0.03       |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                         |            |   |                                       |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Weighted average shares outstanding  diluted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |                                         | 17,249,984 |   |                                       |   | 16,922,640 |      |  |   | 17,228,830 |   |  |   | 17,030,219 |  
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)



|                                                                                            |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                            |  | December 31 |        
|                                                                                            |  | 2003        |         |   | 2002 |  
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                       |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net income                                                                                  |  | $           | 5,539   |   |      | $ | 539     |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                               |  |             | 3,011   |   |      |   | 2,426   |  
|Provision for doubtful accounts                                                             |  |             | 1,644   |   |      |   | 1,833   |  
|Provision for loss on mortgage loans                                                        |  |             |        |   |      |   | 3,423   |  
|Deferred income tax benefit                                                                 |  |             | 596     |   |      |   | 2,962   |  
|Deferred compensation                                                                       |  |             | 651     |   |      |   | (322    | )
|Gain on sale of fixed assets                                                                |  |             |        |   |      |   | (98     | )
|Equity in undistributed losses on investments                                               |  |             | 2,562   |   |      |   |        |  
|Net change in minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries                                |  |             | 332     |   |      |   | 44      |  
|Change in operating assets and liabilities:                                                 |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|(Increase) decrease in assets segregated for regulatory purposes                            |  |             | 87,610  |   |      |   | (47,781 | )
|Net change in broker, dealer and clearing organization accounts                             |  |             | (45,407 | ) |      |   | (8,513  | )
|Net change in client accounts                                                               |  |             | (99,706 | ) |      |   | 73,027  |  
|Net change in loans held for sale                                                           |  |             | 119,887 |   |      |   | (97,585 | )
|Decrease in securities owned                                                                |  |             | 510     |   |      |   | 22,824  |  
|(Increase) decrease in other assets                                                         |  |             | 20,241  |   |      |   | (8,180  | )
|Increase (decrease) in drafts payable                                                       |  |             | 2,345   |   |      |   | (4,462  | )
|Increase in securities sold, not yet purchased                                              |  |             | 34,368  |   |      |   | 12,392  |  
|Increase in other liabilities                                                               |  |             | 4,011   |   |      |   | 4,117   |  
|                                                                                            |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                                         |  |             | 138,194 |   |      |   | (43,354 | )
|                                                                                            |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                                       |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Purchase of fixed assets                                                                    |  |             | (3,544  | ) |      |   | (3,981  | )
|Proceeds form the sale of fixed assets                                                      |  |             |        |   |      |   | 98      |  
|Loan originations and purchases, net of repayments                                          |  |             | (16,815 | ) |      |   | (15,721 | )
|Cash paid for purchase of OConnor, net of cash acquired                                    |  |             | (378    | ) |      |   | (677    | )
|Cash paid to CSS to finance operations                                                      |  |             | (1,875  | ) |      |   |        |  
|Cash received on investments                                                                |  |             | 40      |   |      |   |        |  
|Gain on sale of subsidiary                                                                  |  |             | (1,082  | ) |      |   |        |  
|                                                                                            |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                                       |  |             | (23,654 | ) |      |   | (20,281 | )
|                                                                                            |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                       |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Decrease in short-term borrowings                                                           |  |             |        |   |      |   | (37,600 | )
|Payments on capital leases                                                                  |  |             | (494    | ) |      |   |        |  
|Increase in deposits                                                                        |  |             | 1,277   |   |      |   | 160,245 |  
|Decrease in advances from Federal Home Loan Bank                                            |  |             | (31,058 | ) |      |   | (37,068 | )
|Payment of cash dividends on common stock Parent                                           |  |             | (3,407  | ) |      |   | (3,388  | )
|Net proceeds from exercise of stock options                                                 |  |             | 1,318   |   |      |   | 133     |  
|Proceeds related to Deferred Compensation Plan                                              |  |             | 30      |   |      |   | 204     |  
|Purchase of treasury stock                                                                  |  |             | (30     | ) |      |   | (4,629  | )
|                                                                                            |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                                         |  |             | (32,364 | ) |      |   | 77,897  |  
|                                                                                            |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net increase in cash                                                                        |  |             | 82,176  |   |      |   | 14,262  |  
|Cash at beginning of period                                                                 |  |             | 74,706  |   |      |   | 24,777  |  
|                                                                                            |  |             |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Cash at end of period                                                                       |  | $           | 156,882 |   |      | $ | 39,039  |  
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------- | ------ | ----------- | - | ------
|                                                                      |  | Fiscal 2004 |        | Fiscal 2003
|Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities: |  |             |        |             |   |       
|Granting of Restricted Stock                                          |  | $           | 930    |             | $ |      
|                                                                      |  |             |        |             |   |       
|Removal from escrow marketable equity securities                      |  | $           | 1,082  |             | $ |      
|                                                                      |  |             |        |             |   |       
|Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                     |  |             |        |             |   |       
|Cash paid during the period for:                                      |  |             |        |             |   |       
|Interest                                                              |  | $           | 17,245 |             | $ | 21,786
|                                                                      |  |             |        |             |   |       
|Taxes                                                                 |  | $           | 2,733  |             | $ |      
|                                                                      |  |             |        |             |   |       



See accompanying
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



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SWS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2003 and 2002

(Unaudited)



GENERAL AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION



The interim consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2003, and for the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, are unaudited; however,
in the opinion of management, these interim statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows. These financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes as of and for the year ended June 27, 2003 filed on Form 10-K. Amounts included for June 27, 2003 are from the audited consolidated
financial statements as filed on Form 10-K. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.



The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SWS Group, Inc. (Parent) and its consolidated subsidiaries listed below (collectively with the
Parent, SWS):



|                                           |  |                          
|------------------------------------------ |  | -------------------------
|Brokerage Group                            |  |                          
|Southwest Securities, Inc.                 |  | Southwest Securities   
|SWS Financial Services, Inc.               |  | SWS Financial          
|May Financial Corporation                  |  | May Financial          
|Mydiscountbroker.com, Inc.                 |  | Mydiscountbroker       
|Southwest Clearing Corp.                   |  | Southwest Clearing     
|Asset Management Group                     |  |                          
|SWS Capital Corporation                    |  | SWS Capital            
|Southwest Investment Advisors, Inc.        |  | Southwest Advisors     
|Banking Group                              |  |                          
|First Savings Bank, FSB                    |  | First Savings or Bank
|FSBF, LLC (75%)                            |  | FSBF                   
|FSB Financial, LTD (73.5%)                 |  | FSB Financial          
|FSB Development, LLC                       |  | FSB Development        
|Other                                      |  |                          
|SWS Technologies Corporation               |  | SWS Technologies       
|Southwest Financial Insurance Agency, Inc. |  | SWS Insurance          
|Southwest Insurance Agency, Inc.           |  |                         
|Southwest Insurance Agency of Alabama      |  |                         



Brokerage Group.Southwest
Securities is a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) registered broker/dealer and SWS Financial and May Financial are National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) registered broker/dealers under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (1934 Act).



SWS filed broker dealer withdrawals with the NASD
for Mydiscountbroker and Southwest Clearing on December 4, 2003. The effective date of the Mydiscountbroker withdrawal was December 2, 2003 and the effective date of the Southwest Clearing withdrawal was December 1, 2003.



Asset Management Group.Asset management services are offered through SWS Capital,
which administers the Local Government Investment Cooperative (LOGIC) fund for cities, counties, schools and other local governments across Texas. LOGIC is an investment program tailored to the needs of local governments within the state
of Texas.



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Southwest Advisors, although dormant, is a registered investment advisor under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.



Banking Group.First Savings is a federally chartered savings
association regulated by the Office of Thrift Supervision. FSB Financial purchases non-prime automobile loans and FSB Development develops single-family residential lots.



Other Consolidated Entities.In the first quarter of fiscal 2003, SWS sold SWS Technologies internet service provider
(ISP) customer list and accounts receivable to a third party for $75,000. During fiscal 2003, SWS completed the transition of these accounts with no additional compensation.



Southwest Financial Insurance Agency, Inc. and Southwest Insurance Agency, Inc., together with its subsidiary, hold insurance agency
licenses in 42 states for the purpose of facilitating the sale of insurance and annuities for customers of Southwest Securities, Inc. and its correspondents.



STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLANS



At December 31, 2003, SWS had two stock option plans, the SWS Group, Inc. Stock Option Plan (the 1996 Plan), and the SWS Group, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan
(the 1997 Plan). The 1996 Plan reserves shares of SWS common stock for issuance to eligible employees of SWS or its subsidiaries, as well as to non-employee members of the Board of Directors. The 1997 Plan reserves shares of
SWS common stock for eligible employees or potential employees of SWS or its subsidiaries. Officers and directors are not eligible to receive options under the 1997 Plan. Options granted under the 1996 and 1997 Plans have a maximum ten-year
term, and the vesting period is determined on an individual basis by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Options granted to non-employee directors under the 1996 Plan are fully vested six months after grant and have a five-year
term.



At the discretion of the Compensation Committee, the stock options
outstanding and shares reserved for issuance, as well as the options exercise prices, were adjusted for various stock dividends declared by the Board of Directors from 1997 through 2001. In fiscal 2002, all stock options and exercise prices
were adjusted to reflect the spin-off of SWS primary asset management subsidiary. Shares issued and remaining for future issuance under these option plans reflect stock dividends issued by the Company, as well as the adjustment for the asset
management subsidiary spin-off.



The Company accounts for the plans under the
recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net
income, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had
applied the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to stock-based employee compensation (in thousands, except share and per
share amounts):



|                              |  |                    |       |                  |   |                  |  |                  |       |  |   |       |  
|----------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ----- | ---------------- | - | ---------------- |  | ---------------- | ----- |  | - | ----- | -
|                              |  | Three Months Ended |       | Six Months Ended |  
|                              |  | December 31,2003   |       | December 31,2002 |   | December 31,2003 |  | December 31,2002 |      
|Net income (loss):            |  |                    |       |                  |   |                  |  |                  |       |  |   |       |  
|As Reported                   |  | $                  | 4,256 |                  | $ | 849              |  | $                | 5,539 |  | $ | 539   |  
|Pro forma                     |  |                    | 3,994 |                  |   | 310              |  |                  | 4,831 |  |   | (484  | )
|                              |  |                    |       |                 
|Earnings per share - basic:   |  |                    |       |                  |   |                  |  |                  |       |  |   |       |  
|As Reported                   |  | $                  | 0.25  |                  | $ | 0.05             |  | $                | 0.33  |  | $ | 0.03  |  
|Pro forma                     |  |                    | 0.23  |                  |   | 0.02             |  |                  | 0.28  |  |   | (0.03 | )
|                              |  |                    |       |                 
|Earnings per share - diluted: |  |                    |       |                  |   |                  |  |                  |       |  |   |       |  
|As Reported                   |  | $                  | 0.25  |                  | $ | 0.05             |  | $                | 0.32  |  | $ | 0.03  |  
|Pro forma                     |  |                    | 0.23  |                  |   | 0.02             |  |                  | 0.28  |  |   | (0.03 | )



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The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the
following assumptions for the three and six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002:



|                        |  |                  |   |  |                  |  
|----------------------- |  | ---------------- | - |  | ---------------- | -
|                        |  | December 31,2003 |   |  | December 31,2002 |  
|Expected volatility     |  | 52               | % |  | 51               | %
|Risk-free interest rate |  | 3.15             | % |  | 4.16             | %
|Expected dividend yield |  | 2.57             | % |  | 2.57             | %
|Expected life           |  | 5 years          |   |  | 5 years          |  



On November 12, 2003, the shareholders
of SWS Group Inc. approved the adoption of the SWS Group, Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock Plan (Restricted Stock Plan). The Restricted Stock Plan allows for awards of stock to SWSs directors, officers and employees. The Restricted Stock
Plan authorizes the granting of awards up to 500,000 shares of SWSs common stock. No more than 200,000 of the authorized shares may be newly issued shares of common stock. The Restricted Stock Plan terminates on August 21, 2013. The vesting
period is determined on an individualized basis by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. In general, restricted stock granted under the Restricted Stock Plan is fully vested after three years. On November 12, 2003, the Board of
Directors approved grants to various officers totaling 45,727 shares under the Restricted Stock Plan. As a result of these grants, SWS recorded deferred compensation of approximately $930,000 and as of December 31, 2003 has recognized compensation
expense of approximately $39,000.



CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS



The Company includes cash on hand, cash in banks and highly liquid
investments with original maturities of three months or less as cash and cash equivalents.



EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS



SWS is a
part owner of Comprehensive Software Systems, Ltd. (CSS), a software development company formed in 1993 to develop a new brokerage front- and back-office system. SWS initially acquired a 7.96% interest in CSS and accounted for the
investment on the cost basis. Through subsequent investments by SWS, SWS ownership in CSS increased in fiscal 2002 to 25.08%. Consequently, SWS implemented the equity method of accounting, prescribed by APB Opinion No. 18, The Equity
Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock, with respect to its investment in CSS. Summarized financial information of CSS is as follows (in thousands):



|                     |  |                    |        |   |                  |   |        |  
|-------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------ | - | ---------------- | - | ------ | -
|                     |  | December 31,2003   |        |   | June 27, 2003    |  
|Total assets         |  | $                  | 7,808  |   |                  | $ | 7,871  |  
|Total liabilities    |  |                    | 10,463 |   |                  |   | 8,775  |  
|Shareholders equity |  |                    | (2,655 | ) |                  |   | (904   | )
|                     | 
|                     |  | Three Months Ended |       
|                     |  | December 31,2003   |        |   | December 31,2002 |  
|Total revenues       |  | $                  | 1,229  |   |                  | $ | 1,083  |  
|Net loss             |  |                    | (3,173 | ) |                  |   | (3,781 | )
|                     | 
|                     |  | Six Months Ended   |       
|                     |  | December 31,2003   |        |   | December 31,2002 |  
|Total revenues       |  | $                  | 2,253  |   |                  | $ | 2,112  |  
|Net loss             |  |                    | (7,190 | ) |                  |   | (8,249 | )



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As required by APB Opinion No. 18, SWS recorded its share of undistributed loss from CSS operations, as well as
amortization expense on the portion of the investment designated as goodwill. Additionally, SWS determined that the investment in CSS and its related goodwill was fully impaired based on an analysis of the projected cash flow from the investment.
Therefore, SWS wrote-off the investment in CSS and the related goodwill in June 2002.



On December 6, 2002, SWS entered into a loan agreement with CSS under which SWS agreed to advance to CSS the principal sum of $3,250,000 in quarterly installments of $812,500 beginning January 6, 2003. The unpaid principal balance of the
note bears interest at 6% per annum. The note is payable in equal monthly installments beginning January 1, 2008 with the final payment due January 1, 2013. In June of 2003, SWS and CSS amended the loan agreement to provide that SWS would increase
the two remaining quarterly installments to $937,500. All other terms of the note were unchanged.



SWS resumed recording its share of the undistributed losses of CSS due to this loan agreement. SWS share of the undistributed losses of CSS for the three and six months ended December 31, 2003 was $795,800 and
$1,803,000, respectively. SWS percentage of losses was less than the $937,500 and $1,875,000, respectively, loaned during the three and six months ended December 31, 2003 by $141,700 and $72,000, respectively. From inception of the loan to
date, SWS percentage of losses of $3,879,200 was greater than the $3,500,000 loaned by $379,200. As a result, there is no recorded equity investment or loan receivable from CSS at December 31, 2003.



Effective December 20, 2003, SWS agreed to an additional equity investment in CSS of $2.9
million, resulting in the purchase of 5.8 million shares of CSS common stock. This purchase will be made in equal quarterly installments and will ultimately result in increasing SWSs position in CSS to 30.22%. The first installment of $721,475
was made in January 2004.



SWS has four other investment vehicles, which are
accounted for under the equity method. One is a limited partnership venture capital fund. Upon formation of this fund, SWS committed $5 million to the fund. As of December 31, 2003, SWS had contributed $2.5 million from inception to date. During the
three and six months ended December 31, 2003, SWS recorded losses of $ 251,000 and $506,000, respectively, related to this investment.



