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Capital Structure (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 23 Months Ended |  |  |
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Apr. 21, 2015 $ / shares shares | Feb. 28, 2017 shares | Sep. 30, 2016 $ / shares shares | Nov. 30, 2015 employee $ / shares shares | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Vote item $ / shares shares | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2017 Vote $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2015 shares | Apr. 15, 2015 shares
Number of classes of common stock | item |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Number of votes provided to holders on all matters | Vote |  |  |  |  | 10 |  | 10 |  |  |
Payments of dividends | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 10,114 | $ 9,378 |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee exchanges (in shares) |  | 683,762 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Virtu Financial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 29.90% |  | 29.90% |  |  |
Non-qualified stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 8,039,000 | 8,369,000 | 8,039,000 | 8,234,000 | 8,994,000 |
Non-qualified stock options | 2015 Management Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expiration period | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock units | 2015 Management Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |
Class A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares of stock issued | 19,012,112 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.00001 |  |  |  | $ 0.00001 |  | $ 0.00001 | $ 0.00001 |  |
Common stock sold in connection with full exercise of the option to purchase additional shares granted to underwriters (in shares) | 2,479,840 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock sold in connection with full exercise of the option to purchase additional shares granted to underwriters, at a price to public (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 19.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock shares issued |  |  |  |  | 41,120,342 |  | 41,120,342 | 40,436,580 |  | 16,532,272
Common stock, outstanding |  |  |  |  | 40,667,276 |  | 40,667,276 | 39,983,514 |  |
Number of non-executive employees the Company purchased common units from | employee |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock offered for sale (in shares) |  |  | 1,103,668 | 397,534 |  |  |  |  |  |
Price of stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 15.75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commission deducted from the price at which shares were offered to the public (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0.10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A | 2015 Management Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares of stock authorized | 12,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A | Silver Lake Post-IPO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock offered for sale (in shares) |  |  |  | 6,075,837 |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A | Virtu Financial Inc And Silver Lake Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock offered for sale (in shares) |  |  |  | 6,473,371 |  |  |  |  |  |
Price of stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 22.15 |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 0.00001 |  | $ 0.00001 | $ 0.00001 |  |
Common stock shares issued |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Common stock, outstanding |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Class C |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 0.00001 |  | $ 0.00001 | $ 0.00001 |  |
Common stock shares issued |  |  |  |  | 19,081,435 |  | 19,081,435 | 19,810,707 |  |
Common stock, outstanding |  |  |  |  | 19,081,435 |  | 19,081,435 | 19,810,707 |  |
Class D |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 0.00001 |  | $ 0.00001 | $ 0.00001 |  |
Common stock shares issued |  |  |  |  | 79,610,490 |  | 79,610,490 | 79,610,490 |  |
Common stock, outstanding |  |  |  |  | 79,610,490 |  | 79,610,490 | 79,610,490 |  |

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