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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT<BR>
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TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934<BR>
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21, 2010</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="FONT-SIZE:10.0PT;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</FONT></P>
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Capital Markets Corporation</FONT></B></P>
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Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</FONT></P>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
<B><FONT STYLE="FONT-SIZE:10.0PT;">20-5164223</FONT></B></P>
<P STYLE="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0PT; MARGIN-TOP:0PT; FONT-SIZE:12PT; TEXT-INDENT:0PX;MARGIN-LEFT:0.0IN;" ALIGN="CENTER"><B><FONT STYLE="FONT-SIZE:10.0PT;">(Commission
File Number) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
(IRS Employer Identification No.) </FONT></B></P>
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Nineteenth Street North<BR>
Arlington, VA 22209</FONT></B></P>
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of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)</FONT></B></P>
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312-9500</FONT></B></P>
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Telephone Number, Including Area Code) <BR>&nbsp; </FONT></B></P>
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obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:<BR> [  ] Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>
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 conference call to discuss</FONT></B> <B><FONT STYLE="FONT-SIZE:10.0PT;">its earnings for the quarter
 ended March 31, 2010. A copy of the conference call transcript</FONT></B>
 <B><FONT STYLE="FONT-SIZE:10.0PT;">is furnished herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</FONT></B></P>
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April
21, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
FBR
Capital Markets Corporation
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Virginia
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-33518
20-5164223
(Commission
File Number)                          
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1001
Nineteenth Street North
Arlington, VA 22209
(Address
of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
(703)
312-9500
(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[  ] Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[
] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01
Other Events.
On
 April 21, 2010,
FBR Capital Markets Corporation held a
 conference call to discuss
its earnings for the quarter
 ended March 31, 2010. A copy of the conference call transcript
is furnished herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Exhibit.
99.1
FBR Capital Markets Corporation
Conference Call Transcript
dated April 21, 2010.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
FBR Capital Markets Corporation
Date: April 22, 2010
By:
/s/ Bradley J. Wright
Bradley J. Wright
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer