Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2016 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock Class A	Common Stock Class C	Common Stock Class D	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Total Stockholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interest	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015			$ 1		$ 130,902	$ 3,525	$ 99	$ 130,708	$ 427,162	$ 557,870
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	38,379,858	20,976,598	79,610,490
Treasury stock at Dec. 31, 2015				$ (3,819)						$ (3,819)
Treasury stock (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015				(169,649)						(169,649)
Increase (decrease) in stockholder's/members' equity
Share based compensation					7,055			7,055		$ 7,055
Share based compensation (in shares)	25,647	(53,743)
Net income						18,726		18,726	71,916	90,642
Foreign exchange translation adjustment							355	355	909	1,264
Distribution from Virtu Financial to non-controlling interest									(91,519)	(91,519)
Dividends						(18,739)		(18,739)		(18,739)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2016			$ 1		$ 137,957	$ 3,512	$ 454	$ 138,105	$ 408,468	546,573
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2016	38,405,505	20,922,855	79,610,490
Treasury stock at Jun. 30, 2016				$ (3,819)						$ (3,819)
Treasury stock (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2016				(169,649)						(169,649)