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Net Capital Requirements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Brokers and Dealers [Abstract]  
Net capital requirements
Net capital requirements
KCG Americas LLC ("KCGA"), the Company's U.S. registered broker dealer is subject to the SEC’s Uniform Net Capital Rule, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital. As of December 31, 2015, KCGA was in compliance with the applicable regulatory net capital rules.
The following table sets forth the net capital levels and requirements for the Company’s U.S. registered broker dealer subsidiary at December 31, 2015 as filed in its amended regulatory filings (in thousands):
 
 
Net Capital
 
Net Capital
Requirement
 
Excess Net
Capital
KCG Americas LLC
 
$
286,757

 
$
1,000

 
$
285,757


The Company's U.K. registered broker dealer is subject to certain financial resource requirements of Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"). The following table sets forth the financial resource requirement for KCG Europe Limited, our U.K. registered broker dealer, at December 31, 2015 (in thousands):
 
 
Financial
Resources
 
Resource
Requirement
 
Excess
Financial
Resources
KCG Europe Limited
 
$
155,081

 
$
131,840

 
$
23,241


The Company's other U.K. registered broker dealer, GETCO Europe Limited, withdrew from its membership with the FCA during the first quarter of 2015. All business of GETCO Europe Limited had previously been transferred to KCG Europe Limited.