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Regulatory Requirement
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Abstract]  
Regulatory Requirement
Regulatory Requirement
 
As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, U.S. broker-dealer subsidiaries of the Company are subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital for each of the five U.S. broker-dealers as detailed in the table below. Pursuant to NYSE rules, VAL was also required to maintain $1.15 million of capital in connection with the operation of its designated market maker (“DMM”) business as of March 31, 2019. The required amount is determined under the exchange rules as the greater of (i) $1 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.

The regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements of the U.S broker-dealer subsidiaries as of March 31, 2019 were as follows:
(in thousands)
 
Regulatory Capital
 
Regulatory Capital Requirement
 
Excess Regulatory Capital
Virtu Americas LLC
 
$
333,184

 
$
2,152

 
$
331,032

Virtu Financial BD LLC
 
111,199

 
1,000

 
110,199

Virtu Financial Capital Markets LLC
 
9,277

 
1,000

 
8,277

Virtu ITG LLC
 
58,270

 
1,000

 
57,270

Virtu Alternet Securities LLC
 
6,267

 
100

 
6,167

 
The regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements of the U.S. broker-dealer subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018 were as follows:
(in thousands)
 
Regulatory Capital
 
Regulatory Capital Requirement
 
Excess Regulatory Capital
Virtu Americas LLC
 
$
381,211

 
$
2,035

 
$
379,176

Virtu Financial BD LLC
 
133,850

 
1,000

 
132,850

Virtu Financial Capital Markets LLC
 
9,457

 
1,000

 
8,457



As of March 31, 2019, VAL and VITG had $2.0 million and $7.4 million, respectively, 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 $1.0 million and $4.4 million, respectively, of cash in reserve bank accounts for the benefit of proprietary accounts of brokers.

The Company’s foreign subsidiaries are subject to regulatory capital requirements set by local regulatory bodies, including the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (“IIROC”), the Central Bank of Ireland, the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, the Australian Securities Exchange, the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Virtu Financial Canada ULC was admitted to membership in IIROC in March 2019. The regulatory net capital balances and regulatory capital requirements applicable to these subsidiaries as of March 31, 2019 were as follows:
(in thousands)
 
Regulatory Capital
 
Regulatory Capital Requirement
 
Excess Regulatory Capital
Canada
 
 
 
 
 
 
Virtu ITG Canada Corp
 
$
17,870

 
$
187

 
$
17,683

TriAct Canada Marketplace LP
 
2,028

 
187

 
1,841

Virtu Financial Canada ULC
 
2,598

 
187

 
2,411

Ireland
 
 
 
 
 
 
Virtu ITG Europe Limited
 
53,787

 
32,768

 
21,019

Virtu Financial Ireland Limited
 
78,227

 
29,919

 
48,308

United Kingdom
 
 
 
 
 
 
Virtu ITG UK Limited
 
1,367

 
975

 
392

KCG Europe Limited
 
50,443

 
32,000

 
18,443

Asia Pacific
 
 
 
 
 
 
Virtu ITG Australia Limited
 
27,601

 
16,102

 
11,499

Virtu ITG Hong Kong Limited
 
1,220

 
579

 
641

Virtu ITG Singapore Pte Limited
 
1,015

 
74

 
941