Item 1. Financial Statements
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Index to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data) June 30,
2025 December 31,
2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 752,101 $ 872,513
Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other 37,706 41,478
Securities borrowed 2,654,360 2,294,529
Securities purchased under agreements to resell 1,084,322 983,941
Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations ($ 35,248 and $ 51,595 at fair value, as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)
1,335,968 1,100,850
Trading assets, at fair value:
Financial instruments owned 8,303,418 5,520,015
Financial instruments owned and pledged 2,625,355 2,282,637
Receivables from customers 360,373 149,804
Property, equipment and capitalized software (net of accumulated depreciation of $ 404,945 and $ 380,202 as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)
92,482 91,415
Operating lease right-of-use assets 156,511 175,046
Goodwill 1,148,926 1,148,926
Intangibles (net of accumulated amortization of $ 452,026 and $ 428,460 as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)
178,497 203,188
Deferred tax assets 118,058 135,046
Assets of business held for sale — 4,615
Other assets ($ 188,400 and $ 158,326 , at fair value, as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)
436,412 357,740
Total assets $ 19,284,489 $ 15,361,743
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings $ 251,754 $ 38,541
Securities loaned 3,118,350 2,431,878
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 1,907,126 1,271,788
Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations ($ 188,320 and $ 136,736 , at fair value, as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)
1,233,988 918,566
Payables to customers 50,470 46,112
Trading liabilities, at fair value:
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased 8,423,628 6,440,971
Tax receivable agreement obligations 175,819 196,592
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 539,197 558,100
Operating lease liabilities 207,645 229,825
Long-term borrowings 1,743,171 1,740,467
Liabilities of business held for sale — 1,526
Total liabilities 17,651,148 13,874,366
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 16)
Virtu Financial Inc. Stockholders' equity
Class A common stock (par value $ 0.00001 ), Authorized — 1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000 shares, Issued — 140,313,790 and 137,479,751 shares, Outstanding — 84,830,639 and 84,976,325 shares at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
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Class B common stock (par value $ 0.00001 ), Authorized — 175,000,000 and 175,000,000 shares, Issued and Outstanding — 0 and 0 shares at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
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Class C common stock (par value $ 0.00001 ), Authorized — 90,000,000 and 90,000,000 shares, Issued and Outstanding — 8,194,847 and 8,561,970 shares at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
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Class D common stock (par value $ 0.00001 ), Authorized — 175,000,000 and 175,000,000 shares, Issued and Outstanding — 60,091,740 and 60,091,740 shares at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
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Treasury stock, at cost, 55,483,151 and 52,503,426 shares at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
( 1,454,716 ) ( 1,339,913 )
Additional paid-in capital 1,504,158 1,432,240
Retained earnings 1,355,688 1,168,908
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data) June 30,
2025 December 31,
2024
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 2,233 ( 7,063 )
Total Virtu Financial Inc. stockholders' equity 1,407,365 1,254,174
Noncontrolling interest 225,976 233,203
Total equity 1,633,341 1,487,377
Total liabilities and equity $ 19,284,489 $ 15,361,743
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except share and per share data) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenues:
Trading income, net $ 652,796 $ 426,395 $ 1,242,779 $ 834,490
Interest and dividends income 128,406 107,066 237,459 213,058
Commissions, net and technology services 153,859 126,101 305,166 244,712
Other, net 64,512 33,423 52,038 43,564