SWS also has a 33.33% investment in a business, which provides option execution services. SWS entered into this investment on January 2, 2003. As of December 31, 2003,
SWS has made the initial investment of $10,000, recorded its share of gains for the quarter of $ 7,000, losses for the six month period of $62,000,



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and made loans to the entity totaling $475,000. SWS loaned $250,000 with an interest rate of 10% due on June 27, 2003. As of December 31, 2003, $40,000 of
the outstanding balance had been repaid. The second loan of $225,000 represents subordinated debt, bears interest at a rate of 3%, and matures March 1, 2006. SWS also provides option clearing services to the entity at cost.



The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Financial Interpretation (FIN)
No. 46 on January 17, 2003 and the revised version, FIN No. 46R in December 2003. Upon review of its investments, SWS determined that it does not have any variable interest entities (VIE), as defined by FIN No. 46R, that should be
consolidated.



SWS two remaining equity investments had total losses for
the three and six months ended December 31, 2003 of $103,000 and $205,000, respectively.



SWS has an investment in Archipelago Holding, L.L.C., recorded at its cost of zero. SWSs 303,456 shares represent less than 0.2% of Archipelago Holding, L.L.C.



ASSETS SEGREGATED FOR REGULATORY PURPOSES



At December 31, 2003, SWS had reverse repurchase agreements of approximately $177,632,000
and related cash and accrued interest of approximately $44,000 segregated in special reserve bank accounts for the exclusive benefit of customers under Rule 15c3-3 of the 1934 Act. These reverse repurchase agreements were collateralized by U.S.
Government securities with a market value of approximately $180,052,000. SWS had no positions in reverse repurchase agreements in special reserve bank accounts for the Proprietary Accounts of Introducing Brokers (PAIB) at December 31,
2003. SWS also had approximately $175,700,000 of cash and accrued interest of $198,000 held in a reserve account at December 31, 2003.



At June 27, 2003, SWS had U.S. Treasury securities with a market value of approximately $248,143,000, reverse repurchase agreements of approximately $191,990,000, and
related cash and accrued interest of approximately $51,000 segregated in special reserve bank accounts for the exclusive benefit of customers under Rule 15c3-3 of the 1934 Act. These reverse repurchase agreements were collateralized by U.S.
Government securities with a market value of approximately $194,647,000. SWS also had approximately $1,000,000 in reverse repurchase agreements in special reserve bank accounts for the PAIB at June 27, 2003. The reverse repurchase agreements in the
PAIB accounts were collateralized by U.S. Government securities with a market value of approximately $1,003,000.



MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES



SWS shares of Knight Trading Group, Inc. (Knight) and U.S. Home Systems, Inc. (USHS) common stock are classified as marketable equity
securities available for sale. Consequently, the unrealized holding gains (losses), net of tax, are recorded as a separate component of stockholders equity on the consolidated statements of financial condition. At December 31, 2003 and June
27, 2003, SWS held 373,550 shares of Knight common stock with a cost basis of $48,000. At December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, SWS held 457,154 and 365,723, respectively, shares of USHS with a cost basis of $2,018,000 and $936,000, respectively. The
market value of the Knight shares was $5,476,000 at December 31, 2003 and $2,436,000 at June 27, 2003. The market value of the USHS shares was $5,075,000 at December 31, 2003 and $3,163,000 at June 27, 2003.



During the quarter, SWS received an additional 91,431 shares of the common stock of USHS that
had been held in escrow under the terms of a sales agreement. The additional shares were issued after no material contingencies were found related to the operations of First Consumer Credit, LLC, a business that the Bank sold in October 2001. The
Bank paid the shares to the Parent in the form of a dividend. The shares were recorded at fair market value resulting in a gain of $1,082,000 (after-tax gain of $703,000).



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The specific identification method is used to determine the cost of marketable securities sold. At December
31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, all of the Knight shares held were hedged by the 5% Exchangeable Subordinated Notes (Notes) issued in the form of DARTSSM(or Derivative Adjustable Ratio SecuritiesSM) and
subject to the provisions of SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended.



There were no sales of Knight or USHS stock in the three and six -month periods ending December 31, 2003 and 2002.



RECEIVABLE FROM AND PAYABLE TO BROKERS, DEALERS AND CLEARING ORGANIZATIONS



At December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, SWS had receivable from and payable to brokers,
dealers and clearing organizations related to the following (in thousands):



|                             |  |          |           |      |   |          
|---------------------------- |  | -------- | --------- | ---- | - | ---------
|                             |  | December |           | June
|Receivable                   |  |          |           |      |   |          
|Securities failed to deliver |  | $        | 24,675    |      | $ | 55,337   
|Securities borrowed          |  |          | 2,946,641 |      |   | 2,401,665
|Correspondent broker/dealers |  |          | 20,290    |      |   | 18,104   
|Clearing organizations       |  |          | 5,849     |      |   | 5,762    
|Other                        |  |          | 39,843    |      |   | 7,140    
|                             |  |          |           |      |   |          
|                             |  | $        | 3,037,298 |      | $ | 2,488,008
|                             |  |          |           |      |   |          
|Payable                      |  |          |           |      |   |          
|Securities failed to receive |  | $        | 33,940    |      | $ | 62,723   
|Securities loaned            |  |          | 2,856,163 |      |   | 2,303,994
|Correspondent broker/dealers |  |          | 16,060    |      |   | 14,777   
|Other                        |  |          | 3,147     |      |   | 23,933   
|                             |  |          |           |      |   |          
|                             |  | $        | 2,909,310 |      | $ | 2,405,427
|                             |  |          |           |      |   |          



SWS participates in the securities
borrowing and lending business by borrowing and lending securities other than those of its clients. SWS adjusts open positions to market value according to standard industry practices. SWS has received collateral of $2,946,641,000 under securities
lending agreements, of which the Company has repledged $2,833,857,000 at December 31, 2003. At June 27, 2003, the Company had collateral of $2,401,665,000 under securities lending agreements, of which the Company had repledged $2,286,526,000.



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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR PROBABLE LOAN LOSSES



Loans receivable, excluding loans held for sale, at December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003 are summarized as follows (in thousands):



|                                                 |  |          |         |   |      |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------ |  | -------- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                                                 |  | December |         |   | June |  
|First mortgage loans (principally conventional): |  |          |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Real estate                                      |  | $        | 204,676 |   |      | $ | 198,226 |  
|Construction                                     |  |          | 90,120  |   |      |   | 99,303  |  
|                                                 |  |          |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                                                 |  |          | 294,796 |   |      |   | 297,529 |  
|                                                 |  |          |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Consumer and other loans:                        |  |          |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Commercial                                       |  |          | 41,028  |   |      |   | 24,022  |  
|Other                                            |  |          | 56,684  |   |      |   | 61,535  |  
|                                                 |  |          |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                                                 |  |          | 97,712  |   |      |   | 85,557  |  
|                                                 |  |          |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Factored receivables                             |  |          | 7,403   |   |      |   | 6,377   |  
|                                                 |  |          |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                                                 |  |          | 399,911 |   |      |   | 389,463 |  
|Unearned income                                  |  |          | (14,357 | ) |      |   | (19,034 | )
|Allowance for probable loan losses               |  |          | (4,610  | ) |      |   | (4,421  | )
|                                                 |  |          |         |   |      |   |         |  
|                                                 |  | $        | 380,944 |   |      | $ | 366,008 |  
|                                                 |  |          |         |   |      |   |         |  



Impairment of loans with a recorded
investment of approximately $8,279,000 and $11,692,000 at December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, respectively, has been recognized in conformity with SFAS No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan - an Amendment of SFAS No. 5 and
SFAS No. 15, as amended by SFAS No. 118, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan-Income Recognition and Disclosures - an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 114.



An analysis of the allowance for probable loan losses for the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 is as follows (in
thousands):



|                                    |  |                                |       |   |                               |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |       |  
|----------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | ----- | - | ----------------------------- | - | ----- | ---- |  | - | ------ | - |  | - | ----- | -
|                                    |  | Three MonthsEnded December 31, |       |   | Six Months Ended December 31, |  
|                                    |  | 2003                           |       |   | 2002                          |   |       | 2003 |  |   | 2002   |  
|Balance at beginning of period      |  | $                              | 4,721 |   |                               | $ | 5,058 |      |  | $ | 4,421  |   |  | $ | 4,758 |  
|Provision for loan losses           |  |                                | 838   |   |                               |   | 1,418 |      |  |   | 1,879  |   |  |   | 1,817 |  
|Loans charged to the allowance, net |  |                                | (949  | ) |                               |   | (819  | )    |  |   | (1,690 | ) |  |   | (918  | )
|                                    |  |                                |       |   |                               |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |       |  
|Balance at end of period            |  | $                              | 4,610 |   |                               | $ | 5,657 |      |  | $ | 4,610  |   |  | $ | 5,657 |  
|                                    |  |                                |       |   |                               |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |       |  



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SECURITIES OWNED AND SECURITIES SOLD, NOT YET PURCHASED



At December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, SWS held securities owned and securities sold, not
yet purchased as follows (in thousands):



|                                                  |  |          |         |      |   |        
|------------------------------------------------- |  | -------- | ------- | ---- | - | -------
|                                                  |  | December |         | June
|Securities owned                                  |  |          |         |      |   |        
|Corporate equity securities                       |  | $        | 7,525   |      | $ | 6,875  
|Municipal obligations                             |  |          | 19,092  |      |   | 35,405 
|U.S. Government and Government agency obligations |  |          | 41,214  |      |   | 17,666 
|Corporate obligations                             |  |          | 45,478  |      |   | 46,240 
|Other                                             |  |          | 9,587   |      |   | 16,507 
|                                                  |  |          |         |      |   |        
|                                                  |  | $        | 122,896 |      | $ | 122,693
|                                                  |  |          |         |      |   |        
|Securities sold, not yet purchased                |  |          |         |      |   |        
|Corporate equity securities                       |  | $        | 4,178   |      | $ | 1,549  
|Municipal obligations                             |  |          |        |      |   | 726    
|U.S. Government and Government agency obligations |  |          | 18,339  |      |   | 9,047  
|Corporate obligations                             |  |          | 51,945  |      |   | 29,040 
|Other                                             |  |          | 526     |      |   | 258    
|                                                  |  |          |         |      |   |        
|                                                  |  | $        | 74,988  |      | $ | 40,620 
|                                                  |  |          |         |      |   |        



During the quarter certain of the
above securities have been pledged to secure short-term borrowings and as security deposits at clearing organizations for SWS clearing business. Securities pledged as security deposits at clearing organizations were $2,593,000 and $1,945,000
at December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, respectively. Additionally, at December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, SWS had pledged firm securities valued at $214,000 and $242,000, respectively, in conjunction with securities lending activities.



GOODWILL



In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 142
addresses financial accounting and reporting for acquired goodwill. This statement also addresses how goodwill and other intangibles should be accounted for after they have been initially recognized in the financial statements. SFAS No. 142 requires
that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead be tested for impairment at least annually. The statement also provides specific guidance for impairment testing. In accordance with the transition
provisions of SFAS No. 142, SWS performed the first step of transition impairment testing, by determining the fair value of the reporting units with goodwill, during the second quarter of fiscal 2003. SWS performed its annual assessment of the fair
value of goodwill during fiscal 2004, and based on the results of the valuation, SWS goodwill balance was not impaired.



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SWS has two reporting units with goodwill - Southwest Securities and the Bank. Changes in the carrying value of goodwill
during the six-month period ended December 31, 2003, by segment and in the aggregate, are summarized in the following table (in thousands):



|                                                                  |  |                |       |              |   |                              |  |   |      
|----------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------- | ----- | ------------ | - | ---------------------------- |  | - | -----
|                                                                  |  | BrokerageGroup |       | BankingGroup |   | Consolidated SWS Group, Inc.
|Balance, June 27, 2003                                            |  | $              | 6,302 |              | $ | 1,256                        |  | $ | 7,558
|Arising from earn-out provision of completed business combination |  |                | 378   |              |   |                             |  |   | 378  
|                                                                  |  |                |       |              |   |                              |  |   |      
|Balance, December 31, 2003                                        |  | $              | 6,680 |              | $ | 1,256                        |  | $ | 7,936
|                                                                  |  |                |       |              |   |                              |  |   |      



In accordance with SFAS No. 142, SWS
ceased amortizing its goodwill at the date of adoption.



SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT



In accordance with Statement of Position No. 98-1
Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use, SWS has capitalized $300,000 and $353,000 of software development up-grade costs associated with the CSS technology platform for the three and six
months ended December 31, 2003. There were $154,000 of capitalized software development costs for the three and six months ended December 31, 2002. These capitalized costs are primarily labor related and will be depreciated over a three-year period.



SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS



SWS has credit arrangements with commercial banks, which include broker loan lines up to
$275,000,000. These lines of credit are used primarily to finance securities owned, securities held for correspondent broker/dealer accounts and receivables in customers margin accounts. These lines may also be used to release pledged
collateral against day loans. These credit arrangements are provided on an as offered basis and are not committed lines of credit. These arrangements can be terminated at any time by the lender. Any outstanding balance under these credit
arrangements is due on demand and bears interest at rates indexed to the federal funds rate. There were no borrowings under these arrangements at December 31, 2003 or June 27, 2003.



In addition to the broker loan lines, SWS has a $20,000,000 unsecured line of credit that is due on demand and bears interest at rates
indexed to the federal funds rate. The total amount of borrowings available under this line of credit is reduced by the amount outstanding under the unsecured letters of credit at the time of borrowing. At December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, the
total amount available for borrowings was $16,750,000 and $17,750,000, respectively. There were no amounts outstanding on this line at December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003.



SWS has an irrevocable letter of credit agreement aggregating $61,000,000 and $57,000,000 at December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003,
respectively, pledged to support its open options positions with an options clearing organization. The letter of credit bears interest at the brokers call rate, if drawn, and is renewable semi-annually. This letter of credit is fully
collateralized by marketable securities held in client and non-client margin accounts with a value of $76,075,000 and $76,298,000 at December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, respectively. SWS also has unsecured letters of credit, aggregating $2,250,000
at both December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, pledged to support its open positions with securities clearing organizations. The unsecured letters of credit bear interest at 1%, if drawn, and are renewable semi-annually. At December 31, 2003, SWS had
an additional unsecured letter of credit issued for a sub-lease



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to the sub-leasee of space previously occupied by Mydiscountbroker in the amount of $1,000,000. This letter of credit bears interest at 1%, if drawn, and is
renewable annually.



In addition to using client securities to finance bank
loans, SWS also pledges client securities as collateral in conjunction with SWS securities lending activities. At December 31, 2003, approximately $505,730,000 of client securities under customer margin loans was available to be repledged, of
which SWS has pledged $21,952,000 under securities loan agreements. At June 27, 2003, $389,240,000 of client securities under customer margin loans was available to be pledged, of which the Company has repledged $16,753,000 under securities loan
agreements.



At December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, SWS had no repurchase
agreements outstanding.



DEPOSITS



Deposits at December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003 are summarized as follows (dollars in
thousands):



|                                              |  |          |         |         |       |   |        |   |         |  |       |  
|--------------------------------------------- |  | -------- | ------- | ------- | ----- | - | ------ | - | ------- |  | ----- | -
|                                              |  | December |         |         | June  |  
|                                              |  | Amount   |         | Percent |       |   | Amount |   | Percent | 
|Noninterest bearing demand accounts           |  | $        | 23,706  |         | 4.5   | % |        | $ | 26,428  |  | 5.0   | %
|Interest bearing demand accounts              |  |          | 12,090  |         | 2.3   |   |        |   | 326,238 |  | 61.7  |  
|Savings accounts                              |  |          | 350,202 |         | 66.1  |   |        |   | 1,205   |  | 0.2   |  
|Limited access money market accounts          |  |          | 16,389  |         | 3.1   |   |        |   | 16,654  |  | 3.2   |  
|Certificates of deposit, less than $100,000   |  |          | 93,611  |         | 17.6  |   |        |   | 105,434 |  | 20.0  |  
|Certificates of deposit, $100,000 and greater |  |          | 33,794  |         | 6.4   |   |        |   | 52,556  |  | 9.9   |  
|                                              |  |          |         |         |       |   |        |   |         |  |       |  
|                                              |  | $        | 529,792 |         | 100.0 | % |        | $ | 528,515 |  | 100.0 | %
|                                              |  |          |         |         |       |   |        |   |         |  |       |  



The weighted average interest rate on
deposits was approximately 1.67% at December 31, 2003 and 1.98% at June 27, 2003.



