Tax Receivable Agreements	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Tax Receivable Agreements
Tax Receivable Agreements	4. Tax Receivable Agreements In connection with the IPO and the Reorganization Transactions, the Company entered into tax receivable agreements to make payments to certain Virtu Members, as defined in Note 13, that are generally equal to 85% of the applicable cash tax savings, if any, that we actually realize as a result of favorable tax attributes that were and will continue to be available to us as a result of the Reorganization Transactions, exchanges of membership interests for Class A common stock or Class B common stock and payments made under the tax receivable agreements. Payments will occur only after the filing of the U.S. federal and state income tax returns and realization of the cash tax savings from the favorable tax attributes. The first payment is due 120 days after the filing of the Company’s tax return for the year ended December 31, 2015, which was due March 15, 2016, but the due date has been extended until September 15, 2016. Future payments under the tax receivable agreements in respect of subsequent exchanges would be in addition to these amounts. As a result of (i) the purchase of equity interests in Virtu Financial from certain Virtu Members in connection with the Reorganization Transactions, (ii) the purchase of non-voting common interest units in Virtu Financial (the “Virtu Financial Units”) (along with the corresponding shares of our Class C common stock) from certain of the Virtu Members in connection with the IPO, (iii) the purchase of Virtu Financial Units (along with the corresponding shares of our Class C common stock) and the exchange of Virtu Financial Units (along with the corresponding shares of our Class C common stock) for shares of our Class A common stock in connection with the Secondary Offering, the Company recorded a deferred tax asset of $196.5 million associated with the increase in tax basis that results from such events. Payments to certain Virtu Members in respect of the purchases are expected to aggregate to approximately $218.4 million, ranging from approximately $8.1 million to $16.8 million per year over the next 15 years. The Company recorded a corresponding reduction to additional paid-in capital of approximately $21.9 million for the difference between the tax receivable agreements liability and the related deferred tax asset. At March 31, 2016, the Company’s remaining deferred tax asset and the payment liability pursuant to the tax receivable agreements were approximately $183.2 million and $218.4 million, respectively. The amounts recorded as of March 31, 2016 reflect the current estimates and are subject to change after the filing of the Company’s U.S. federal and state income tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2015. For the tax receivable agreements discussed above, the cash savings realized by the Company are computed by comparing the actual income tax liability of the Company to the amount of such taxes the Company would have been required to pay had there been (i) no increase to the tax basis of the assets of Virtu Financial as a result of the purchase or exchange of Virtu Financial units, (ii) no tax benefit from the tax basis in the intangible assets of Virtu Financial on the date of the IPO and (iii) no tax benefit as a result of the Net Operating Losses (“NOLs”) and other tax attributes at Virtu Financial. Subsequent adjustments of the tax receivable agreements obligations due to certain events (e.g., changes to the expected realization of NOLs or changes in tax rates) will be recognized within operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

4. Tax Receivable Agreements

In connection with the IPO and the Reorganization Transactions, the Company entered into tax receivable agreements to make payments to certain Virtu Members, as defined in Note 13, that are generally equal to 85% of the applicable cash tax savings, if any, that we actually realize as a result of favorable tax attributes that were and will continue to be available to us as a result of the Reorganization Transactions, exchanges of membership interests for Class A common stock or Class B common stock and payments made under the tax receivable agreements. Payments will occur only after the filing of the U.S. federal and state income tax returns and realization of the cash tax savings from the favorable tax attributes. The first payment is due 120 days after the filing of the Company’s tax return for the year ended December 31, 2015, which was due March 15, 2016, but the due date has been extended until September 15, 2016. Future payments under the tax receivable agreements in respect of subsequent exchanges would be in addition to these amounts.

As a result of (i) the purchase of equity interests in Virtu Financial from certain Virtu Members in connection with the Reorganization Transactions, (ii) the purchase of non-voting common interest units in Virtu Financial (the “Virtu Financial Units”) (along with the corresponding shares of our Class C common stock) from certain of the Virtu Members in connection with the IPO, (iii) the purchase of Virtu Financial Units (along with the corresponding shares of our Class C common stock) and the exchange of Virtu Financial Units (along with the corresponding shares of our Class C common stock) for shares of our Class A common stock in connection with the Secondary Offering, the Company recorded a deferred tax asset of $196.5 million associated with the increase in tax basis that results from such events. Payments to certain Virtu Members in respect of the purchases are expected to aggregate to approximately $218.4 million, ranging from approximately $8.1 million to $16.8 million per year over the next 15 years. The Company recorded a corresponding reduction to additional paid-in capital of approximately $21.9 million for the difference between the tax receivable agreements liability and the related deferred tax asset. At March 31, 2016, the Company’s remaining deferred tax asset and the payment liability pursuant to the tax receivable agreements were approximately $183.2 million and $218.4 million, respectively. The amounts recorded as of March 31, 2016 reflect the current estimates and are subject to change after the filing of the Company’s U.S. federal and state income tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2015.

For the tax receivable agreements discussed above, the cash savings realized by the Company are computed by comparing the actual income tax liability of the Company to the amount of such taxes the Company would have been required to pay had there been (i) no increase to the tax basis of the assets of Virtu Financial as a result of the purchase or exchange of Virtu Financial units, (ii) no tax benefit from the tax basis in the intangible assets of Virtu Financial on the date of the IPO and (iii) no tax benefit as a result of the Net Operating Losses (“NOLs”) and other tax attributes at Virtu Financial. Subsequent adjustments of the tax receivable agreements obligations due to certain events (e.g., changes to the expected realization of NOLs or changes in tax rates) will be recognized within operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.