Total revenue 999,573 692,985 1,837,442 1,335,824
Operating Expenses:
Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net 202,125 150,787 424,000 290,586
Communication and data processing 61,435 59,327 121,238 117,509
Employee compensation and payroll taxes 136,181 105,716 255,537 206,539
Interest and dividends expense 165,213 123,693 296,541 249,721
Operations and administrative 25,895 22,061 48,031 44,407
Depreciation and amortization 15,618 16,078 31,550 32,154
Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software 11,783 12,153 23,566 26,840
Termination of office leases 11 16 21 33
Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees 1,682 24,279 3,363 25,973
Transaction advisory fees and expenses 59 60 397 195
Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings 32,551 23,430 62,442 46,662
Total operating expenses 652,553 537,600 1,266,686 1,040,619
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest 347,020 155,385 570,756 295,205
Provision for income taxes 54,044 27,268 88,145 55,780
Net income 292,976 128,117 482,611 239,425
Noncontrolling interest ( 141,789 ) ( 61,531 ) ( 231,743 ) ( 117,022 )
Net income available for common stockholders $ 151,187 $ 66,586 $ 250,868 $ 122,403
Earnings per share
Basic $ 1.65 $ 0.71 $ 2.74 $ 1.30
Diluted $ 1.65 $ 0.71 $ 2.73 $ 1.30
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic 85,490,121 88,137,799 85,585,040 88,568,461
Diluted 85,530,426 88,358,223 85,794,619 88,671,329
Net income $ 292,976 $ 128,117 $ 482,611 $ 239,425
Other comprehensive income
Foreign exchange translation adjustment, net of taxes 12,539 436 17,279 ( 3,090 )
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gain (loss), net of taxes 1,098 ( 12,910 ) ( 1,012 ) ( 11,363 )
Comprehensive income 306,613 115,643 498,878 224,972
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest ( 147,639 ) ( 56,252 ) ( 238,714 ) ( 110,907 )
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders $ 158,974 $ 59,391 $ 260,164 $ 114,065
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited)
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024
Class A Common Stock Class C Common Stock Class D Common Stock Treasury Stock Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) Total Virtu Financial Inc. Stockholders' Equity Noncontrolling Interest Total Equity
(in thousands, except share and interest data)
Shares Amounts Shares Amounts Shares Amounts Shares Amounts Amounts
Balance at December 31, 2024 137,479,751 $ 1 8,561,970 $ — 60,091,740 $ 1 ( 52,503,426 ) $ ( 1,339,913 ) $ 1,432,240 $ 1,168,908 $ ( 7,063 ) $ 1,254,174 $ 233,203 $ 1,487,377
Cumulative-effect adjustment due to the adoption of ASU 2023-08, net of tax — — — — — — — — — 21,800 — 21,800 — 21,800
Share based compensation 2,650,096 — — — — — — — 42,028 — — 42,028 — 42,028
Repurchase of Class C common stock — — ( 16,265 ) — — — — — ( 645 ) — — ( 645 ) — ( 645 )
Treasury stock purchases ( 1,018,757 ) — — — — — ( 1,321,211 ) ( 47,982 ) — ( 40,779 ) — ( 88,761 ) — ( 88,761 )
Stock options exercised 120,000 — — — — — — — 2,280 — — 2,280 — 2,280
Net income — — — — — — — — — 99,681 — 99,681 89,954 189,635
Foreign exchange translation adjustment — — — — — — — — — — 2,720 2,720 2,020 4,740
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains — — — — — — — — — — ( 1,211 ) ( 1,211 ) ( 899 ) ( 2,110 )
Dividends ($ 0.24 per share of Class A common stock and participating Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards) and distributions from Virtu Financial to noncontrolling interest
— — — — — — — — — ( 22,164 ) — ( 22,164 ) ( 72,524 ) ( 94,688 )
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee exchanges 350,858 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Repurchase of Virtu Financial Units and corresponding number of Class C common stock in connection with employee exchanges — — ( 350,858 ) — — — — — — — — — — —
Balance at March 31, 2025 139,581,948 $ 1 8,194,847 $ — 60,091,740 $ 1 ( 53,824,637 ) $ ( 1,387,895 ) $ 1,475,903 $ 1,227,446 $ ( 5,554 ) $ 1,309,902 $ 251,754 $ 1,561,656
Deconsolidation of RFQ-hub — — — — — — — — — — — — ( 35,608 ) ( 35,608 )
Share based compensation 62,556 — — — — — — — 15,074 — — 15,074 — 15,074
Treasury stock purchases ( 24,464 ) — — — — — ( 1,658,514 ) ( 66,821 ) — ( 996 ) — ( 67,817 ) — ( 67,817 )
Stock options exercised 693,750 — — — — — — — 13,181 — 13,181 — 13,181