At December 31, 2003, scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit were as follows (in thousands):



|                                              |  |             |        |             |   |             |  |            |       |       |   |       |  |   |        
|--------------------------------------------- |  | ----------- | ------ | ----------- | - | ----------- |  | ---------- | ----- | ----- | - | ----- |  | - | -------
|                                              |  | Fiscal 2004 |        | Fiscal 2005 |   | Fiscal 2006 |  | Thereafter |       | Total
|Certificates of deposit, less than $100,000   |  | $           | 58,928 |             | $ | 26,054      |  | $          | 3,620 |       | $ | 5,009 |  | $ | 93,611 
|Certificates of deposit, $100,000 and greater |  |             | 20,958 |             |   | 10,043      |  |            | 1,197 |       |   | 1,596 |  |   | 33,794 
|                                              |  |             |        |             |   |             |  |            |       |       |   |       |  |   |        
|                                              |  | $           | 79,886 |             | $ | 36,097      |  | $          | 4,817 |       | $ | 6,605 |  | $ | 127,405
|                                              |  |             |        |             |   |             |  |            |       |       |   |       |  |   |        



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ADVANCES FROM THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK (FHLB)



At December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, advances from the FHLB were due as follows (in
thousands):



|                        |  |          |        |      |   |       
|----------------------- |  | -------- | ------ | ---- | - | ------
|                        |  | December |        | June
|Maturity:               |  |          |        |      |   |       
|Due within one year     |  | $        | 1,430  |      | $ | 33,000
|Due within two years    |  |          | 927    |      |   | 2,396 
|Due within five years   |  |          | 1,795  |      |   | 1,160 
|Due within seven years  |  |          | 929    |      |   | 948   
|Due within ten years    |  |          | 5,746  |      |   | 5,260 
|Due within twenty years |  |          | 8,000  |      |   | 7,121 
|                        |  |          |        |      |   |       
|                        |  | $        | 18,827 |      | $ | 49,885
|                        |  |          |        |      |   |       



Pursuant to collateral agreements, the
advances from the FHLB, with interest rates ranging from 3.29% to 7.7%, are collateralized by approximately $86 million of collateral value (as defined) in qualifying loans at December 31, 2003 (calculated at September 30, 2003). At June 27, 2003
(calculated at March 31, 2003), advances with interest rates from 1.2% to 7.7% were collateralized by approximately $87 million of collateral value in qualifying loans.



EXCHANGEABLE SUBORDINATED NOTES



SWS adopted SFAS No. 133 effective July 1, 2000. SFAS No. 133 is applicable to the Notes due 2004 with a face value of $21.2 million. SWS issued the Notes in June 1999 in
the form of DARTSSM, or Derivative Adjustable Ratio SecuritiesSM. 373,550 DARTS were outstanding at both December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003.



SFAS No. 133 requires fair value recognition of the Notes embedded derivative by adjusting the Notes liability account in the
consolidated statements of financial condition. The following table reflects the activity in the Notes liability account for the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 (in thousands):



|                                       |  |             |        |             |   |       |  
|-------------------------------------- |  | ----------- | ------ | ----------- | - | ----- | -
|                                       |  | Fiscal 2004 |        | Fiscal 2003 |  
|Balance at beginning of period         |  | $           | 7,284  |             | $ | 6,785 |  
|Change in value of embedded derivative |  |             | 1,802  |             |   | (447  | )
|                                       |  |             |        |             |   |       |  
|Balance at end of first quarter        |  | $           | 9,086  |             | $ | 6,338 |  
|Change in value of embedded derivative |  |             | 1,225  |             |   | 286   |  
|                                       |  |             |        |             |   |       |  
|Balance at end of second quarter       |  | $           | 10,311 |             | $ | 6,624 |  
|                                       |  |             |        |             |   |       |  



Changes in the fair value of the
embedded derivative are required to be recognized in earnings, along with the change in fair value of the hedged Knight shares. For the three and six -month periods ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, the changes in the time value of the embedded
equity option in the DARTS were immaterial to the consolidated financial statements.



NET CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS



Brokerage Group. The
broker/dealer subsidiaries are subject to the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) Uniform Net Capital Rule (the Rule), which requires the maintenance of



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minimum net capital. Southwest Securities has elected to use the alternative method, permitted by the Rule, which requires that it maintain minimum net
capital, as defined in Rule 15c3-1 under the 1934 Act, equal to the greater of $1,500,000 or 2% of aggregate debit balances, as defined in Rule 15c3-3 under the 1934 Act. At December 31, 2003, Southwest Securities had net capital
of $107,127,099, or approximately 20.1% of aggregate debit balances, which was $96,477,346 in excess of its minimum net capital requirement of $10,649,753 at that date. Additionally, the net capital rule of the NYSE provides that equity capital may
not be withdrawn or cash dividends paid if resulting net capital would be less than 5% of aggregate debit items. At December 31, 2003, Southwest Securities had net capital of $80,502,715 in excess of 5% of aggregate debit items.



May Financial also follows the alternative method and is required to maintain minimum net
capital of $250,000. At December 31, 2003, the net capital and excess net capital for May Financial was $2,689,151 and $2,439,151, respectively.



SWS Financial follows the primary (aggregate indebtedness) method under Rule 15c3-1, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital of $250,000. At December 31,
2003, the net capital and excess net capital of SWS Financial was $405,826 and $155,826, respectively.



Banking Group. First Savings is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal agencies. Quantitative measures, established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy, require
maintaining minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier I capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). Management
believes, as of December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, that the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject.



As of December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, First Savings is considered well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be
categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage ratios.



The Banks actual capital amounts and ratios are presented in the following tables (dollars in thousands):



|                                          |  |        |        |       |                              |   |        |                                                                  |        |  |     |        |  |       |        |  |      |  
|----------------------------------------- |  | ------ | ------ | ----- | ---------------------------- | - | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |  | --- | ------ |  | ----- | ------ |  | ---- | -
|                                          |  | Actual |        |       | For Capital AdequacyPurposes |   |        | To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions |       
|                                          |  | Amount |        | Ratio |                              |   | Amount |                                                                  | Ratio  |  |     | Amount |  | Ratio |       
|December 31, 2003:                        |  |        |        |       |                              |   |        |                                                                  |        |  |     |        |  |       |        |  |      |  
|Total capital (to risk weighted assets)   |  | $      | 58,872 |       | 12.9                         | % |        | $                                                                | 36,380 |  | 8.0 | %      |  | $     | 45,475 |  | 10.0 | %
|Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets)  |  |        | 55,641 |       | 12.2                         |   |        |                                                                  | 18,190 |  | 4.0 |        |  |       | 27,285 |  | 6.0  |  
|Tier I capital (to adjusted total assets) |  |        | 55,641 |       | 9.0                          |   |        |                                                                  | 24,756 |  | 4.0 |        |  |       | 30,945 |  | 5.0  |  
|                                          |  |        |        |       |                              |  
|June 27, 2003:                            |  |        |        |       |                              |   |        |                                                                  |        |  |     |        |  |       |        |  |      |  
|Total capital (to risk weighted assets)   |  | $      | 55,034 |       | 11.2                         | % |        | $                                                                | 39,312 |  | 8.0 | %      |  | $     | 49,140 |  | 10.0 | %
|Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets)  |  |        | 52,011 |       | 10.6                         |   |        |                                                                  | 19,656 |  | 4.0 |        |  |       | 29,484 |  | 6.0  |  
|Tier I capital (to adjusted total assets) |  |        | 52,011 |       | 8.1                          |   |        |                                                                  | 25,763 |  | 4.0 |        |  |       | 32,204 |  | 5.0  |  



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EARNINGS PER SHARE



A reconciliation between the weighted average shares outstanding used in the basic and diluted EPS computations is as follows for the three and six-months ended December
31, 2003 and 2002 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):



|                                              |  |                                |            |                              |   |            |  |      |            |  |   |           
|--------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------- | - | ---------- |  | ---- | ---------- |  | - | ----------
|                                              |  | Three Months Ended December 31 |            | Six Months Ended December 31
|                                              |  | 2003                           |            | 2002                         |   | 2003       |  | 2002
|Net income                                    |  | $                              | 4,256      |                              | $ | 849        |  | $    | 5,539      |  | $ | 539       
|                                              |  |                                |            |                              |   |            |  |      |            |  |   |           
|Weighted average shares outstanding  basic   |  |                                | 17,041,885 |                              |   | 16,915,491 |  |      | 17,022,322 |  |   | 17,018,241
|Effect of dilutive securities:                |  |                                |            |                              |   |            |  |      |            |  |   |           
|Assumed exercise of stock options             |  |                                | 184,272    |                              |   | 7,149      |  |      | 194,276    |  |   | 11,978    
|Restricted Stock                              |  |                                | 23,827     |                              |   |           |  |      | 12,232     |  |   |          
|                                              |  |                                |            |                              |   |            |  |      |            |  |   |           
|Weighted average shares outstanding  diluted |  |                                | 17,249,984 |                              |   | 16,922,640 |  |      | 17,228,830 |  |   | 17,030,219
|                                              |  |                                |            |                              |   |            |  |      |            |  |   |           
|Earnings per share  basic                    |  | $                              | 0.25       |                              | $ | 0.05       |  | $    | 0.33       |  | $ | 0.03      
|                                              |  |                                |            |                              |   |            |  |      |            |  |   |           
|Earnings per share  diluted                  |  | $                              | 0.25       |                              | $ | 0.05       |  | $    | 0.32       |  | $ | 0.03      
|                                              |  |                                |            |                              |   |            |  |      |            |  |   |           



At December 31, 2003 and 2002, there
were approximately 1.7 million and 1.9 million options, respectively, outstanding under the two stock option plans, see -Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plans. As of December 31, 2003 and 2002, approximately 107,868 and 499,479,
respectively, outstanding options were antidilutive and therefore were not included in the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding-dilutive.



REPURCHASE OF TREASURY STOCK



No shares have been repurchased since February 2003. In the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2002, SWS repurchased 94,100 and 364,800 shares of its common
stock for $1,197,000, or $12.72 per share, and $4,425,000, or $ 12.13 per share, respectively, under a plan to repurchase up to one million shares of the Parents common stock, authorized by its Board of Directors on November 1, 2000. In
February 2003, the Board of Directors of SWS approved the repurchase of up to 500,000 additional SWS shares of common stock. As a result of the action, on that date, SWS was authorized to repurchase 836,200 shares under the program. The one million
share repurchase plan expired in December 2003. Currently, SWS has 500,000 shares authorized for repurchase that expire in June of 2004.



Additionally, SWS periodically purchases stock in the open market under SWS Deferred Compensation Plan. This stock is classified as treasury stock in the
consolidated financial statements, but participates in future dividends declared by SWS. 1,520 shares were purchased in the first half of fiscal 2004 at a cost of $30,050, or $19.77 per share, and 18,145 shares were purchased in the first half of
fiscal 2003 at a cost of $205,109, or $11.30 per share.



SEGMENT REPORTING



SWS operates three principal segments within the financial services
industry: the Brokerage Group, the Asset Management Group and the Banking Group. There have been no changes in the basis of segmentation or in the basis of measurement of segment profit or loss since last reported.



The category other consolidated entities includes the Parent, SWS Technologies
and SWS Insurance. The Parent is a holding company that owns various investments, including the investments in Knight and USHS common stocks. SWS Technologies is dormant. SWS Insurance facilitates the sale of insurance and



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annuities for customers of Southwest Securities and its correspondents. There are no material reconciling adjustments included in this category.



|                                                                                     |  |                 |           |   |                       |   |               |  |   |                             |   |  |                            |        |   |  |   |          
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------- | --------- | - | --------------------- | - | ------------- |  | - | --------------------------- | - |  | -------------------------- | ------ | - |  | - | ---------
|(in thousands)                                                                       |  | Brokerage Group |           |   | Asset ManagementGroup |   | Banking Group |  |   | Other Consolidated Entities |   |  | ConsolidatedSWS Group,Inc.
|Three months ended December 31, 2003                                                 |  |                 |           |   |                       |   |               |  |   |                             |   |  |                            |        |   |  |   |          
|Net revenues from external sources                                                   |  | $               | 59,643    |   |                       | $ | 228           |  | $ | 11,784                      |   |  | $                          | 363    |   |  | $ | 72,018   
|Net intersegment revenue (expense)                                                   |  |                 | (774      | ) |                       |   |              |  |   | 802                         |   |  |                            | (28    | ) |  |   |         
|Net interest revenue (expense)                                                       |  |                 | 7,118     |   |                       |   |              |  |   | 8,455                       |   |  |                            | (257   | ) |  |   | 15,316   
|Depreciation and amortization                                                        |  |                 | 1,352     |   |                       |   | 1             |  |   | 159                         |   |  |                            | 39     |   |  |   | 1,551    
|Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries |  |                 | 5,116     |   |                       |   | 27            |  |   | 4,347                       |   |  |                            | (2,727 | ) |  |   | 6,763    
|Net income (loss)                                                                    |  |                 | 3,077     |   |                       |   | 18            |  |   | 2,933                       |   |  |                            | (1,772 | ) |  |   | 4,256    
|Segment assets                                                                       |  |                 | 3,970,760 |   |                       |   | 1,637         |  |   | 620,052                     |   |  |                            | 21,922 |   |  |   | 4,614,371
|Expenditures for long-lived assets                                                   |  |                 | 1,548     |   |                       |   | 1             |  |   | 564                         |   |  |                            |       |   |  |   | 2,113    
|Three months ended December 31, 2002                                                 |  |                 |           |   |                       |   |               |  |   |                             |   |  |                            |        |   |  |   |          
|Net revenues from external sources                                                   |  | $               | 53,774    |   |                       | $ | 374           |  | $ | 12,141                      |   |  | $                          | 67     |   |  | $ | 66,356   
|Net intersegment revenue (expense)                                                   |  |                 | (138      | ) |                       |   |              |  |   | (39                         | ) |  |                            | 177    |   |  |   |         
|Net interest revenue (expense)                                                       |  |                 | 6,380     |   |                       |   |              |  |   | 7,639                       |   |  |                            | (173   | ) |  |   | 13,846   
|Depreciation and amortization                                                        |  |                 | 1,051     |   |                       |   | 2             |  |   | 147                         |   |  |                            | 52     |   |  |   | 1,252    
|Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries |  |                 | (414      | ) |                       |   | 121           |  |   | 2,768                       |   |  |                            | (1,185 | ) |  |   | 1,290    
|Net income (loss)                                                                    |  |                 | (109      | ) |                       |   | 79            |  |   | 1,713                       |   |  |                            | (834   | ) |  |   | 849      
|Segment assets                                                                       |  |                 | 2,888,082 |   |                       |   | 1,469         |  |   | 606,090                     |   |  |                            | 24,125 |   |  |   | 3,519,766
|Expenditures for long-lived assets                                                   |  |                 | 1,429     |   |                       |   | 2             |  |   | 51                          |   |  |                            |       |   |  |   | 1,482    
|                                                                                     |  |                 |           |   |                       |   |               |  |   |                             |   |  |                            |        |   |  |   |          
|Six months ended December 31, 2003                                                   |  |                 |           |   |                       |   |               |  |   |                             |   |  |                            |        |   |  |   |          
|Net revenues from external sources                                                   |  | $               | 111,093   |   |                       | $ | 483           |  | $ | 24,182                      |   |  | $                          | 30     |   |  | $ | 135,788  
|Net intersegment revenue (expense)                                                   |  |                 | (1,534    | ) |                       |   |              |  |   | 1,601                       |   |  |                            | (67    | ) |  |   |         
|Net interest revenue (expense)                                                       |  |                 | 13,859    |   |                       |   |              |  |   | 18,191                      |   |  |                            | (500   | ) |  |   | 31,550   
|Depreciation and amortization                                                        |  |                 | 2,622     |   |                       |   | 3             |  |   | 310                         |   |  |                            | 76     |   |  |   | 3,011    
|Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries |  |                 | 4,461     |   |                       |   | 101           |  |   | 9,079                       |   |  |                            | (4,768 | ) |  |   | 8,873    
|Net income (loss)                                                                    |  |                 | 2,531     |   |                       |   | 66            |  |   | 6,067                       |   |  |                            | (3,125 | ) |  |   | 5,539    
|Segment assets                                                                       |  |                 | 3,970,760 |   |                       |   | 1,637         |  |   | 620,052                     |   |  |                            | 21,922 |   |  |   | 4,614,371
|Expenditures for long-lived assets                                                   |  |                 | 2,970     |   |                       |   | 1             |  |   | 829                         |   |  |                            | (256   | ) |  |   | 3,544    
|Six months ended December 31, 2002                                                   |  |                 |           |   |                       |   |               |  |   |                             |   |  |                            |        |   |  |   |          
|Net revenues from external sources                                                   |  | $               | 108,366   |   |                       | $ | 785           |  | $ | 22,861                      |   |  | $                          | 133    |   |  | $ | 132,145  
|Net intersegment revenue (expense)                                                   |  |                 | (832      | ) |                       |   |              |  |   | (114                        | ) |  |                            | 946    |   |  |   |         
|Net interest revenue (expense)                                                       |  |                 | 13,752    |   |                       |   |              |  |   | 14,459                      |   |  |                            | (328   | ) |  |   | 27,883   
|Depreciation and amortization                                                        |  |                 | 2,018     |   |                       |   | 3             |  |   | 298                         |   |  |                            | 107    |   |  |   | 2,426    
|Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries |  |                 | (579      | ) |                       |   | 287           |  |   | 2,914                       |   |  |                            | (1,564 | ) |  |   | 1,058    
|Net income (loss)                                                                    |  |                 | 85        |   |                       |   | 187           |  |   | 1,617                       |   |  |                            | (1,350 | ) |  |   | 539      
|Segment assets                                                                       |  |                 | 2,888,082 |   |                       |   | 1,469         |  |   | 606,090                     |   |  |                            | 24,125 |   |  |   | 3,519,766
|Expenditures for long-lived assets                                                   |  |                 | 3,781     |   |                       |   | 8             |  |   | 116                         |   |  |                            | 76     |   |  |   | 3,981    



On the consolidated statements of
income and comprehensive income, minority interest is solely related to the Banking Group and other comprehensive income (loss) is solely related to the Parent, which is included in the Other category.



