Tax Receivable Agreements	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Tax Receivable Agreements
Tax Receivable Agreements	6. 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 15 “Capital Structure”, that are generally equal to 85% of the applicable cash tax savings, if any, that the Company actually realizes as a result of favorable tax attributes that were and will continue to be available to the Company 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 was 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 was extended until September 15, 2016. Future payments under the tax receivable agreements in respect of subsequent exchanges would be in addition to these amounts. The Company made its first payment of $7.0 million in February 2017. 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 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 Class C common stock) and the exchange of Virtu Financial Units (along with the corresponding shares of Class C common stock) for shares of Class A common stock in connection with the Secondary Offerings, the Company recorded a deferred tax asset of $220.8 million associated with the increase in tax basis that results from such events. Payments to certain Virtu Members in respect of the purchases were expected to range from approximately $0.3 million to $12.8 million per year over the next 15 years. The corresponding deduction to additional paid-in capital was approximately $19.9 million for the difference between the tax receivable agreements liability and the related deferred tax asset. In connection with the February 2017, May 2017, August 2017 and November 2017 employee exchanges (as described in Note 15 “Capital Structure”), the Company recorded an additional deferred tax asset of $10.8 million and payment liability pursuant to the tax receivable agreements of $9.3 million, with the $1.5 million difference recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital. As a result of the reduction in the U.S. federal income tax rate as described below, the aforementioned deferred tax asset and related payment liability were subsequently reduced as described below. The amounts recorded as of December 31, 2017 are based on best estimates available at the respective dates and may be subject to change after the filing of the Company’s U.S. federal and state income tax returns for the years in which tax savings were realized. On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“2017 Tax Act”) was signed into law. This act includes, among other items, a permanent reduction to the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018 as further described in Note 13 “Income Taxes”. As a result, at December 31, 2017, the Company recorded a reduction of its tax receivable agreement obligation of $86.6 million which is included in other, net in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017. As further described in Note 13 “Income Taxes”, the Company also recorded a reduction of its deferred tax assets, including deferred tax assets relating to the deferred tax assets described above. At December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s remaining deferred tax assets were approximately $101.6 million and $185.7 million, respectively, and the Company’s payment liabilities pursuant to the tax receivable agreements were approximately $147.0 million and $231.4 million, respectively. 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 of 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 income before taxes and noncontrolling interests in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

6. 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 15 “Capital Structure”, that are generally equal to 85% of the applicable cash tax savings, if any, that the Company actually realizes as a result of favorable tax attributes that were and will continue to be available to the Company 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 was 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 was extended until September 15, 2016. Future payments under the tax receivable agreements in respect of subsequent exchanges would be in addition to these amounts. The Company made its first payment of $7.0 million in February 2017.

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 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 Class C common stock) and the exchange of Virtu Financial Units (along with the corresponding shares of Class C common stock) for shares of Class A common stock in connection with the Secondary Offerings, the Company recorded a deferred tax asset of $220.8 million associated with the increase in tax basis that results from such events. Payments to certain Virtu Members in respect of the purchases were expected to range from approximately $0.3 million to $12.8 million per year over the next 15 years. The corresponding deduction to additional paid-in capital was approximately $19.9 million for the difference between the tax receivable agreements liability and the related deferred tax asset.

In connection with the February 2017, May 2017, August 2017 and November 2017 employee exchanges (as described in Note 15 “Capital Structure”), the Company recorded an additional deferred tax asset of $10.8 million and payment liability pursuant to the tax receivable agreements of $9.3 million, with the $1.5 million difference recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital.

As a result of the reduction in the U.S. federal income tax rate as described below, the aforementioned deferred tax asset and related payment liability were subsequently reduced as described below. The amounts recorded as of December 31, 2017 are based on best estimates available at the respective dates and may be subject to change after the filing of the Company’s U.S. federal and state income tax returns for the years in which tax savings were realized.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“2017 Tax Act”) was signed into law. This act includes, among other items, a permanent reduction to the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018 as further described in Note 13 “Income Taxes”. As a result, at December 31, 2017, the Company recorded a reduction of its tax receivable agreement obligation of $86.6 million which is included in other, net in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017. As further described in Note 13 “Income Taxes”, the Company also recorded a reduction of its deferred tax assets, including deferred tax assets relating to the deferred tax assets described above. At December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s remaining deferred tax assets were approximately $101.6 million and $185.7 million, respectively, and the Company’s payment liabilities pursuant to the tax receivable agreements were approximately $147.0 million and $231.4 million, respectively.

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 of 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 income before taxes and noncontrolling interests in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.