Net income — — — — — — — — — 151,187 — 151,187 141,789 292,976
Foreign exchange translation adjustment — — — — — — — — — — 7,160 7,160 5,379 12,539
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains — — — — — — — — — — 627 627 471 1,098
Dividends ($ 0.24 per share of Class A and Class B common stock and participating Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards) and distributions from Virtu Financial to noncontrolling interest
— — — — — — — — — ( 21,949 ) — ( 21,949 ) ( 137,809 ) ( 159,758 )
Balance at June 30, 2025 140,313,790 $ 1 8,194,847 $ — 60,091,740 $ 1 ( 55,483,151 ) $ ( 1,454,716 ) $ 1,504,158 $ 1,355,688 $ 2,233 $ 1,407,365 $ 225,976 $ 1,633,341
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited)
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024
Class A Common Stock Class C Common Stock Class D Common Stock Treasury Stock Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) Total Virtu Financial Inc. Stockholders' Equity Noncontrolling Interest Total Equity
(in thousands, except share and interest data)
Shares Amounts Shares Amounts Shares Amounts Shares Amounts Amounts
Balance at December 31, 2023 134,901,037 $ 1 8,607,998 $ — 60,091,740 $ 1 ( 45,808,351 ) $ ( 1,166,299 ) $ 1,351,574 $ 1,000,403 $ 17,047 $ 1,202,727 $ 202,629 $ 1,405,356
Share based compensation 2,596,226 — — — — — — — 28,883 — — 28,883 — 28,883
Treasury stock purchases ( 946,267 ) — — — — — ( 1,959,076 ) ( 35,889 ) — ( 16,013 ) — ( 51,902 ) — ( 51,902 )
Net income — — — — — — — — — 55,817 — 55,817 55,491 111,308
Foreign exchange translation adjustment — — — — — — — — — — ( 2,037 ) ( 2,037 ) ( 1,489 ) ( 3,526 )
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains — — — — — — — — — — 894 894 653 1,547
Dividends ($ 0.24 per share of Class A common stock and participating Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards) and distributions from Virtu Financial to noncontrolling interest
— — — — — — — — — ( 22,660 ) — ( 22,660 ) ( 44,929 ) ( 67,589 )
Balance at March 31, 2024 136,550,996 $ 1 8,607,998 $ — 60,091,740 $ 1 ( 47,767,427 ) $ ( 1,202,188 ) $ 1,380,457 $ 1,017,547 $ 15,904 $ 1,211,722 $ 212,355 $ 1,424,077
Share based compensation 20,000 — — — — — — — 13,076 — — 13,076 — 13,076
Treasury stock purchases ( 8,665 ) — — — — — ( 1,384,593 ) ( 31,244 ) — ( 191 ) — ( 31,435 ) — ( 31,435 )
Stock options exercised 29,375 — — — — — — — 558 — 558 — 558
Net income — — — — — — — — — 66,586 — 66,586 61,531 128,117
Foreign exchange translation adjustment — — — — — — — — — — 221 221 215 436
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains — — — — — — — — — — ( 7,416 ) ( 7,416 ) ( 5,494 ) ( 12,910 )
Dividends ($ 0.24 per share of Class A and Class B common stock and participating Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards) and distributions from Virtu Financial to noncontrolling interest
— — — — — — — — — ( 22,368 ) — ( 22,368 ) ( 70,727 ) ( 93,095 )
Balance at June 30, 2024 136,591,706 $ 1 8,607,998 $ — 60,091,740 $ 1 ( 49,152,020 ) $ ( 1,233,432 ) $ 1,394,091 $ 1,061,574 $ 8,709 $ 1,230,944 $ 197,880 $ 1,428,824
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $ 482,611 $ 239,425
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 31,550 32,154
Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software 23,566 26,840
Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing and prepayment — 22,563
Amortization of debt issuance costs and deferred financing fees 3,371 3,522
Termination of office leases 21 33
Share-based compensation 44,459 32,996
Deferred taxes 13,632 10,614
Gain on sale of RFQ-hub ( 66,988 ) —
Other 7,828 ( 28,192 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Securities borrowed ( 359,831 ) ( 196,533 )
Securities purchased under agreements to resell ( 100,381 ) 718,822
Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations ( 235,436 ) ( 159,531 )
Trading assets, at fair value ( 3,126,121 ) 29,181
Receivables from customers ( 210,569 ) ( 18,524 )
Operating lease right-of-use assets 18,535 28,573
Other assets ( 56,292 ) ( 41,325 )
Securities loaned 686,472 228,215
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 635,338 ( 723,951 )
Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations 317,135 ( 316,939 )
Payables to customers 4,358 35,479
Trading liabilities, at fair value 1,982,657 216,030
Operating lease liabilities ( 22,180 ) ( 30,100 )