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COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES and GUARANTEES



Commitments and Contingencies. During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, First Savings provided $3.4 million ($2.2 million after tax
impact on earnings) to establish a reserve for fraudulent mortgages purchased from one New York based mortgage bank. Sixteen loans, aggregating approximately $3.4 million, were sold twice by the mortgage bank. Of these sixteen loans, First Savings
has recorded assignments on fifteen. First Savings has verification on thirteen of the fifteen assignments from the County Clerks office of the county where the mortgaged property is located. However, First Savings is not receiving payments on
these loans. A court appointed receiver for the New York mortgage bank is investigating the fraud at the mortgage bank including the potential recovery of fraudulently received funds. First Savings is currently evaluating its options to recover some
of the loss from the underlying property or from other parties. At this time, the likelihood of recovery from any of these sources cannot be estimated.



SWS has committed $5 million to invest in a limited partnership venture capital fund. As of December 31, 2003, SWS had contributed $2.5 million of its commitment. Under
the terms of the agreement, no more than 30% of the commitment will be drawn in any 12-month period. No contributions were made to the partnership during the three-month period ended December 31, 2003.



As a result of an NYSE examination for the period from January 2000 to January 2001, the
NYSEs staff indicated that Southwest Securities may have violated certain of the NYSEs recordkeeping, continuing education, and floor brokerage rules. We believe our activities in those areas complied in all material respects with the
applicable rules and regulations. In order to resolve this matter expeditiously, Southwest Securities entered into a stipulation of facts and consent to penalty (the Stipulation) with respect to this matter without admitting or denying
any of the NYSEs Enforcement Divisions allegations. Under the terms of the Stipulation, Southwest Securities made a payment of $150,000 to the NYSE in October of 2003.



In the general course of its brokerage business and the business of clearing for other brokerage firms, SWS and/or its subsidiaries have
been named as defendants in various lawsuits and arbitration proceedings. These claims allege violation of federal and state securities laws. The Bank is also involved in certain claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business.
Management believes that resolution of these claims will not result in any material adverse effect on SWS consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.



Guarantees. SWS implemented Financial Interpretation No. 45  Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for
Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, an interpretation of SFAS No. 5-Contingencies, SFAS No. 57-Related Party, and SFAS No. 107-Disclosure of Fair Value of Financial Instruments and rescission of Financial Accounting
Standards Board Interpretation No. 34, (FIN 45) effective for reporting periods ending after December 15, 2002. Implementation of this statement had no material impact on the financial condition or results of operations.



In March 2002, SWS issued a loan guarantee for FSB Financial for $10 million.
The guarantee is based on a loan agreement between FSB Financial and the Bank. SWS has agreed to guarantee funds drawn on the loan in excess of $25 million, up to a maximum of $35 million. At December 31, 2003, the Bank had loaned $25,550,000 to FSB
Financial. As a result of this loan, if FSB Financial defaults on the loan to the Bank, SWS would be liable for $550,000 of the total loan outstanding. SWS has not recorded a liability for the guarantee in its financial statements as FIN 45 requires
only disclosure of guarantees issued between parents and their subsidiaries.



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In connection with the 2002 spin-off of SWS primary asset management subsidiary, the Westwood Group, SWS agreed to
indemnify the Westwood Group from and against any and all past and future liabilities or expenses in excess of $500,000 arising from the Richard A. Boykin Jr. Family Trust (Boykin Trust), for which Westwood Trust currently serves as
trustee. The Boykin Trust is currently in bankruptcy. SWS settled litigation with the beneficiaries of the Boykin Trust in May 2002 for $2 million. SWS management believes that the resolution of the remaining issues associated with the Boykin
Trust in bankruptcy will not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.



The Bank has stand-by letters of credit primarily issued for assigned notes and real estate. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Bank could be required to make under the letters of credit is $248,000.
The recourse provisions of the letters of credit allow the amount of the letters of credit to become a part of the fully collateralized loans with total repayment. The collateral on these letters of credit consist of assigned notes, real estate,
equipment, accounts receivable or furniture and fixtures.



AFFILIATE
TRANSACTIONS



On November 7, 2003, FSB Financial borrowed $5 million, in
the form of an unsecured note, from CN 2003 Partners, a partnership. A member of the Companys management has an interest in an entity that is one of the partners in CN 2003 Partners. The note matures on May 7, 2005. Interest is paid on a
monthly basis at a floating rate of prime plus 2%. The applicable annual interest rate will not be more than 18%.



ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS



Financial Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FIN No. 46 on
January 17, 2003. In December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a revision to FIN No. 46, FIN No. 46R. Based on a review of its investments and FIN No. 46R, SWS determined that it did not have any VIEs, as defined by FIN No. 46R,
that should be consolidated.



Financial Accounting Standard No. 150,
Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity. In June 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 150. This statement establishes standards for how SWS should
classify and measure certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. The statement requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a liability. The provisions of this statement
are effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. This pronouncement applies to SWS minority interest in
the Banks subsidiaries. On November 5, 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board deferred, indefinitely, the implementation of SFAS No. 150 as it pertains to minority interest. The effect on the consolidated financial statements if SWS
would have implemented SFAS No. 150 as of December 31, 2003 would be immaterial. SWS fair value of the minority interest in the Banks subsidiaries is approximately equivalent to book value. Thus, the amount that would be paid if the
Banks subsidiaries terminated and settled their operations at December 31, 2003 would be $2.0 million.



Financial Accounting Standard No. 132 (revised 2003), Employers Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits-An Amendment of FASs 87, 88 and 106 and a revision of FAS
132. The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 132 (revised 2003) on December 23, 2003. This statement revises employers disclosures about pension plans and postretirement benefit plans. Additional disclosures about
assets, obligations, cash flows and net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans are required. The statement also addresses additional interim disclosure requirements. SFAS 132 (revised 2003) is
effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2003. The interim requirements are effective for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2003.



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|Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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OVERVIEW



We are primarily engaged in securities execution and clearing, securities brokerage, investment banking, securities lending and borrowing, and trading as a principal in
equity and fixed income securities. We also engage in full-service banking and asset management. All of these activities are highly competitive.



While brokerage and banking revenues are dependent upon trading volumes and interest rates, which may fluctuate significantly, a large portion of our expenses remain
fixed. Consequently, net operating results can vary significantly from period to period. Our business is also subject to substantial governmental regulation and changes in legal, regulatory, accounting, tax and compliance requirements that may have
a substantial impact on our business and results of operations.



Our business
and future prospects may fluctuate due to numerous factors, such as:



| |  | the volume of trading in securities;
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| |  | the volatility and general level of securities prices and interest rates;
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| |  | the level of customer margin loan activity and the size of customer account balances;
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| |  | the credit-worthiness of our correspondents in the event of a material adverse change in the values of margined securities;
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| |  | the credit-worthiness of our counter-parties in securities lending transactions;
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| |  | general economic conditions and investor sentiment and confidence;
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| |  | competitive conditions in each of our business segments;
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| |  | the demand for investment banking services;
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| |  | the ability to maintain investment management and administrative fees at current levels;
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| |  | the ability to attract and retain key personnel;
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| |  | the total value and composition of assets under management;
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| |  | the credit-worthiness of our banking and margin customers;
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| |  | the interest rate environment; and
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| |  | the demand for housing in the North Texas area and the national market.
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Our future operating results are also dependent upon our operating expenses, which are subject to fluctuation due to:



| |  | variations in the level of compensation expense incurred as a result of changes in the number of total employees, competitive factors, or other market variables;
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| |  | variations in expenses and capital costs, including depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges incurred to maintain our infrastructure; and
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| |  | unanticipated costs which may be incurred from time to time in connection with litigation or other contingencies.
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Brokerage Group



The U.S. equities market continued to show improvement from the conditions experienced in comparable periods of fiscal 2003. While trading volumes overall remained
relatively light with average daily volume on the NYSE of 1.3 billion shares, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased to 10,453.92 at December 31, 2003 versus 8,341.63 at December 31, 2002. The volumes and thus the revenues generated by our
clearing business are dependent on active markets. Sustained growth in volumes is necessary for growth in our clearing business. The volume of trades we processed in the first half of fiscal 2004 increased when compared to the same period in the
prior year. Clearing revenue increased slightly over the first half of the year compared to the same period in the prior year. Continued improvement in trading volumes and share prices will facilitate growth in revenues in the clearing business.
However, growth could be encumbered in this business line by pricing pressure. Additionally, changes in the mix of business processed and volume discounts can impact the revenue growth as well.



Margin balances reported by NYSE member firms averaged $160 billion in the first half of
fiscal 2004 versus $133 billion in the first half of fiscal 2003. We rely on margin lending to our customers to generate revenue. During the second quarter of fiscal 2004, we saw an increase in our margin balances of $50 million or 18%, over the
same period in the prior fiscal year. As the markets show sustained improvement, we expect these balances to continue to grow.



Stock loan balances are also influenced by the volumes in the market as well as interest rates. Stock lending balances were up 39% over the level in the last years
quarter. As markets improve, these balances should increase. We earn an interest spread in this business that is impacted by the overall interest rate environment. Until rates begin to rise, we expect our interest spread to remain at current levels
or decrease slightly.



The interest rate environment also impacts our fixed
income businesses. The first two fiscal 2004 quarters produced a stable rate environment versus the falling interest rate environment that occurred in fiscal 2003. The fixed income business should remain at current levels until interest rates begin
to rise or experience significant volatility. Management constantly monitors our exposure to interest rate fluctuations to mitigate risk of loss in volatile environments.



Management is currently focused on two aspects of our business: growing the clearing business and taking advantage of our prominence in the
Southwest to become a nationally recognized full-service regional brokerage firm. Continued improvement in the equity markets is critical to growth in both of these areas. As management continues to refine our focus, impairments, acquisitions or
dispositions could be warranted.



To realize managements goal to become a
nationally recognized full-service regional brokerage firm, it is essential to grow the retail brokerage distribution network. This will be accomplished through the hiring of additional registered representatives and the opening of new branch office
locations in the Southwest. As a result of this effort, we recruited 10 new Private Client Group representatives in the first half of fiscal year 2004. We also opened one new branch office in Houston, Texas. Expansion of this network will require
outlay of capital that may not be immediately offset by revenues, which will negatively impact results of operations until new locations become positive contributors. Breakeven points for new office locations generally take at least 11 months to
achieve, depending on the successful recruiting of registered representatives.



Equity capital markets are an integral part of a full-service regional firm. Growth in the equity capital markets area requires additional investment banking, research and sales personnel. Revenue from this area is cyclical and varies
significantly with the growth in the equity markets. Consequently, current investment in personnel could negatively impact earnings until the equity capital markets show additional improvement.



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Managements emphasis on these two aspects of our business is expected to diversify the revenue stream and to
enhance aspects of our business that have relatively higher margins than our traditional clearing business. In the full service brokerage section of our business, we retain more of each dollar of commission than in a traditional clearing
arrangement. As the full service business grows, we expect to be able to take advantage of the increased margin.



We completed our conversion to a new electronic brokerage operating system in August of 2002, but continue with ongoing efforts to upgrade and enhance the core system
with investments in the technology area. Management continually reviews equipment and communications in an effort to offset some of the costs of software enhancement. Our system was developed by Comprehensive Software Systems, Ltd.
(CSS), an entity that is backed by a consortium of brokerage firms, including Southwest Securities. The development of the system required more time and capital from these brokerage firms than was originally anticipated. While the system
is fully functional at SWS, other consortium members have yet to completely install the system. Decisions by these other firms will impact CSSs ability to continue to deliver new modules and enhancements and could impact the cost of technology
to us.



Regulatory Environment



The brokerage group is subject to regulation by the SEC, the NYSE, the NASD and various
state securities regulators. The events surrounding corporate accounting and other activities and the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have caused the various regulatory bodies to increase their surveillance of public companies in general as well
as brokerage firms. New regulations and new interpretation and enforcement of existing regulations are becoming more frequent. The recent Global Settlement of Conflicts of Interest between Research and Investment Banking among securities regulators
and several securities firms regarding analysts reports and conflicts of interests has resulted in changes in the way brokerage firms conduct their business. More recently, investigations by the SEC and state regulators into mutual fund trading
practices and adherence to breakpoint schedules are another indication of the regulators heightened commitment to enforcement actions. We conduct research, investment banking and mutual fund trading. This regulatory environment could result in
increased costs of compliance with rules and regulations, increased exposure to regulatory actions and could potentially lead to the elimination of, or material changes to, certain lines of business.



In October of 2003, Southwest, along with all other users of the National Securities Clearing
Corporations mutual fund order system, received a request from the SEC to review its policies and procedures regarding mutual fund trading. We completed this review, in accordance with the SECs request in November 2003. SWS was also
examined by the SEC in connection with the SECs ongoing review of industry trading practices with regard to mutual funds. SWS is continuing to cooperate with the SEC on all aspects of this review and has no indication of any actions by the
regulator that could have a material impact on our business or that could be material to our financial statements.



Additionally, Southwest Securities has been notified by the NASD of certain required actions related to compliance with mutual fund breakpoints. This communication was
received by approximately 450 brokerage firms indicating the extent of the regulators review of the mutual fund area. We are in the process of complying with the required actions, including certain customer notifications and certain trade
reviews and expect to complete these actions in accordance with the schedule outlined by the NASD. We have also finalized the resulting regulatory action related to mutual fund break points. There was no material impact to the financial statements
from the regulatory action.



Banking Group



A substantial portion of the Banks revenue is generated from the single-family
construction loan and single-family mortgage loan markets. While the Banks purchased mortgage loan program is nationwide, the majority of the Banks other lending is concentrated in the North Texas geographic region. The housing market in
North Texas has slowed and additional deterioration in the housing market could impede the Banks ability to maintain current levels of loans.



