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Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Revenue Recognition [Abstract] |
Disaggregation of Revenue | The following tables present the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by the services described above, by timing of revenue recognition, reconciled to the Company’s reportable segments, as well as disaggregation of the Company’s revenues by services and geographic region, for the three months ended March 31, 2018:
(in thousands) |  | Market Making |  | Execution Services |  | Corporate
Revenues from contract with Customers: |  |  |  |  |  |
Commissions, net |  | 8,501 |  |  | 43,008 |  |  | — |
Technology services |  | — |  |  | 2,335 |  |  | — |
Total revenue from contract with customers |  | 8,501 |  |  | 45,343 |  |  | — |
Other sources of revenue |  | 424,035 |  |  | 338,436 |  |  | (1,262 | )
Total Revenues |  | 432,536 |  |  | 383,779 |  |  | (1,262 | )
Timing of revenue recognition: |  |  |  |  |  |
Services transferred at a point in time |  | 432,536 |  |  | 381,444 |  |  | (1,262 | )
Services transferred over time |  | — |  |  | 2,335 |  |  | — |
Total Revenues |  | 432,536 |  |  | 383,779 |  |  | (1,262 | )

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