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 3,994 ( 13,944 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 77,729 95,408
Cash flows from investing activities
Development of capitalized software ( 29,769 ) ( 28,649 )
Acquisition of property and equipment ( 10,944 ) ( 6,734 )
Proceeds from sale of RFQ-hub 37,932 —
Other investing activities ( 8,600 ) ( 1,061 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities ( 11,381 ) ( 36,444 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends to stockholders and distributions from Virtu Financial to noncontrolling interest ( 254,446 ) ( 160,684 )
Repurchase of Class C common stock ( 1,566 ) —
Purchase of treasury stock ( 157,562 ) ( 82,945 )
Stock options exercised 15,461 558
Short-term borrowings, net 216,759 75,000
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 1,245,000 1,741,888
Repayment of long-term borrowings ( 1,245,000 ) ( 1,727,000 )
Proceeds from interest rate swaps — 1,955
Payment of tax receivable agreement obligations ( 20,773 ) ( 20,226 )
Debt issuance costs ( 5,684 ) ( 23,217 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities ( 207,811 ) ( 194,671 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 17,279 ( 3,090 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ( 124,184 ) ( 138,797 )
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted or segregated cash, beginning of period 913,991 855,460
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted or segregated cash, end of period $ 789,807 $ 716,663
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024
Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest $ 313,188 $ 285,693
Cash paid for taxes 75,201 25,984
Non-cash investing activities
Share-based and accrued incentive compensation to developers relating to capitalized software 10,309 10,529
Non-cash financing activities
Repurchase of Class C common stock ( 645 ) —
Purchase of treasury stock ( 356 ) —
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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Virtu Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except shares and per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
1. Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts and operations of Virtu Financial, Inc. (“VFI” or, collectively with its wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries, “Virtu” or the “Company”). VFI is a Delaware corporation whose primary asset is its ownership interest in Virtu Financial LLC (“Virtu Financial”). As of June 30, 2025, VFI owned approximately 57.1 % of the membership interests of Virtu Financial. VFI is the sole managing member of Virtu Financial and operates and controls all of the businesses and affairs of Virtu Financial and its subsidiaries (the “Group”).
The Company is a leading financial firm that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative, transparent trading solutions to its clients. The Company provides deep liquidity in over 25,000 financial instruments, on over 250 venues, in 40 countries worldwide to help create more efficient markets. Leveraging its global market structure expertise and scaled, multi-asset infrastructure, the Company provides its clients with a robust product suite including offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology. The Company’s product offerings allow its clients to trade on hundreds of venues in over 50 countries and across multiple asset classes, including global equities, Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”), options, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income, cryptocurrencies, and other commodities. The Company’s integrated, multi-asset analytics platform provides a range of pre- and post-trade services, data products and compliance tools that its clients rely upon to invest, trade and manage risk across global markets.
The Company has completed two significant acquisitions that have expanded and complemented Virtu Financial's original electronic trading and marking making business. On July 20, 2017, the Company completed the all-cash acquisition of KCG Holdings, Inc. (“KCG”) (the “Acquisition of KCG”). On March 1, 2019 (the “ITG Closing Date”), the Company completed the acquisition of Investment Technology Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“ITG”) in an all-cash transaction (the “ITG Acquisition”).