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The purchased mortgage loan program operated at record levels during 2003 due to the high level of mortgage refinancing
transactions driven by lower mortgage interest rates. Mortgage interest rates began to rise in July 2003 and volumes in this business have declined 59% from December 31, 2002 to December 31, 2003. We expect this line of business to remain at current
levels until mortgage interest rates move, as higher interest rates tend to depress mortgage lending. Until mortgage interest rates move, the Bank will continue to experience lower revenues than in previous quarters. With the decrease in mortgage
loan originations, the Bank has moved funds to cash and investments. The yield rates for investments range from 1% to 2%, while the yield rates on mortgage loans range from 6% to 7%, resulting in a decrease in interest revenue. The Bank experienced
growth in commercial real estate lending and other lending due to a continued focus on the Banks Community Banking division. This focus is due to the hiring, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, of a new bank President with extensive
residential, consumer and commercial lending experience to focus on growing the community banking business.



CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES



The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may
differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Our accounting policies and methodology used in establishing estimates (primarily related to loan loss reserves and other contingency estimates) have not changed materially since
June 27, 2003. See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year then ended.



RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



Net income for the three and six-month
period ended December 31, 2003 was $4,256,000 and $5,539,000, respectively representing an increase in income over the comparable three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2002 of $3,407,000 and $5,000,000, respectively. The three and six-month
periods ended December 31, 2003 contained 67 and 130 trading days, respectively. The comparable periods of fiscal 2003 contained 65 and 128 trading days, respectively.



Events and Transactions



Several material events and transactions impacted the results of operations in the periods presented. A description of the facts and circumstances surrounding these
transactions and the impact on our results is presented below.



Mydiscountbroker. On June 13, 2003, we sold the accounts of Mydiscountbroker to Ameritrade Inc. and Ameritrade Canada, Inc., subsidiaries of Ameritrade Holding Corporation (Ameritrade). The sales price of
$4,200,000 (generating an after tax gain of $2,730,000), which was recognized in June of 2003, was based on the actual accounts transferred at closing, approximately 16,500 accounts. Mydiscountbroker had recorded revenues of $747,000 and $1,601,000
and expenses of $992,000 and $2,335,000 for a net loss before taxes for the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2002 of $245,000 and $734,000, respectively.



Investment in Comprehensive Software Systems, Ltd. The continued enhancement of our brokerage system is important to
the growth of our clearing and retail brokerage business. To ensure the continued enhancement of the systems developed by CSS, we entered into a loan agreement on December 6, 2002 with CSS that calls for the total advance to CSS of $3,250,000 in
quarterly installments of $812,500 beginning January 6, 2003. In June of 2003, we amended the loan agreement to provide that our two remaining quarterly installments would be increased to $937,500. All other terms of the agreement were unchanged.
Because of this commitment, we began recognizing our share of the undistributed losses of CSS in January of 2003. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2003, our percentage interest in CSSs losses was $795,800 and $1,803,000,
respectively. Our percentage of losses was less than the $937,500 and $1,875,000 loaned during the three and six months ended December 31, 2003 by $141,700 and $72,000, respectively. From inception of the loan to date, SWS percentage of losses
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greater than the $3,500,000 loaned by $379,200. As a result, there is no recorded equity investment or loan receivable from CSS at December 31, 2003.



Effective December 20, 2003, SWS agreed to an additional equity investment in
CSS of $2.9 million, resulting in the purchase of 5.8 million shares of CSS common stock. This purchase will be made in equal quarterly installments and will ultimately result in increasing SWSs position in CSS to 30.22%. The first installment
of $721,475 was made in January 2004.



USHS.During the quarter,
we received an additional 91,431 shares of the common stock of USHS that had been held in escrow under the terms of a sales agreement. The additional shares were issued after no material contingencies were found related to the operations of First
Consumer Credit, LLC, a business that the Bank sold in October 2001. The Bank paid the shares to the Parent in the form of a dividend. The shares were recorded at fair market value resulting in a gain of $1,082,000 (after-tax gain of $703,000).
Prior to this transaction, we owned 365,723 of USHS stock.



Archipelago. During the quarter, we tendered half of our stake in Archipelago Holding, L.L.C., an electronic stock exchange, or 303,456 shares of Archipelago common stock. We recognized a gain of $903,000 (after-tax gain of
$587,000). After the tender, we currently own 303,456 shares of Archipelago at a cost of zero.



Analysis of Operations.The following is a summary of increases (decreases) in categories of net revenues and operating expenses for the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2003 and 2002
(dollars in thousands):



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|---------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ------ | - | --------------- | --- | - | ------ | - | ------ | - |  | --- | -
|                                                     |  | Three MonthsEnded |        |   | Six MonthsEnded |    
|                                                     |  | Amount            |        |   | %               |     |   | Amount |   |        | % | 
|Net revenues:                                        |  |                   |        |   |                 |     |   |        |   |        |   |  |     |  
|Net revenues from clearing operations                |  | $                 | 145    |   |                 | 3   | % |        | $ | 111    |   |  | 1   | %
|Commissions                                          |  |                   | 3,950  |   |                 | 18  |   |        |   | 7,658  |   |  | 19  |  
|Net interest                                         |  |                   | 1,470  |   |                 | 11  |   |        |   | 3,667  |   |  | 13  |  
|Investment banking, advisory and administrative fees |  |                   | (1,123 | ) |                 | (16 | ) |        |   | (2,048 | ) |  | (15 | )
|Net gains on principal transactions                  |  |                   | 3,268  |   |                 | 117 |   |        |   | (41    | ) |  |    |  
|Other                                                |  |                   | (123   | ) |                 | (2  | ) |        |   | (1,168 | ) |  | (13 | )
|                                                     |  |                   |        |   |                 |     |   |        |   |        |   |  |     |  
|                                                     |  |                   | 7,587  |   |                 | 14  |   |        |   | 8,179  |   |  | 7   |  
|                                                     |  |                   |        |   |                 |     |   |        |   |        |   |  |     |  
|Operating expenses:                                  |  |                   |        |   |                 |     |   |        |   |        |   |  |     |  
|Commissions and other employee compensation          |  |                   | 3,248  |   |                 | 10  |   |        |   | 4,877  |   |  | 8   |  
|Occupancy, equipment and computer service costs      |  |                   | (770   | ) |                 | (10 | ) |        |   | (2,235 | ) |  | (13 | )
|Communications                                       |  |                   | (576   | ) |                 | (15 | ) |        |   | (1,464 | ) |  | (19 | )
|Floor brokerage and clearing organization charges    |  |                   | (74    | ) |                 | (4  | ) |        |   | (88    | ) |  | (2  | )
|Advertising and promotional                          |  |                   | (23    | ) |                 | (2  | ) |        |   | 1      |   |  |    |  
|Other                                                |  |                   | 309    |   |                 | 4   |   |        |   | (727   | ) |  | (5  | )
|                                                     |  |                   |        |   |                 |     |   |        |   |        |   |  |     |  
|                                                     |  |                   | 2,114  |   |                 | 4   |   |        |   | 364    |   |  |    |  
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|Pretax income                                        |  | $                 | 5,473  |   |                 | 424 | % |        | $ | 7,815  |   |  | 739 | %
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Net revenues increased for the quarter and the first half of fiscal 2004 by $7,587,000 and $8,179,000, respectively. The
largest component of the increase was in commission revenue, which was up $4 million and $7.7 million, respectively. Also contributing to this increase in the three months ended December 31, 2003 was an increase in net gains on principal
transactions of $3.3 million. The $3.3 million increase in net gains on principal transactions can be principally attributed to increased fixed income trading profits in the second quarter.



Operating expenses increased $2.1 million and $364,000 for the three and six months ended
December 31, 2003. However, taking into account the Banks $3.4 million fraud charge recorded in the six-month period ended December 31, 2002, see Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements,
operating expenses for the six-month period would have increased $3.8 million. The largest single increase was in the variable compensation component of commissions and employee compensation. Commissions paid increased $3.1 million and $4.9 million,
respectively, which represents approximately 43% and 65%, respectively, of the increase in commission and trading revenue for the three and six month periods. Offsetting the increased commission expense was a reduction in operating expenses from the
sale of the Mydiscountbroker accounts of $942,000 and $1,779,000 in the quarter and year-to-date, respectively.



Net Revenues from Clearing Operations.Net revenues from clearing increased $145,000 and $111,000, respectively, when compared to the three and six
months ended December 31, 2002. Net clearing revenues increased due to an increase in total transactions processed in the three and six-month periods from 6,499,000 and 13,554,000 in fiscal 2003 to 7,147,000 and 16,203,000 in fiscal 2004. The
increase in transactions was offset by the reduction in revenue per ticket of 6% and 15%, respectively, for the three and six month periods due to price competition and changes in the mix of clearing transactions. Revenue per transaction was $0.70
and $0.63, respectively, in the three and six month periods of fiscal 2004 versus $0.75 for both the three and six month periods of fiscal 2003.



Commissions.Commission revenue increased 18% and 19%, respectively, for the three and six-month periods. The largest increases were noted in the
Private Client Group, independent registered representatives and portfolio trading. These increases for the six-month period were offset by a slight decrease in institutional equity sales. Commission revenue by type of representative is as follows
(dollars in thousands):



|                                       |  |                    |        |                   |   |             |  |                    |  |                  |        |             |   |        |  |    
|-------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------ | ----------------- | - | ----------- |  | ------------------ |  | ---------------- | ------ | ----------- | - | ------ |  | ---
|                                       |  | December 31, 2003  |        | December 31, 2002
|                                       |  | Three Months Ended |        | Six Months Ended  |   | No. of Reps |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |        | No. of Reps
|Southwest Securities brokers:          |  |                    |        |                   |   |             |  |                    |  |                  |        |             |   |        |  |    
|Private client group                   |  | $                  | 7,986  |                   | $ | 14,544      |  | 93                 |  | $                | 5,431  |             | $ | 9,926  |  | 84 
|Fixed income sales & trading           |  |                    | 9,058  |                   |   | 15,984      |  | 34                 |  |                  | 8,695  |             |   | 14,708 |  | 34 
|Institutional equity sales             |  |                    | 2,910  |                   |   | 5,044       |  | 11                 |  |                  | 2,847  |             |   | 5,323  |  | 13 
|Independent registered representatives |  |                    | 5,028  |                   |   | 9,682       |  | 400                |  |                  | 4,058  |             |   | 8,027  |  | 411
|Portfolio Trading                      |  |                    | 1,355  |                   |   | 2,831       |  |                    |  |                  | 834    |             |   | 1,313  |  |    
|Other                                  |  |                    | 132    |                   |   | 242         |  |                    |  |                  | 654    |             |   | 1,372  |  |    
|                                       |  |                    |        |                   |   |             |  |                    |  |                  |        |             |   |        |  |    
|                                       |  | $                  | 26,469 |                   | $ | 48,327      |  |                    |  | $                | 22,519 |             | $ | 40,669 |  |    
|                                       |  |                    |        |                   |   |             |  |                    |  |                  |        |             |   |        |  |    



All of the increases were offset
somewhat by a decrease in commissions from the sale of our Mydiscountbroker accounts in June 2003. The sold accounts generated $636,000 and $1.3 million in commissions for the three and six months ended December 31, 2002.



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Net Interest Income. Net interest income from the Brokerage Group is dependent upon the level of customer
and stock loan balances as well as the spread between the rates we earn on those assets compared with the cost of funds. Net interest is the primary source of income from the Bank and represents the amount by which interest and fees generated by
earning assets exceed the cost of funds, primarily interest paid to the Banks depositors on interest-bearing accounts.



The components of interest earnings are as follows for the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 (in thousands):



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|                                          |  | Three Months Ended December 31 |        | Six Months Ended December 31
|                                          |  | 2003                           |        | 2002                         |   | 2003   |  | 2002
|Interest revenue:                         |  |                                |        |                              |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       
|Customer margin accounts                  |  | $                              | 4,411  |                              | $ | 3,818  |  | $    | 7,975  |  | $ | 8,493 
|Assets segregated for regulatory purposes |  |                                | 1,218  |                              |   | 1,635  |  |      | 2,537  |  |   | 3,814 
|Stock borrowed                            |  |                                | 6,914  |                              |   | 6,466  |  |      | 13,603 |  |   | 13,291
|Bank loans                                |  |                                | 10,097 |                              |   | 10,983 |  |      | 21,850 |  |   | 20,876
|Other                                     |  |                                | 1,099  |                              |   | 1,292  |  |      | 2,177  |  |   | 2,537 
|                                          |  |                                |        |                              |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       
|                                          |  | $                              | 23,739 |                              | $ | 24,194 |  | $    | 48,142 |  | $ | 49,011
|                                          |  |                                |        |                              |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       
|Interest expense:                         |  |                                |        |                              |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       
|Customer funds on deposit                 |  | $                              | 1,049  |                              | $ | 1,817  |  | $    | 2,148  |  | $ | 3,858 
|Stock loaned                              |  |                                | 5,092  |                              |   | 4,589  |  |      | 9,483  |  |   | 9,593 
|Bank deposits                             |  |                                | 1,606  |                              |   | 2,706  |  |      | 3,528  |  |   | 4,823 
|Federal Home Loan Bank advances           |  |                                | 258    |                              |   | 680    |  |      | 509    |  |   | 1,655 
|Other                                     |  |                                | 418    |                              |   | 556    |  |      | 924    |  |   | 1,199 
|                                          |  |                                |        |                              |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       
|                                          |  |                                | 8,423  |                              |   | 10,348 |  |      | 16,592 |  |   | 21,128
|                                          |  |                                |        |                              |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       
|Net interest                              |  | $                              | 15,316 |                              | $ | 13,846 |  | $    | 31,550 |  | $ | 27,883
|                                          |  |                                |        |                              |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       



Brokerage Group.For the three
and six-months ended December 31, 2003, net interest income for the Brokerage Group accounted for 10.8% and 11.2% of our net revenue, respectively. Average balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are as follows (in
thousands):



|                                          |  |                                 |           |                               |   |           |  |      |           |  |   |          
|----------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------- | - | --------- |  | ---- | --------- |  | - | ---------
|                                          |  | Three Months Ended December 31, |           | Six Months Ended December 31,
|                                          |  | 2003                            |           | 2002                          |   | 2003      |  | 2002
|Average interest-earning assets:          |  |                                 |           |                               |   |           |  |      |           |  |   |          
|Customer margin balances                  |  | $                               | 330,000   |                               | $ | 280,000   |  | $    | 305,000   |  | $ | 313,000  
|Assets segregated for regulatory purposes |  |                                 | 440,000   |                               |   | 513,000   |  |      | 463,000   |  |   | 499,000  
|Stock borrowed                            |  |                                 | 2,799,000 |                               |   | 2,020,000 |  |      | 2,785,000 |  |   | 1,953,000
|Average interest-bearing liabilities:     |  |                                 |           |                               |   |           |  |      |           |  |   |          
|Customer funds on deposit                 |  |                                 | 577,000   |                               |   | 627,000   |  |      | 597,000   |  |   | 656,000  
|Stock loaned                              |  |                                 | 2,765,000 |                               |   | 1,988,000 |  |      | 2,727,000 |  |   | 1,938,000



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Net interest revenue from customer margin balances increased 15% for the three months ended December 31, 2003 due
primarily to the increase in average margin balances of $50 million. The slight decrease in net interest revenue generated from securities lending activities for the quarter of 3% is due to reduction in the average spread by 10 basis points in the
second quarter. The types of securities borrowed or loaned and the interest rate environment influence the spread earned in this business. For the six-month period, there was a decrease of 6% in net interest revenue from customer margin balances,
due to the effect of lower interest rates and reduced balances in the first quarter of 2004 over the first quarter of 2003. Net interest revenue generated from securities lending activities increased 11% for the six months of fiscal 2004 versus
fiscal 2003 due to increased balances.



Banking Group.Net interest
revenue generated by the Bank accounted for approximately 13.3% and 15.3% of net revenue in the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2003. At the Bank, changes in net interest revenue are generally attributable to the timing of loan
payoffs and volume.



