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Regulatory Requirement (Tables)

3 Months Ended

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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