Virtu Financial’s principal United States (“U.S.”) subsidiary is Virtu Americas LLC (“VAL”), which is a U.S. broker-dealer. Other principal U.S. subsidiaries include Virtu Financial Global Markets LLC, a U.S. trading entity focused on futures and currencies; Virtu ITG Analytics LLC, a provider of pre- and post-trade analysis, fair value, and trade optimization services; and Virtu ITG Platforms LLC, a provider of workflow technology solutions and network connectivity services. Principal foreign subsidiaries include Virtu Financial Ireland Limited (“VFIL”) and Virtu Europe Trading Limited (“VETL”) (f/k/a Virtu ITG Europe Limited), each formed in Ireland; Virtu ITG UK Limited (“VIUK”), formed in the United Kingdom; Virtu Canada Corp (f/k/a Virtu ITG Canada Corp.), formed in Canada; Virtu Financial Asia Pty Ltd. and Virtu ITG Australia Limited, each formed in Australia; Virtu ITG Hong Kong Limited, formed in Hong Kong; and Virtu Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Virtu ITG Singapore Pte. Ltd., each formed in Singapore, all of which are trading entities focused on asset classes in their respective geographic regions.
The Company has two operating segments: (i) Market Making and (ii) Execution Services; and one non-operating segment: Corporate. See Note 22 “Geographic Information and Business Segments” for a further discussion of the Company’s segments.
On April 19, 2024, the Company entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement with MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (“MarketAxess”) to sell a 49 % interest in the multi-asset request-for-quote communication platform joint venture (“JV”), RFQ-hub Holdings LLC. The sale was completed on May 9, 2025. Upon the closing of the sale, the Company retains a minority interest of approximately 2 % in RFQ-hub. The Company ceased to control, and deconsolidated, RFQ-hub at such time. See Note 3 “Sale of RFQ-hub” for further details.
Basis of Consolidation and Form of Presentation
These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in U.S. dollars, have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding financial reporting with respect to Form 10-Q and accounting standards generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC” or the “Codification”), and reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are normal and recurring, and that are necessary for a fair statement
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of the results for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company include its equity interests in Virtu Financial and its subsidiaries. As sole managing member of Virtu Financial, the Company exerts control over the Group’s operations. The Company consolidates Virtu Financial and its subsidiaries’ financial statements and records the interests in Virtu Financial that the Company does not own as noncontrolling interests. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
For a detailed discussion of the Company's significant accounting policies, see Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Digital Assets Held
Effective January 1, 2025, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-08, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60) using a modified retrospective approach. This ASU requires measurement of in-scope crypto assets at fair value with gains or losses from remeasurement recognized in net income.
The Company, through a foreign subsidiary, had previously entered into certain token purchase, grant and/or similar agreements to purchase, be granted and/or otherwise acquire a certain amount of crypto tokens. At December 31, 2024, based on the nature of the assets, these tokens were recorded at cost within Intangibles on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other. Upon adoption, the Company records these tokens at fair value within Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. As of January 1, 2025, the Company recorded a fair value adjustment of $ 25.4 million and established a deferred tax liability of $ 3.6 million, for a net cumulative-effect adjustment of $ 21.8 million in the beginning balance of Retained earnings. Subsequently, the Company remeasures these tokens at fair value at the end of each reporting period with changes recognized through Other, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The Company has other digital assets which were measured at fair value at December 31, 2024 based on the nature of the assets and the specialized accounting applied.
The Company uses the “first-in, first-out” method to determine the cost basis for its Digital assets held.
Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted
Business Combinations—Joint Venture Formations - In August 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-05, Business Combinations—Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60) . This ASU provides updated guidance on accounting for the formation of joint ventures. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2025, and it did not have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Crypto Assets - In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-08, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60) . This ASU requires measurement of in-scope crypto assets at fair value and provides updated guidance on presentation and disclosure requirements for crypto assets. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2025. See above and Note 11 “Digital Assets Held” for details on the impact of the adoption.
