Regulatory Requirement (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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

Schedule of regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements

The regulatory net capital balances and regulatory capital requirements applicable to these 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

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 capital and regulatory capital requirements of the U.S. broker-dealer subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Regulatory Capital		Regulatory Capital Requirement		Excess Regulatory Capital
Virtu Americas LLC	$	381,211	$	2,035	$	379,176
Virtu Financial BD LLC	133,850		1,000		132,850
Virtu Financial Capital Markets LLC	9,457		1,000		8,457