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Regulatory Requirement (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Abstract] |
Schedule of regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements | The regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements of these subsidiaries as of March 31, 2018 was as follows:
(in thousands) |  | Regulatory Capital |  | Regulatory Capital Requirement |  | Excess Regulatory Capital
Virtu Americas LLC |  | $ | 411,168 |  |  | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | 410,168 |
Virtu Financial BD LLC |  | 88,280 |  |  | 1,000 |  |  | 87,280 |
Virtu Financial Capital Markets LLC |  | 8,563 |  |  | 4,696 |  |  | 3,867 |
The regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements of these subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 was as follows:
(in thousands) |  | Regulatory Capital |  | Regulatory Capital Requirement |  | Excess Regulatory Capital
Virtu Americas LLC |  | $ | 379,875 |  |  | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | 378,875 |
Virtu Financial BD LLC |  | 40,683 |  |  | 1,000 |  |  | 39,683 |
Virtu Financial Capital Markets LLC |  | 8,308 |  |  | 5,114 |  |  | 3,194 |

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