Compensation—Stock Compensation - In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-01, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) . This ASU clarifies ASC 718 scope application for profits interest or similar awards through illustrative examples. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2025, and it did not have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Codification Improvements - In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, Codification Improvements. This ASU aims to improve and simplify the language and structure of the Codification by removing references to Concepts Statements. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2025, and it did not have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted as of June 30, 2025
Income Taxes - In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) . This ASU requires disclosure of additional information on effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. This ASU is effective for annual
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periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU but does not expect it to have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures - In November 2024 and January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 and ASU 2025-01, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). These ASUs require disclosure of disaggregated information of Income Statement expense captions that include certain costs, such as employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization. They also require disclosure of the total amounts of selling expenses, along with an entity's definition of selling expenses. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these ASUs, but does not expect them to have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
Business Combinations and Consolidation - In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-03, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810) . This ASU clarifies the requirement for identifying the accounting acquirer in a business combination involving a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”). This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU but does not expect it to have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
3. Sale of RFQ-hub
On April 19, 2024, the Company entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement with MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (“MarketAxess”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to sell a 49 % interest in the multi-asset request-for-quote communication platform JV, RFQ-hub Holdings LLC (“RFQ-hub Holdings,” or collectively with its wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries, “RFQ-hub”, which includes RFQ-hub Americas LLC, or “RAL”).
On May 9, 2025, the Company completed the sale of a 49 % interest in RFQ-hub to MarketAxess for total gross proceeds of $ 37.9 million in cash. Upon the closing of the sale, the Company retains a minority interest of approximately 2 % in RFQ-hub. The Company deconsolidated RFQ-hub and recognized a gain on sale of $ 67.0 million, which was recorded in Other, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
A summary of the gain on sale and deconsolidation of RFQ-hub is as follows:
(in thousands) May 9, 2025
Total sale proceeds received $ 37,932
Retained noncontrolling investments 1,548
Carrying value of noncontrolling interest deconsolidated 35,608
Carrying value of RFQ-hub’s net assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,554
Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations 512
Property, equipment and capitalized software (net) 736
Intangibles (net) 3,043
Other assets 3,939
Liabilities $ ( 1,684 )
Less: Total carrying value of RFQ-hub’s net assets $ 8,100
Gain on sale of RFQ-hub $ 66,988
At December 31, 2024, the assets and liabilities of RFQ-hub classified as Assets and Liabilities of business held for sale on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition are summarized as follows:
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(in thousands) December 31, 2024
Business assets and liabilities held for sale:
Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations $ 194
Property, equipment and capitalized software (net) 854
Intangibles (net) 3,486
Other assets 81
Liabilities $ ( 1,526 )
Total carrying value of RFQ-hub $ 3,089
4. Earnings per Share
The below table contains a reconciliation of Net income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest to Net income available for common stockholders:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest $ 347,020 $ 155,385 $ 570,756 $ 295,205
Provision for income taxes 54,044 27,268 88,145 55,780
Net income 292,976 128,117 482,611 239,425
Noncontrolling interest ( 141,789 ) ( 61,531 ) ( 231,743 ) ( 117,022 )
Net income available for common stockholders $ 151,187 $ 66,586 $ 250,868 $ 122,403
The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is presented below:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except for share or per share data) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Basic earnings per share:
Net income available for common stockholders $ 151,187 $ 66,586 $ 250,868 $ 122,403
Less: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities ( 10,122 ) ( 3,760 ) ( 16,491 ) ( 6,833 )
Net income available for common stockholders, net of dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities 141,065 62,826 234,377 115,570
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:
Class A 85,490,121 88,137,799 85,585,040 88,568,461
Basic earnings per share $ 1.65 $ 0.71 $ 2.74 $ 1.30
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except for share or per share data) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income available for common stockholders, net of dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities $ 141,065 $ 62,826 $ 234,377 $ 115,570
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:
Class A
Issued and outstanding 85,490,121 88,137,799 85,585,040 88,568,461
Issuable pursuant to Second Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan 40,305 220,424 209,579 102,868
85,530,426 88,358,223 85,794,619 88,671,329
Diluted earnings per share $ 1.65 $ 0.71 $ 2.73 $ 1.30
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5. Tax Receivable Agreements
For a detailed discussion of the Company's tax receivable agreements, see Note 5 “Tax Receivable Agreements” in our consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
For the purposes of 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 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
The Company made payments totaling $ 134.8 million from February 2017 through June 2025 with respect to its TRA obligation. Tax receivable payments are expected to range from approximately $ 0.1 million to $ 22.1 million per year over the next 15 years.
