Regulatory Requirement (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Broker-Dealer, Net Capital Requirement, SEC Regulation [Abstract]

Schedule of regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements

VAL's regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements as of December 31, 2020 was as follows:


(in thousands)	Regulatory Capital		Regulatory Capital Requirement		Excess Regulatory Capital
Virtu Americas LLC	$	621,253	$	2,917	$	618,336

As of December 31, 2020, VAL had $96.2 million 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 $20.4 million of cash in reserve bank accounts for the benefit of proprietary accounts of brokers. Balances in special reserve bank accounts previously maintained by VITG were transferred to VAL upon consolidation of the broker dealers. The balances are included within Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

The regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements of the U.S. broker-dealer subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 were as follows:


(in thousands)	Regulatory Capital		Regulatory Capital Requirement		Excess Regulatory Capital
Virtu Americas LLC	$	257,452	$	2,571	$	254,881
Virtu Financial BD LLC	30,317		1,000		29,317
Virtu Financial Capital Markets LLC	3,710		1,000		2,710
Virtu ITG LLC	66,069		1,000		65,069
Virtu Alternet Securities LLC	1,931		100		1,831

The regulatory net capital balances and regulatory capital requirements applicable to the Company's foreign subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:


(in thousands)	Regulatory Capital		Regulatory Capital Requirement		Excess Regulatory Capital
Canada
Virtu ITG Canada Corp	$	12,944	$	196	$	12,748

Virtu Financial Canada ULC	2,486		196		2,290
Ireland
Virtu ITG Europe Limited	57,459		32,106		25,353
Virtu Financial Ireland Limited	94,528		41,038		53,490
United Kingdom
Virtu ITG UK Limited	1,290		910		380
Asia Pacific
Virtu ITG Australia Limited	30,606		12,729		17,877
Virtu ITG Hong Kong Limited	4,290		625		3,665
Virtu ITG Singapore Pte Limited	796		76		720

The regulatory net capital balances and regulatory capital requirements applicable to the Company's foreign subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 were as follows:


(in thousands)	Regulatory Capital		Regulatory Capital Requirement		Excess Regulatory Capital
Canada
Virtu ITG Canada Corp	$	13,029	$	193	$	12,836
TriAct Canada Marketplace LP	2,538		193		2,345
Virtu Financial Canada ULC	2,459		193		2,266
Ireland
Virtu ITG Europe Limited	54,129		32,484		21,645
Virtu Financial Ireland Limited	78,385		43,233		35,152
United Kingdom
Virtu ITG UK Limited	1,378		991		387
Asia Pacific
Virtu ITG Australia Limited	24,574		8,451		16,123
Virtu ITG Hong Kong Limited	3,805		539		3,266
Virtu ITG Singapore Pte Limited	1,179		72		1,107