The following table sets forth an analysis of the
Banks net interest income by each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 (dollars in thousands):



|                                      |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ----------- |  | ---- | --------------- |  | ------------------------ | ------- | ----------- | - | ------ |  | ---- | -
|                                      |  | Three Months Ended |        
|                                      |  | Fiscal 2004        |         |                          | Fiscal 2003 |            
|                                      |  | Average Balance    |         | Interest Income/ Expense |             | Yield/ Rate |  |      | Average Balance |  | Interest Income/ Expense |         | Yield/ Rate |  
|Assets:                               |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Interest-earning assets:              |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Real estate  mortgage                |  | $                  | 110,126 |                          | $           | 1,689       |  | 6.1  | %               |  | $                        | 230,835 |             | $ | 3,842  |  | 6.7  | %
|Real estate  construction            |  |                    | 92,676  |                          |             | 1,344       |  | 5.8  |                 |  |                          | 116,063 |             |   | 1,893  |  | 6.5  |  
|Commercial                            |  |                    | 174,248 |                          |             | 2,937       |  | 6.7  |                 |  |                          | 134,859 |             |   | 2,685  |  | 8.0  |  
|Individual                            |  |                    | 49,083  |                          |             | 3,569       |  | 28.9 |                 |  |                          | 32,559  |             |   | 1,923  |  | 23.6 |  
|Land                                  |  |                    | 38,832  |                          |             | 558         |  | 5.7  |                 |  |                          | 42,100  |             |   | 640    |  | 6.1  |  
|Investments                           |  |                    | 141,794 |                          |             | 337         |  | 1.0  |                 |  |                          | 15,324  |             |   | 87     |  | 2.3  |  
|                                      |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                    | 606,759 |                          | $           | 10,434      |  | 6.9  | %               |  |                          | 571,740 |             | $ | 11,070 |  | 7.7  | %
|Noninterest-earning assets:           |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Cash and due from banks               |  |                    | 40,981  |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          | 3,945   |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Other assets                          |  |                    | 9,980   |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          | 12,643  |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  | $                  | 657,720 |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  | $                        | 588,328 |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity: |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Interest-bearing liabilities:         |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Certificates of deposit               |  | $                  | 158,259 |                          | $           | 1,155       |  | 2.9  | %               |  | $                        | 332,137 |             | $ | 2,526  |  | 3.0  | %
|Money market accounts                 |  |                    | 17,085  |                          |             | 33          |  | 0.8  |                 |  |                          | 14,648  |             |   | 46     |  | 1.2  |  
|Interest-bearing demand accounts      |  |                    | 361,435 |                          |             | 416         |  | 0.5  |                 |  |                          | 43,254  |             |   | 131    |  | 1.2  |  
|Savings accounts                      |  |                    | 5,035   |                          |             | 2           |  | 0.1  |                 |  |                          | 1,223   |             |   | 3      |  | 0.9  |  
|Federal Home Loan Bank advances       |  |                    | 18,427  |                          |             | 258         |  | 5.6  |                 |  |                          | 117,859 |             |   | 680    |  | 2.3  |  
|Notes payable                         |  |                    | 9,100   |                          |             | 141         |  | 6.2  |                 |  |                          | 2,500   |             |   | 61     |  | 9.8  |  
|                                      |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                    | 569,341 |                          |             | 2,005       |  | 1.4  | %               |  |                          | 511,621 |             |   | 3,447  |  | 2.7  | %
|Noninterest-bearing liabilities:      |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Non interest-bearing demand accounts  |  |                    | 24,725  |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          | 23,126  |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Other liabilities                     |  |                    | 7,377   |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          | 6,161   |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                    | 601,443 |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          | 540,908 |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Stockholders equity                  |  |                    | 56,277  |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          | 47,420  |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  | $                  | 657,720 |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  | $                        | 588,328 |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Net interest income                   |  |                    |         |                          | $           | 8,429       |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             | $ | 7,623  |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Net yield on interest-earning assets  |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  | 5.6  | %               |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  | 5.3  | %
|                                      |  |                    |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  



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|                                      |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | ------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ----------- |  | ---- | --------------- |  | ------------------------ | ------- | ----------- | - | ------ |  | ---- | -
|                                      |  | Six Months Ended |        
|                                      |  | Fiscal 2004      |         |                          | Fiscal 2003 |            
|                                      |  | Average Balance  |         | Interest Income/ Expense |             | Yield/ Rate |  |      | Average Balance |  | Interest Income/ Expense |         | Yield/ Rate |  
|Assets:                               |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Interest-earning assets:              |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Real estate  mortgage                |  | $                | 164,121 |                          | $           | 5,009       |  | 6.1  | %               |  | $                        | 197,001 |             | $ | 6,745  |  | 6.8  | %
|Real estate  construction            |  |                  | 93,329  |                          |             | 2,874       |  | 6.2  |                 |  |                          | 116,343 |             |   | 3,746  |  | 6.4  |  
|Commercial                            |  |                  | 168,132 |                          |             | 5,819       |  | 6.9  |                 |  |                          | 131,056 |             |   | 5,322  |  | 8.1  |  
|Individual                            |  |                  | 47,303  |                          |             | 7,008       |  | 29.6 |                 |  |                          | 31,930  |             |   | 3,734  |  | 23.4 |  
|Land                                  |  |                  | 39,450  |                          |             | 1,140       |  | 5.8  |                 |  |                          | 41,042  |             |   | 1,329  |  | 6.5  |  
|Investments                           |  |                  | 117,040 |                          |             | 576         |  | 1.0  |                 |  |                          | 14,381  |             |   | 175    |  | 2.4  |  
|                                      |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                  | 629,375 |                          | $           | 22,426      |  | 7.1  | %               |  |                          | 531,753 |             | $ | 21,051 |  | 7.9  | %
|Noninterest-earning assets:           |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Cash and due from banks               |  |                  | 43,578  |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          | 4,407   |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Other assets                          |  |                  | 10,961  |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          | 13,804  |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  | $                | 683,914 |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  | $                        | 549,964 |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Liabilities and Stockholders Equity: |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Interest-bearing liabilities:         |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Certificates of deposit               |  | $                | 181,909 |                          | $           | 2,624       |  | 2.9  | %               |  | $                        | 271,920 |             | $ | 4,484  |  | 3.3  | %
|Money market accounts                 |  |                  | 17,386  |                          |             | 69          |  | 0.8  |                 |  |                          | 14,705  |             |   | 96     |  | 1.3  |  
|Interest-bearing demand accounts      |  |                  | 361,491 |                          |             | 831         |  | 0.5  |                 |  |                          | 41,678  |             |   | 238    |  | 1.1  |  
|Savings accounts                      |  |                  | 3,163   |                          |             | 4           |  | 0.2  |                 |  |                          | 1,065   |             |   | 5      |  | 1.0  |  
|Federal Home Loan Bank advances       |  |                  | 23,310  |                          |             | 509         |  | 4.4  |                 |  |                          | 138,371 |             |   | 1,655  |  | 2.4  |  
|Notes payable                         |  |                  | 6,942   |                          |             | 225         |  | 6.5  |                 |  |                          | 6,597   |             |   | 169    |  | 5.1  |  
|                                      |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                  | 594,201 |                          |             | 4,262       |  | 1.4  | %               |  |                          | 474,336 |             |   | 6,647  |  | 2.8  | %
|Noninterest-bearing liabilities:      |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Non interest-bearing demand accounts  |  |                  | 25,246  |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          | 21,865  |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Other liabilities                     |  |                  | 9,198   |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          | 6,232   |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                  | 628,645 |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          | 502,433 |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Stockholders equity                  |  |                  | 55,269  |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          | 47,531  |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  | $                | 683,914 |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  | $                        | 549,964 |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Net interest income                   |  |                  |         |                          | $           | 18,164      |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             | $ | 14,404 |  |      |  
|                                      |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  
|Net yield on interest-earning assets  |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  | 5.8  | %               |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  | 5.4  | %
|                                      |  |                  |         |                          |             |             |  |      |                 |  |                          |         |             |   |        |  |      |  



Interest rate trends, changes in the
economy and the scheduled maturities and interest rate sensitivity of the loan portfolios and deposits affect the spreads earned by the Bank. Additionally, in January of 2003, the Bank began offering an FDIC insured deposit product to our brokerage
customers. As of December 31, 2003, $351 million of brokerage customers funds were on deposit at the Bank. Rates paid on these deposits are generally less than the rates on Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances and certificates of
deposit, allowing the Bank to earn an increased interest spread.



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The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the Banks interest earned and interest paid resulting
from changes in volume and rate (in thousands):



|                                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|-------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------- | ------ | - | ------------- | - | ------ | ---- |  | - | ------ | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                 |  | Three months ended Fiscal 2004 vs. 2003 |       
|                                 |  |                                         |        |   | Attributed to |  
|                                 |  | TotalChange                             |        |   | Volume        |   |        | Rate |  |   | Mix    |  
|Interest income:                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Real estate  mortgage           |  | $                                       | (2,153 | ) |               | $ | (2,009 | )    |  | $ | (301   | ) |  | $ | 157    |  
|Real estate  construction       |  |                                         | (549   | ) |               |   | (382   | )    |  |   | (209   | ) |  |   | 42     |  
|Commercial                       |  |                                         | 252    |   |               |   | 785    |      |  |   | (413   | ) |  |   | (120   | )
|Individual                       |  |                                         | 1,646  |   |               |   | 976    |      |  |   | 444    |   |  |   | 226    |  
|Land                             |  |                                         | (82    | ) |               |   | (50    | )    |  |   | (35    | ) |  |   | 3      |  
|Investments                      |  |                                         | 250    |   |               |   | 438    |      |  |   | (24    | ) |  |   | (164   | )
|                                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                 |  | $                                       | (636   | ) |               | $ | (242   | )    |  | $ | (538   | ) |  | $ | 144    |  
|                                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Interest expense:                |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Certificates of deposit          |  | $                                       | (1,371 | ) |               | $ | (1,322 | )    |  | $ | (103   | ) |  | $ | 54     |  
|Money market accounts            |  |                                         | (13    | ) |               |   | 7      |      |  |   | (17    | ) |  |   | (3     | )
|Interest-bearing demand accounts |  |                                         | 285    |   |               |   | 963    |      |  |   | (81    | ) |  |   | (597   | )
|Savings accounts                 |  |                                         | (1     | ) |               |   | 9      |      |  |   | (2     | ) |  |   | (8     | )
|Federal Home Loan Bank advances  |  |                                         | (422   | ) |               |   | (391   | )    |  |   | (475   | ) |  |   | 444    |  
|Notes payable                    |  |                                         | 80     |   |               |   | 161    |      |  |   | (22    | ) |  |   | (59    | )
|                                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                 |  |                                         | (1,442 | ) |               |   | (573   | )    |  |   | (700   | ) |  |   | (169   | )
|                                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Net interest income              |  | $                                       | 806    |   |               | $ | 331    |      |  | $ | 162    |   |  | $ | 313    |  
|                                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                 | 
|                                 |  | Six months ended Fiscal 2004 vs. 2003   |       
|                                 |  |                                         |        |   | Attributed to |  
|                                 |  | TotalChange                             |        |   | Volume        |   |        | Rate |  |   | Mix    |  
|Interest income:                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Real estate  mortgage           |  | $                                       | (1,736 | ) |               | $ | (1,125 | )    |  | $ | (733   | ) |  | $ | 122    |  
|Real estate  construction       |  |                                         | (872   | ) |               |   | (741   | )    |  |   | (164   | ) |  |   | 33     |  
|Commercial                       |  |                                         | 497    |   |               |   | 1,506  |      |  |   | (787   | ) |  |   | (222   | )
|Individual                       |  |                                         | 3,274  |   |               |   | 1,798  |      |  |   | 996    |   |  |   | 480    |  
|Land                             |  |                                         | (189   | ) |               |   | (52    | )    |  |   | (142   | ) |  |   | 5      |  
|Investments                      |  |                                         | 401    |   |               |   | 773    |      |  |   | (55    | ) |  |   | (317   | )
|                                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                 |  | $                                       | 1,375  |   |               | $ | 2,159  |      |  | $ | (885   | ) |  | $ | 101    |  
|                                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Interest expense:                |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Certificates of deposit          |  | $                                       | (1,860 | ) |               | $ | (1,484 | )    |  | $ | (561   | ) |  | $ | 185    |  
|Money market accounts            |  |                                         | (27    | ) |               |   | 17     |      |  |   | (37    | ) |  |   | (7     | )
|Interest-bearing demand accounts |  |                                         | 593    |   |               |   | 1,830  |      |  |   | (142   | ) |  |   | (1,095 | )
|Savings accounts                 |  |                                         | (1     | ) |               |   | 10     |      |  |   | (4     | ) |  |   | (7     | )
|Federal Home Loan Bank advances  |  |                                         | (1,146 | ) |               |   | (1,038 | )    |  |   | (465   | ) |  |   | 357    |  
|Notes payable                    |  |                                         | 56     |   |               |   | 9      |      |  |   | 45     |   |  |   | 2      |  
|                                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                 |  |                                         | (2,385 | ) |               |   | (656   | )    |  |   | (1,164 | ) |  |   | (565   | )
|                                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Net interest income              |  | $                                       | 3,760  |   |               | $ | 2,815  |      |  | $ | 279    |   |  | $ | 666    |  
|                                 |  |                                         |        |   |               |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  



Investment Banking, Advisory and
Administrative Fees.Investment banking, advisory and administrative fees include revenue generated by the Asset Management Group, as well as revenue derived from underwriting or distribution of corporate and municipal securities,
unit trusts and money market and other mutual funds. The primary reason for the decrease in fiscal 2004 fees for both quarter and year-to-date over the prior year is decreased revenue in both municipal and corporate finance underwriting and advisory
fees of $689,000 and $1,586,000, respectively. There was also a decrease in money market fees of $465,000 and $787,000, respectively, which were offset by increases in managed



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account and advisory fees of $400,000 for the six-month period. The money market fees declined as a result of our introduction of the Bank Insured Fund to
our customers. As customers have transferred assets to the higher earning Bank Insured Fund, we no longer receive fees for servicing the third party money market products.



Average assets under management by the Asset Management Group were $927,000,000 and $1,080,000,000 at December 31, 2003 and 2002,
respectively.



Net Gains on Principal Transactions. The
increase in net gains on principal transactions of $3.3 million for the three-month period ending December 31, 2003 versus December 31, 2002 was due primarily to an increase in fixed income trading profits. The fiscal 2003 quarter included a
volatile interest rate environment that negatively impacted fixed income trading profits in December of 2002. For the six-month period, net gains on principal transactions decreased $41,000. The interest rate environment in early fiscal 2004 led to
reduced fixed income trading profits in the first quarter of 2004 causing the six-month reduction.



Other Revenue. Other revenue decreased approximately $123,000 and $1.2 million from the three and six-month periods ending December 31, 2003 and 2002. Even though other revenue in the second
quarter of fiscal 2004 was relatively even with the second quarter of fiscal 2003, after accounting for the transactions with Archipelago and USHS that occurred during the second quarter of fiscal 2004, we experienced an approximate $2.0 million
decrease. Approximately $757,000 of the $2.0 million decline resulted from decreased revenue in insurance products. The remaining decline for both the quarter and year-to-date is due to losses on corporate investments and charges related to the
fluctuation in market value of assets held in SWSs deferred compensation plan.



Commissions and Other Employee Compensation.The level of operating revenues, earnings and the number of employees generally affects commissions and other employee compensation. Overall, commissions and other employee
compensation increased $3.2 million and $4.9 million for the quarter and year-to-date over the comparable periods in fiscal 2003. The increase was due to commissions paid to revenue-producing employees generating higher levels of commissions revenue
(see discussion above). The increases in commissions expense are approximately 43% and 65%, respectively, of the increases in commission and trading revenue.



Occupancy, Equipment and Computer Services.The decrease in the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2003 from the comparable prior year periods
is primarily due to a decrease in equipment rental expense. In the first quarter of 2003, SWS completed the conversion of its operating system, CSS. Consequently, costs incurred in the first quarter of 2003 to complete this system did not recur in
fiscal 2004. Also, SWS began purchasing new computer equipment as leases expired. Lastly, in the three and six-month periods of fiscal 2003, SWS incurred approximately $254,000 and $650,000, respectively, in occupancy and equipment costs for
Mydiscountbroker and SWS Technologies that did not recur in the three and six-month periods of fiscal 2004.