At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s remaining deferred tax assets that relate to the matters described above were approximately $ 99.7 million and $ 114.4 million, respectively, and the Company’s liabilities over the next 15 years pursuant to the tax receivable agreements were approximately $ 175.8 million and $ 196.6 million for June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The amounts recorded as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 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.
6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The Company has two operating segments: (i) Market Making; and (ii) Execution Services; and one non-operating segment: Corporate. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s total amount of goodwill recorded was $ 1,148.9 million. No goodwill impairment was recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
The following table presents the details of goodwill by segment as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
(in thousands) Market Making Execution Services Corporate Total
Balance as of period-end $ 755,292 $ 393,634 $ — $ 1,148,926
As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s total amount of intangible assets recorded was $ 178.5 million and $ 203.2 million, respectively. Acquired intangible assets consisted of the following as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
As of June 30, 2025
(in thousands) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Useful Lives
(Years)
Customer relationships $ 479,130 $ ( 304,863 ) $ 174,267 10 to 12
Technology 136,000 ( 136,000 ) — 1 to 6
Favorable occupancy leases 5,895 ( 5,663 ) 232 3 to 15
Exchange memberships 3,998 — 3,998 Indefinite
Trade name 3,600 ( 3,600 ) — 3
ETF issuer relationships 950 ( 950 ) — 9
ETF buyer relationships 950 ( 950 ) — 9
$ 630,523 $ ( 452,026 ) $ 178,497
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As of December 31, 2024
(in thousands) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Useful Lives
(Years)
Customer relationships $ 479,130 $ ( 281,315 ) $ 197,815 10 to 12
Technology 136,000 ( 136,000 ) — 1 to 6
Favorable occupancy leases 5,895 ( 5,645 ) 250 3 to 15
Exchange memberships 3,998 — 3,998 Indefinite
Trade name 3,600 ( 3,600 ) — 3
ETF issuer relationships 950 ( 950 ) — 9
ETF buyer relationships 950 ( 950 ) — 9
Other 1,125 — 1,125 Indefinite
$ 631,648 $ ( 428,460 ) $ 203,188
At December 31, 2024, as described in Note 3 “Sale of RFQ-hub”, the Company reclassified an aggregated net carrying amount of $ 3.5 million ($ 7.5 million of gross carrying amount net of $ 4.0 million accumulated amortization) from Intangible assets to Assets of business held for sale. The sale of RFQ-hub was completed on May 9, 2025, and the Company disposed of these Assets of business held for sale at such time.
Amortization expense relating to finite-lived intangible assets was approximately $ 11.8 million and $ 12.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $ 23.6 million and $ 26.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. This is included in Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
The Company expects to record amortization expense as follows over the next five subsequent years:
(in thousands)
Remainder of 2025 $ 23,566
2026 47,132
2027 47,132
2028 47,132
2029 9,466
2030 36
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7. Receivables from/Payables to Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations
The following is a summary of receivables from and payables to brokers-dealers and clearing organizations at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
(in thousands) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Assets
Due from prime brokers $ 421,302 $ 344,662
Deposits with clearing organizations 236,384 223,582
Net equity with futures commission merchants 229,875 199,771
Unsettled trades with clearing organizations 121,281 17,239
Securities failed to deliver 282,703 274,072
Commissions and fees 44,423 41,524
Total receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations $ 1,335,968 $ 1,100,850
Liabilities
Due to prime brokers $ 970,546 $ 583,914
Net equity with futures commission merchants (1) ( 18,445 ) ( 16,651 )
Unsettled trades with clearing organizations 512 251,036
Securities failed to receive 276,766 94,941
Commissions and fees 4,609 5,326
Total payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations $ 1,233,988 $ 918,566
(1) The Company presents its balances, including outstanding principal balances on all broker credit facilities, on a net-by-counterparty basis within receivables from and payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations when the criteria for offsetting are met .
