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Regulatory Requirement
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Broker-Dealer, Net Capital Requirement, SEC Regulation [Abstract]  
Regulatory Requirement Regulatory Requirement
U.S. Subsidiary

The Company’s U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary, Virtu Americas LLC (“VAL”), is subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital as detailed in the table below. Pursuant to New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) rules, VAL was also required to maintain $1.0 million of capital in connection with the operation of its designated market maker (“DMM”) business as of June 30, 2025. The required amount is determined under the exchange rules as the greater of (i) $1.0 million or (ii) $75,000 for every 0.1% of NYSE transaction dollar volume in each of the securities for which the Company is registered as the DMM.

In June 2023, the Company’s U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary, RFQ-hub Americas LLC (“RAL”), became a U.S. broker-dealer and as such was subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1. As described in Note 3 “Sale of RFQ-hub”, the Company disposed of a 49% interest in RAL’s parent company RFQ-hub Holdings LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “RFQ-hub”) in May 2025 and we ceased to control, and deconsolidated, RFQ-hub at such time.

The regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements of the Company’s U.S. subsidiary as of June 30, 2025 was as follows:
(in thousands)Regulatory CapitalRegulatory Capital RequirementExcess Regulatory Capital
Virtu Americas LLC$398,264 $2,479 $395,785 

As of June 30, 2025, VAL had $31.0 million of cash in special reserve bank accounts for the benefit of customers pursuant to SEC Rule 15c3-3, Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements, and $6.5 million of cash in reserve bank accounts for the benefit of proprietary accounts of brokers. The balances are included within Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

The regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries as of December 31, 2024 was as follows:
(in thousands)Regulatory CapitalRegulatory Capital RequirementExcess Regulatory Capital
Virtu Americas LLC$455,678 $1,532 $454,146 
RFQ-hub Americas LLC602 593 

As of December 31, 2024, VAL had $34.9 million of cash in special reserve bank accounts for the benefit of customers pursuant to SEC Rule 15c3-3, Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements, and $6.4 million of cash in reserve bank accounts for the benefit of proprietary accounts of brokers.

Foreign Subsidiaries    

The Company’s foreign subsidiaries are subject to regulatory capital requirements set by local regulatory bodies, including the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”), the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”), the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) in the United Kingdom, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”), the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong (“SFC”), and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”).
The regulatory net capital balances and regulatory capital requirements applicable to the Company’s foreign subsidiaries as of June 30, 2025 were as follows:
(in thousands)Regulatory CapitalRegulatory Capital RequirementExcess Regulatory Capital
Canada
Virtu Canada Corp (1)$12,562 $184 $12,378 
Ireland
Virtu Europe Trading Limited (1)90,548 29,786 60,762 
Virtu Financial Ireland Limited (1)124,041 67,056 56,985 
United Kingdom
Virtu ITG UK Limited (1)
2,261 1,030 1,231 
Asia Pacific
Virtu ITG Australia Limited30,737 15,163 15,574 
Virtu ITG Hong Kong Limited5,132 482 4,650 
Virtu ITG Singapore Pte Limited866 176 690 
Virtu Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd.238,855 131,604 107,251 
(1) Preliminary

As of June 30, 2025, Virtu Europe Trading Limited had $0.1 million of segregated funds on deposit for trade clearing and settlement activity, and Virtu ITG Hong Kong Ltd. had $30 thousand of segregated balances under a collateral account control agreement for the benefit of certain customers.

The regulatory net capital balances and regulatory capital requirements applicable to the Company’s foreign subsidiaries as of December 31, 2024 were as follows:
(in thousands)Regulatory CapitalRegulatory Capital RequirementExcess Regulatory Capital
Canada
Virtu Canada Corp$12,327 $174 $12,153 
Virtu Financial Canada ULC (1)— — — 
Ireland
Virtu Europe Trading Limited57,834 26,359 31,475 
Virtu Financial Ireland Limited76,457 29,764 46,693 
United Kingdom
Virtu ITG UK Limited2,043 939 1,104 
Asia Pacific
Virtu ITG Australia Limited24,928 9,550 15,378 
Virtu ITG Hong Kong Limited5,392 426 4,966 
Virtu ITG Singapore Pte Limited1,120 166 954 
Virtu Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd.219,817 136,891 82,926 
(1) Virtu Financial Canada ULC has resigned from membership with the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) effective January 22, 2025, and its regulatory capital requirement as of December 31, 2024 was waived by CIRO.

As of December 31, 2024, Virtu Europe Trading Limited had $37 thousand of segregated funds on deposit for trade clearing and settlement activity, and Virtu ITG Hong Kong Ltd had $30 thousand of segregated balances under a collateral account control agreement for the benefit of certain customers.