Communications.Communications expense decreased due primarily to a decrease in quote and telephone expense in the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2003 versus the three and six-month
periods ended December 31, 2002.



Other Expense.The
increase in other expense for the second quarter was $309,000 versus the second quarter of last year. For the six-month period, excluding the $3.4 million charge for fraudulent loans at the Bank in the first quarter of fiscal 2003, other expense
increased $2.7 million for the first half of fiscal 2004 compared to fiscal 2003. The increase for the six months was primarily due to an increase in bad debts and the loan loss provision for the Bank of $1.7 million, increased losses on equity
investments, primarily CSS, of $1.9 million, and increased legal expenses of $1.8 million.



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Income Tax Expense.Income tax expense (effective rate 34% for the three months ended December 31,
2003 and 32% for the six months ended December 31, 2003) differed from the amount that would otherwise have been calculated by applying the federal corporate tax rate (35%) to income before income taxes. The effective rate was slightly lower because
of tax-exempt income and other permanently excluded items.



FINANCIAL
CONDITION



Loans and Allowance for Probable Loan Losses. The
Bank grants loans to customers primarily within the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas metropolitan area. The Bank also purchases loans, in the ordinary course of business, which have been originated in various other areas of the United States. Although the
Bank has a diversified loan portfolio, a substantial portion of its debtors ability to honor their contracts is dependent upon the general economic conditions of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Substantially all of the Banks loans are
collateralized with real estate.



The allowance for probable loan losses is
increased by charges to income and decreased by charge-offs (net of recoveries). Managements periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance is based on the Banks past loan loss experience, known and inherent risks in the portfolio,
adverse situations that may affect the borrowers ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, and current economic conditions.



Loans receivable at December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003 are summarized as follows (in thousands):



|                           |  |                  |         |              |   |        
|-------------------------- |  | ---------------- | ------- | ------------ | - | -------
|                           |  | December 31,2003 |         | June 27,2003
|Real estate  mortgage     |  | $                | 106,838 |              | $ | 231,023
|Real estate  construction |  |                  | 109,773 |              |   | 109,968
|Commercial                 |  |                  | 161,180 |              |   | 139,476
|Individuals                |  |                  | 46,462  |              |   | 47,154 
|Land                       |  |                  | 38,069  |              |   | 39,652 
|                           |  |                  |         |              |   |        
|                           |  | $                | 462,322 |              | $ | 567,273
|                           |  |                  |         |              |   |        



The following table shows the expected
life of certain loans at December 31, 2003, and segregates those loans with fixed interest rates from those with floating or adjustable rates (in thousands):



|                                      |  |                |         |           |   |             |  |       |        |  |   |        
|------------------------------------- |  | -------------- | ------- | --------- | - | ----------- |  | ----- | ------ |  | - | -------
|                                      |  | 1 year or less |         | 1-5 years |   | Over 5years |  | Total
|Real estate  construction            |  | $              | 90,002  |           | $ | 10,403      |  | $     | 9,368  |  | $ | 109,773
|Commercial                            |  |                | 27,097  |           |   | 64,822      |  |       | 69,261 |  |   | 161,180
|                                      |  |                |         |           |   |             |  |       |        |  |   |        
|Total                                 |  | $              | 117,099 |           | $ | 75,225      |  | $     | 78,629 |  | $ | 270,953
|                                      |  |                |         |           |   |             |  |       |        |  |   |        
|Amount of loans based upon:           |  |                |         |           |   |             |  |       |        |  |   |        
|Floating or adjustable interest rates |  | $              | 113,562 |           | $ | 63,621      |  | $     | 57,772 |  | $ | 234,955
|Fixed interest rates                  |  |                | 3,537   |           |   | 11,604      |  |       | 20,857 |  |   | 35,998 
|                                      |  |                |         |           |   |             |  |       |        |  |   |        
|Total                                 |  | $              | 117,099 |           | $ | 75,225      |  | $     | 78,629 |  | $ | 270,953
|                                      |  |                |         |           |   |             |  |       |        |  |   |        



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Loans may be classified as non-performing when they are 90 days or more past due as to principal or interest or when
reasonable doubt exists as to timely collectibility. A standardized review process exists to determine which loans should be placed on non-accrual status. At the time a loan is placed on non-accrual status, previously accrued and uncollected
interest is reversed against interest income. Interest income on non-accrual loans is credited to income on a cash basis. Non-performing assets as of December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003 are as follows (dollars in thousands):



|                                                    |  |                  |       |   |               |   |        |  
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | ----- | - | ------------- | - | ------ | -
|                                                    |  | December 31,2003 |       |   | June 27, 2003 |  
|Loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis          |  | $                | 8,279 |   |               | $ | 11,692 |  
|                                                    |  |                  |       |   |               |   |        |  
|Non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans |  |                  | 1.8   | % |               |   | 2.1    | %
|                                                    |  |                  |       |   |               |   |        |  
|Loans past due 90 days or more, not included above  |  | $                | 794   |   |               | $ | 5,069  |  
|                                                    |  |                  |       |   |               |   |        |  
|Troubled debt restructurings                        |  | $                | 4,343 |   |               | $ | 5,746  |  
|                                                    |  |                  |       |   |               |   |        |  



An analysis of the allowance for
probable loan losses for the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 is as follows (dollars in thousands):



|                                                                                          |  |                                 |       |   |                               |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |       |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ----- | - | ----------------------------- | - | ----- | ---- |  | - | ------ | - |  | - | ----- | -
|                                                                                          |  | Three Months Ended December 31, |       |   | Six Months Ended December 31, |  
|                                                                                          |  | 2003                            |       |   | 2002                          |   |       | 2003 |  |   | 2002   |  
|Balance at beginning of period                                                            |  | $                               | 4,721 |   |                               | $ | 5,058 |      |  | $ | 4,421  |   |  | $ | 4,758 |  
|Charge-offs  individual                                                                  |  |                                 | 859   |   |                               |   | 311   |      |  |   | 1,622  |   |  |   | 429   |  
|Charge-offs  real estate  construction                                                  |  |                                 | 45    |   |                               |   | 100   |      |  |   | 45     |   |  |   | 100   |  
|Charge-offs  real estate  mortgage                                                      |  |                                 | 26    |   |                               |   | 435   |      |  |   | 26     |   |  |   | 435   |  
|Charge-offs  commercial, financial and agricultural                                      |  |                                 | 47    |   |                               |   |      |      |  |   | 56     |   |  |   |      |  
|Recoveries  individual                                                                   |  |                                 | (28   | ) |                               |   | (27   | )    |  |   | (59    | ) |  |   | (46   | )
|                                                                                          |  |                                 |       |   |                               |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |       |  
|Net charge-offs                                                                           |  |                                 | (949  | ) |                               |   | (819  | )    |  |   | (1,690 | ) |  |   | (918  | )
|Additions charged to operations                                                           |  |                                 | 838   |   |                               |   | 1,418 |      |  |   | 1,879  |   |  |   | 1,817 |  
|                                                                                          |  |                                 |       |   |                               |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |       |  
|Balance at end of period                                                                  |  | $                               | 4,610 |   |                               | $ | 5,657 |      |  | $ | 4,610  |   |  | $ | 5,657 |  
|                                                                                          |  |                                 |       |   |                               |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |       |  
|Ratio of net charge-offs during the period to average loans outstanding during the period |  |                                 | 0.21  | % |                               |   | 0.15  | %    |  |   | 0.34   | % |  |   | 0.18  | %
|                                                                                          |  |                                 |       |   |                               |   |       |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |       |  



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The allowance for probable loan losses is applicable to the following types of loans as of December 31, 2003 and June 27,
2003 (dollars in thousands):



|                              |  |                   |       |                              |               |   |        |   |                              |  |       |  
|----------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ----- | ---------------------------- | ------------- | - | ------ | - | ---------------------------- |  | ----- | -
|                              |  | December 31, 2003 |       |                              | June 27, 2003 |  
|                              |  | Amount            |       | Percentof loansto totalloans |               |   | Amount |   | Percentof loansto totalloans | 
|Commercial                    |  | $                 | 1,875 |                              | 34.9          | % |        | $ | 1,711                        |  | 24.7  | %
|Real estate  construction    |  |                   | 734   |                              | 23.7          |   |        |   | 970                          |  | 19.4  |  
|Real estate  mortgage & land |  |                   | 1,233 |                              | 31.3          |   |        |   | 987                          |  | 47.5  |  
|Individuals                   |  |                   | 768   |                              | 10.1          |   |        |   | 753                          |  | 8.4   |  
|                              |  |                   |       |                              |               |   |        |   |                              |  |       |  
|                              |  | $                 | 4,610 |                              | 100.0         | % |        | $ | 4,421                        |  | 100.0 | %
|                              |  |                   |       |                              |               |   |        |   |                              |  |       |  



Deposits.Average
deposits and the average interest rate paid on the deposits for the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 can be found in the discussion of the Banking Groups net interest income under the caption -Results of
Operations-Net Interest Income-Banking Group.



Certificates of deposit of
$100,000 or greater were $34,000,000 and $52,556,000 at December 31, 2003 and June 27, 2003, respectively. Prior to January 2003, the bank funded its loans through short-term borrowings at the FHLB, internally generated deposits and brokered
certificates of deposit. In early fiscal 2003, the Bank began offering an FDIC insured interest bearing checking account to our brokerage customers. In January of 2003, Southwest Securities began using this product as one of the primary products in
its cash management accounts. Consequently, the Bank now has in excess of $300 million ($351 million at December 31, 2003) in funds on deposit from customers of Southwest Securities. This funding source has reduced the Banks reliance on
short-term borrowings from the FHLB.



Advances from Federal Home Loan
Bank (FHLB).The Bank has historically financed its short-term borrowing needs through advances from the FHLB. This table represents advances from the FHLB which were due within one year, generally 2-7 days, during the three and
six-month periods ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 (dollars in thousands):



|                                      |  |                    |   |               |                   |   |        |                   |               |  |                   |        |  |               |       |  |        |   |               |   |         |  |     |  
|------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | - | ------------- | ----------------- | - | ------ | ----------------- | ------------- |  | ----------------- | ------ |  | ------------- | ----- |  | ------ | - | ------------- | - | ------- |  | --- | -
|                                      |  | Three Months Ended |   |               | Six Months Ended  |  
|                                      |  | December 31, 2003  |   |               | December 31, 2002 |   |        | December 31, 2003 |               |  | December 31, 2002 |       
|                                      |  | Amount             |   | Interest Rate |                   |   | Amount |                   | Interest Rate |  |                   | Amount |  | Interest Rate |       |  | Amount |   | Interest Rate |  
|At end of period                      |  | $                  |  |               |                  | % |        | $                 | 110,000       |  | 1.5               | %      |  | $             |      |  |       | % |               | $ | 110,000 |  | 1.5 | %
|Average during period                 |  |                    |  |               |                  | % |        |                   | 103,180       |  | 1.7               | %      |  |               | 5,275 |  | 1.27   | % |               |   | 124,388 |  | 2.0 | %
|Maximum month-end balance during year |  |                    |  |               |                  |   |        |                   | 150,000       |  |                  |        |  |               |      |  |       |   |               |   | 150,000 |  |    |  



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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES



Brokerage Group.Our assets are substantially liquid in nature and consist mainly of cash or assets readily convertible
into cash. Our equity capital, short-term bank borrowings, interest bearing and non-interest bearing client credit balances, correspondent deposits and other payables finance these assets. We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts which
represents amounts, in the judgment of management, that are necessary to adequately absorb losses from known and inherent risks in receivables from clients, clients of correspondents and correspondents.



Short-Term Borrowings. We have credit arrangements with
commercial banks, which include broker loan lines up to $275,000,000. These lines of credit are used primarily to finance securities owned, securities held for correspondent broker/dealer accounts and receivables in customers margin accounts.
These credit arrangements are provided on an as offered basis and are not committed lines of credit. Outstanding balances under these credit arrangements are due on demand, bear interest at rates indexed to the federal funds rate and are
collateralized by securities of Southwest Securities and its clients. There were no borrowings under these arrangements at December 31, 2003.



We also have an irrevocable letter of credit agreement (aggregating $61,000,000 at December 31, 2003) pledged to support our open options positions with an options
clearing organization. The letter of credit bears interest at the brokers call rate, if drawn, and is renewable semi-annually. This letter of credit is fully collateralized by marketable securities held in client and non-client margin accounts
with a value of $76,075,000 at December 31, 2003. We also have unsecured letters of credit, aggregating $2,250,000 at December 31, 2003, pledged to support our open positions with securities clearing organizations. The unsecured letters of credit
bear interest at 1%, if drawn, and are renewable semi-annually. At December 31, 2003, we have an additional unsecured letter of credit issued for a sub-lease to the sub-leasee of space previously occupied by Mydiscountbroker in the amount of
$1,000,000. This letter of credit bears interest at 1%, if drawn, and is renewable annually.



In addition to the broker loan lines, we also have a $20,000,000 unsecured line of credit that is due on demand and bears interest at rates indexed to the federal funds rate. The total amount of borrowings available
under this line of credit is reduced by the amount outstanding under the unsecured letters of credit at the time of borrowing. At December 31, 2003, the total amount available for borrowings was $16,750,000. There were no amounts outstanding at
December 31, 2003.



In the opinion of management, these credit arrangements are
adequate to meet our operating capital needs for the foreseeable future.



Exchangeable Subordinated Notes.On June 16, 1999, we issued $50 million of 5% Exchangeable Subordinated Notes (the Notes) due June 30, 2004. In July 1999, we issued an additional $7.5 million
of the Notes as the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option. At maturity, the principal of the Notes will be paid in shares of the Class A common stock of Knight or, at the option of SWS, their cash equivalent. The Notes, which are in the
form of DARTSSM, were issued in denominations of $56.6875, the closing bid price of Knight on June 10, 1999. At
maturity, noteholders are entitled to one share of Knight common stock for each DARTS if the average price for the 20 days immediately preceding the Notes maturity is equal to or less than the DARTS issue price. Noteholders are entitled to
..833 shares of Knight common stock for each DARTS if the average price of Knights common stock is 20% or more greater than the DARTS issue price. If the average price of the Knight common stock is between the Notes issue price and
20% greater than the issue price, the exchange rate will be determined by a formula. At December 31, 2003, SWS had 373,550 DARTS outstanding with a face value of $21.2 million. After adjusting for the impact of SFAS No. 133, the DARTS are recorded
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The DARTS mature on June 30, 2004, fiscal 2005. At that time, we may choose to deliver our remaining shares of Knight
stock in satisfaction of our obligation. Extinguishment of this obligation will result in a non-cash gain equal to the difference in the fair value of the Knight stock at the hedging date and the fair value of the Knight stock at the maturity date
of the DARTS. As of December 31, 2003, this gain would be approximately $23,000,000.



Net Capital Requirements.Our broker/dealer subsidiaries are subject to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to liquidity, capital standards and the use of
client funds and securities. The amount of broker/dealer subsidiaries net assets that may be distributed is subject to restrictions under applicable net capital rules. Historically, we have operated in excess of the minimum net capital
requirements. See Net Capital Requirements in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.



Banking Group.The Banks asset and liability management policy is intended to manage interest rate risk. First Savings accomplishes this through management of the repricing of its
interest-earning assets and its interest-bearing liabilities. Overall interest rate risk is monitored through reports showing both sensitivity ratios, a simulation model and existing gap data.



Liquidity is monitored daily to ensure the ability to support asset growth, meet deposit
withdrawals, maintain reserve requirements and otherwise sustain operations. The Banks liquidity is maintained in the form of readily marketable loans, balances with the FHLB and vault cash. In addition, First Savings has borrowing capacity
with the FHLB for the purpose of purchasing short-term funds should additional liquidity be needed. Current net available borrowing capacity at FHLB is $54,628,000. Management believes that the Banks present position is adequate to meet its
current and future liquidity needs.



First Savings is subject to capital
standards imposed by regulatory bodies, including the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. First Savings has historically met all the capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject.



The OTS has approved our application to create a new bank holding company. This new
subsidiary could be used to issue trust-preferred securities to facilitate additional capital at the Bank. There is no current plan for the Bank to issue trust-preferred securities.



Cash Flow.Net cash provided by operating activities was $138,194,000 for the six-months ended December 31, 2003
compared to net cash used in operating activities of $43,354,000 for the six-month periods ended December 31, 2002. The largest difference from period to period is due primarily to a net decrease in loans held for sale of $119,887,000 for fiscal
2004 compared to a net increase in loans held for sale in fiscal 2003 of $97,585,000. This decrease is a result of decreased volume in the Banks purchased mortgage program. As mortgage interest rates have risen, demand for mortgage refinancing
has decreased, resulting in reduced volume and increased cash flow. This is offset by an increase in client accounts in fiscal 2004 of $99,706,000 compared to a decrease in client accounts in fiscal 2003 of $73,027,000. Net cash used in investing
activities for the six-month period ended December 31, 2003 was $23,654,000 compared to $20,281,000 for the six-month period ended December 31, 2002. The change from the prior comparable period was due to loans to CSS that were not incurred in the
prior period of $1.9 million and gain on sale of subsidiary of $1.1 million recorded when the 91,431 shares of USHS were released from escrow in October 2003. Net cash flows used in financing activities totaled $32,364,000 for the six month period
ended December 31, 2003 compared to cash proved by financing activities of $77,897,000 for the six month period ended December 31, 2002. The primary difference is the decrease in deposits at the Bank.



Treasury Stock.Periodically, SWS repurchases its common stock under a
plan approved by our Board of Directors. A plan to repurchase 1 million shares (336,200 shares remaining) expired in December 2003.



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Currently, SWS has authorization, which will expire in June 2004, to repurchase 500,000 shares. No shares have been
repurchased since February 2003.



Additionally, we periodically purchase stock
in the open market under our Deferred Compensation Plan. This stock is classified as treasury stock in the consolidated financial statements, but participates in future dividends declared by us. Approximately 1,520 shares were purchased in the first
half of fiscal 2004 at a cost of $30,050 or $19.77 per share.



MARKET RISK



Market risk generally represents the risk of loss that may result from
the potential change in value of a financial instrument as a result of fluctuations in interest rates, equity prices and changes in credit ratings of the issuer. SWS exposure to market risk is directly related to its role as a financial
intermediary in customer-related transactions and to its proprietary trading activities.



Interest Rate Risk.Interest rate risk is a consequence of maintaining inventory positions and trading in interest-rate-sensitive financial instruments. Our fixed income activities also expose us to the
risk of loss related to changes in credit spreads. Credit spread risk arises from the potential that changes in an issuers credit rating or credit perception could affect the value of financial instruments. At the Bank, interest rate risk
arises when an interest-earning asset matures or when its rate of interest changes in a timeframe different from that of the supporting interest-bearing liability.



Equity Price Risk. We are exposed to equity price risk as a result of making markets and taking proprietary positions in
equity securities. Equity price risk results from changes in the level or volatility of equity prices, which affect the value of equity securities or instruments that derive their value from a particular stock, a basket of stocks or a stock index.



In accordance with the SECs risk disclosure requirements, the following
table categorizes securities owned, net of securities sold, not yet purchased that are in our trading portfolio, as well as marketable equity securities in our available-for-sale portfolio, which are subject to interest rate and equity price risk
(dollars in thousands):



|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |        |   |       |         |  |   |         |   |  |       |        |    |  |   |        |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ------ | - | ------ | - | ----- | ------- |  | - | ------- | - |  | ----- | ------ | -- |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                  |  | Years to Maturity |       
|                                                  |  | 1 or less         |        |   | 1 to 5 |   |       | 5 to 10 |  |   | Over 10 |   |  | Total |       
|Trading securities, at fair value                 |  |                   |        |   |        |   |       |         |  |   |         |   |  |       |        |    |  |   |        |  
|Municipal obligations                             |  | $                 | 195    |   |        | $ | 1,149 |         |  | $ | 4,861   |   |  | $     | 12,887 |    |  | $ | 19,092 |  
|U.S. Government and Government agency obligations |  |                   | 2,419  |   |        |   | 9,551 |         |  |   | 12,141  |   |  |       | (1,236 | )  |  |   | 22,875 |  
|Corporate obligations                             |  |                   | 1,110  |   |        |   | (727  | )       |  |   | (6,128  | ) |  |       | (722   | )  |  |   | (6,467 | )
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |        |   |       |         |  |   |         |   |  |       |        |    |  |   |        |  
|Total debt securities                             |  |                   | 3,724  |   |        |   | 9,973 |         |  |   | 10,874  |   |  |       | 10,929 |    |  |   | 35,500 |  
|Corporate equity                                  |  |                   |       |   |        |   |      |         |  |   |        |   |  |       | 3,347  |    |  |   | 3,347  |  
|Other                                             |  |                   | 9,061  |   |        |   |      |         |  |   |        |   |  |       |       |    |  |   | 9,061  |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |        |   |       |         |  |   |         |   |  |       |        |    |  |   |        |  
|                                                  |  | $                 | 12,785 |   |        | $ | 9,973 |         |  | $ | 10,874  |   |  | $     | 14,276 |    |  | $ | 47,908 |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |        |   |       |         |  |   |         |   |  |       |        |    |  |   |        |  
|Weighted average yield                            |  |                   |        |   |        |   |       |         |  |   |         |   |  |       |        |    |  |   |        |  
|Municipal obligations                             |  |                   | 9.15   | % |        |   | 2.22  | %       |  |   | 1.46    | % |  |       | 3.35   | %  |  |   | 2.87   | %
|U.S. Government and Government agency obligations |  |                   | 6.60   | % |        |   | 3.13  | %       |  |   | 4.26    | % |  |       | 5.81   | %  |  |   | 3.95   | %
|Corporate obligations                             |  |                   | 9.84   | % |        |   | 11.87 | %       |  |   | 5.79    | % |  |       | (4.17  | )% |  |   | 4.69   | %
|Available-for-sale securities, at fair value      |  |                   |        |   |        |   |       |         |  |   |         |   |  |       |        |    |  |   |        |  
|Marketable equity securities                      |  | $                 |       |   |        | $ |      |         |  | $ |        |   |  | $     | 10,551 |    |  | $ | 10,551 |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |        |   |       |         |  |   |         |   |  |       |        |    |  |   |        |  



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Exchangeable Subordinated Debt. In addition to the financial instruments included in the above table, we
had 373,550 DARTS outstanding with a face value of $21.2 million. These Notes mature June 30, 2004 and bear a fixed coupon of 5%. Market risks associated with the DARTS include equity price risk, in that the amount that we will pay at maturity
depends on the value of Knight common stock. As such, these Notes contain an embedded equity derivative that is subject to accounting treatment under SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 133 requires fair value recognition of the DARTS embedded derivative
in the consolidated statements of financial condition. Changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative are required to be recognized in earnings, along with the change in fair value of the Knight shares.



Credit Risk. Credit risk arises from the potential nonperformance by
counter-parties, customers or debt security issuers. We are exposed to credit risk as a trading counter-party to dealers and customers, as a holder of securities and as a member of exchanges and clearing organizations. Credit exposure is also
associated with customer margin accounts, which are monitored daily. We monitor exposure to industry sectors and individual securities and perform sensitivity analysis on a regular basis in connection with our margin lending activities. We adjust
our margin requirements if we believe our risk exposure is not appropriate based on market conditions.



Managing Risk Exposure. We manage risk exposure through the involvement of various levels of management. Position limits in trading and inventory accounts are well established and monitored on an ongoing
basis. Current and proposed underwriting, banking and other commitments are subject to due diligence reviews by senior management, as well as professionals in the appropriate business and support units involved. First Savings seeks to reduce the
risk of significant adverse effects of market rate fluctuations by minimizing the difference between rate-sensitive assets and liabilities, referred to as gap, by maintaining an interest rate sensitivity position within a particular
timeframe. Credit risk related to various financing activities is reduced by the industry practice of obtaining and maintaining collateral. We monitor our exposure to counter-party risk through the use of credit exposure information, the monitoring
of collateral values and the establishment of credit limits. We have established various risk management committees, that have the responsibility to review and manage risk related to interest rates, trading positions, margin and other credit risk
and risks from capital market transactions.



EFFECTS OF RECENTLY ISSUED
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS



The Financial Accounting Standards Board has
recently issued the following SFAS, which are applicable to us:



Financial Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FIN No. 46 on January 17, 2003. In December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board issued a revision to FIN No. 46, FIN No. 46R. Based on a review of its investments and the revised FIN No. 46R, SWS determined that it did not have any VIEs, as defined by FIN No. 46R, that must be consolidated.



Financial Accounting Standard No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial
Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity. In June 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 150. This statement establishes standards for how SWS should classify and measure certain financial
instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. The statement requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a liability. The provisions of this statement are effective for financial instruments
entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. This pronouncement applies to SWS minority interest in the Banks subsidiaries. On
November 5, 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board deferred, indefinitely, the implementation of SFAS No. 150 as it pertains to minority interest. The effect on the consolidated financial statements if SWS would have implemented SFAS No. 150
as of December 31, 2003 would be immaterial. SWS fair value of the minority interest in the Banks subsidiaries is approximately equivalent to book value. Thus, the amount



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that would be paid if the Banks subsidiaries terminated and settled their operations at December 31, 2003 would be $2.0 million.



Financial Accounting Standard No. 132 (revised 2003), Employers Disclosures
about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits-An Amendment of FASs 87, 88 and 106 and a revision of FAS 132.The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 132 (revised 2003) on December 23, 2003. This statement revises
employers disclosures about pension plans and postretirement benefit plans. Additional disclosures about assets, obligations, cash flows and net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans are
required. The statement also addresses additional interim disclosure requirements. SFAS 132 (revised 2003) is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2003. The interim requirements are effective for interim periods beginning after
December 15, 2003.



|Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
|------- | ----------------------------------------------------------



The information required by this item is incorporated in Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under the
caption Market Risk.



|Item 4. | Controls and Procedures
|------- | -----------------------



The management of SWS, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of December 31, 2003. Based on such evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that as of December 31, 2003, such
disclosure controls and procedures are effective for the purpose of ensuring that material information required to be in the reports SWS submits, files, furnishes or otherwise provides to the SEC is made known to them by others on a timely basis.
There have not been any changes in SWS internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the three month period ending December 31, 2003 that have materially
affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.



PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



|Item 1. | Legal Proceedings
|------- | -----------------



In the general course of its brokerage business and the business of clearing for other brokerage firms, SWS and/or its subsidiaries have been named as defendants in
various lawsuits and arbitration proceedings. These claims allege violation of federal and state securities laws. The Bank is also involved in certain claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that
resolution of these claims will not result in any material adverse effect on SWS consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.



|Item 2. | Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
|------- | -----------------------------------------



None Reportable.



|Item 3. | Defaults upon Senior Securities
|------- | -------------------------------



None Reportable.



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|Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
|------- | ---------------------------------------------------



The annual meeting of shareholders was held on November 12, 2003. The following directors were elected at the meeting:



|                   |  |            |  |          |  |        
|------------------ |  | ---------- |  | -------- |  | -------
|Nominees           |  | For        |  | Withheld |  | Abstain
|Don A. Buchholz    |  | 13,118,175 |  | 817,544  |  |       
|Donald W. Hultgen  |  | 13,120,349 |  | 815,370  |  |       
|Brodie L. Cobb     |  | 13,114,823 |  | 820,896  |  |       
|J. Jan Collmer     |  | 13,117,193 |  | 818,526  |  |       
|Ron W. Haddock     |  | 13,111,901 |  | 823,818  |  |       
|R. Jan Lecroy      |  | 13,111,626 |  | 824,093  |  |       
|Frederick R. Meyer |  | 13,109,192 |  | 826,527  |  |       
|Jon L. Mosle, Jr.  |  | 13,115,395 |  | 820,324  |  |       



There were three other matters on
which the shareholders voted. The results are as follows:



|                                                      |  |           |  |           |  |         |  |          
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | --------- |  | --------- |  | ------- |  | ---------
|                                                      |  | For       |  | Against   |  | Abstain |  | Not Voted
|Establishment of the Companys Restricted Stock Plan  |  | 7,546,830 |  | 2,049,187 |  | 11,966  |  | 4,327,736
|Amendment of the Companys Deferred Compensation Plan |  | 9,321,913 |  | 169,276   |  | 116,795 |  | 4,327,735



|Item 5. | Other Information
|------- | -----------------



None Reportable.



|Item 6. | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
|------- | --------------------------------



The exhibits required to be furnished pursuant to Item 6 are listed in the Exhibit Index filed herewith, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.



SWS filed one Report on Form 8-K during the three-month period ended December
31, 2003:



|                 |  |                                                                                                                                                                        
|---------------- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Date Filed       |  | Description                                                                                                                                                            
|October 23, 2003 |  | Reported under Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. SWS financial results for the quarter ended September 26, 2003. Press release attached thereto.



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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



|                  |  |  |  |                                                                                     
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|                  |  | 
|                  |  |  |  | SWS Group, Inc.                                                                     
|                  |  |  |  | (Registrant)                                                                        
|                  |  | 
|February 13, 2004 |  |  |  | /S/    DONALD W. HULTGREN                                                           
|                  |  |  |  |                                                                                     
|Date              |  |  |  | (Signature) Donald W. Hultgren Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)



|                  |  |  |  |                                                                                                 
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|                  |  | 
|February 13, 2004 |  |  |  | /S/    KENNETH R. HANKS                                                                         
|                  |  |  |  |                                                                                                 
|Date              |  |  |  | (Signature) Kenneth R. Hanks Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)



|                  |  |  |  |                                                                                     
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|                  |  | 
|February 13, 2004 |  |  |  | /S/    STACY HODGES                                                                 
|                  |  |  |  |                                                                                     
|Date              |  |  |  | (Signature) Stacy Hodges Principal Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)



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SWS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES



INDEX TO EXHIBITS



|               |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|-------------- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Exhibit Number |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|               | 
|2.1            |  | Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of August 10, 1999 between the Registrant and ASBI Holdings, Inc. incorporated by reference to the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed September 23, 1999
|               | 
|3.1            |  | Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant incorporated by reference to the Registrants Registration Statement No. 33-42338 filed August 21, 1991                                                           
|               | 
|3.2            |  | By-laws of the Registrant incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrants Registration Statement No. 33-42338 filed October 7, 1991                                                             
|               | 
|3.3            |  | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation incorporated by reference to the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 25, 1997                                                       
|               | 
|10.1+          |  | Deferred Compensation Plan incorporated by reference to the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 23, 1999                                                                                     
|               | 
|10.2+          |  | Employee Stock Purchase Plan incorporated by reference to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed November 10, 1994 (Registration No. 33-86234)                                               
|               | 
|10.3+          |  | Stock Option Plan incorporated by reference to the Registrants Proxy Statement filed September 24, 1996                                                                                                         
|               | 
|10.4+          |  | Phantom Stock Plan incorporated by reference to the Registrants Proxy Statement filed September 24, 1996                                                                                                        
|               | 
|10.5+          |  | 1997 Stock Option Plan incorporated by reference to the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 24, 1998                                                                                         
|               | 
|10.6+          |  | Stock Purchase Plan (Restated) incorporated by reference to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed February 16, 1999                                                                               
|               | 
|10.7+          |  | Agreement between Registrant and David Glatstein, effective as of December 28, 2001 incorporated by reference to the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 26,
2002                            
|               | 
|10.8+          |  | SWS Group, Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock Plan incorporated by reference to the Registrants Proxy Statement filed October 9, 2003                                                                                   
|               | 
|10.9+          |  | SWS Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation PlanEffective July 1, 1999 incorporated by reference to the Registrants Proxy Statement filed October 9,
2003                                       
|               | 
|31.1*          |  | Chief Executive Officer Certification filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                            
|               | 
|31.2*          |  | Chief Financial Officer Certification filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                            
|               | 
|32.1*          |  | Chief Executive Officer Certification furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                        
|               | 
|32.2*          |  | Chief Financial Officer Certification furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                        



|* | Filed herewith
|- | --------------



|+ | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
|- | -------------------------------------------------------



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