Included as a deduction from “Due from prime brokers” and “Net equity with futures commission merchants” is the outstanding principal balance on all of the Company’s prime brokerage credit facilities (described in Note 9 “Borrowings”) of approximately $ 174.4 million and $ 123.0 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The loan proceeds from the credit facilities are available only to meet the initial margin requirements associated with the Company’s ordinary course futures and other trading positions, which are held in the Company’s trading accounts with an affiliate of the respective financial institutions. The credit facilities are fully collateralized by the Company’s trading accounts and deposit accounts with these financial institutions. “Securities failed to deliver” and “Securities failed to receive” include amounts with a clearing organization and other broker-dealers.
8. Collateralized Transactions
The Company is permitted to sell or repledge securities received as collateral and use these securities to secure repurchase agreements, enter into securities lending transactions or deliver these securities to counterparties or clearing organizations to cover short positions. At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, substantially all of the securities received as collateral have been repledged.
The fair value of the collateralized transactions at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are summarized as follows:
(in thousands) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Securities received as collateral:
Securities borrowed $ 2,584,056 $ 2,222,054
Securities purchased under agreements to resell 1,084,322 983,753
$ 3,668,378 $ 3,205,807
In the normal course of business, the Company pledges qualified securities with clearing organizations to satisfy daily margin and clearing fund requirements.
Financial instruments owned and pledged, where the counterparty has the right to repledge, at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following:
(in thousands) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Equities $ 2,620,067 $ 2,269,299
Exchange traded notes 5,288 13,338
$ 2,625,355 $ 2,282,637
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9. Borrowings
Short-term Borrowings, net
The following summarizes the Company’s short-term borrowing balances outstanding, net of related debt issuance costs, with each described in further detail below.
June 30, 2025
(in thousands) Borrowing Outstanding Deferred Debt Issuance Cost Short-term Borrowings, net
Broker-dealer credit facilities $ 185,000 $ ( 3,546 ) $ 181,454
Short-term bank loans 70,300 — 70,300
$ 255,300 $ ( 3,546 ) $ 251,754
December 31, 2024
(in thousands) Borrowing Outstanding Deferred Debt Issuance Cost Short-term Borrowings, net
Broker-dealer credit facilities $ 10,000 $ — $ 10,000
Short-term bank loans 28,541 — 28,541
$ 38,541 $ — $ 38,541
Broker-Dealer Credit Facilities
The Company is a party to two secured credit facilities with a financial institution to finance overnight securities positions purchased as part of its ordinary course U.S. broker-dealer market making activities. One of the facilities (the “Uncommitted Facility”) is provided on an uncommitted basis with an aggregate borrowing limit of $ 400 million, and is collateralized by VAL’s trading and deposit account maintained at the financial institution. The second credit facility (the “Committed Facility”) with the same financial institution has a borrowing limit of $ 650 million. The Committed Facility consists of two borrowing bases: Borrowing Base A Loan is to be used to finance the purchase and settlement of securities; Borrowing Base B Loan is to be used to fund margin deposit with the National Securities Clearing Corporation. Borrowing Base A Loans are available up to $ 650 million and bear interest at the adjusted Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or base rate plus 1.25 % per annum. Borrowing Base B Loans are subject to a sublimit of $ 300 million, which was amended to $ 350 million in February 2025, and bear interest at the adjusted SOFR or base rate plus 2.50 % per annum. A commitment fee of 0.50 % per annum on the average daily unused portion of this facility is payable quarterly in arrears.
Virtu Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. is a party to a revolving credit facility with a financial institution (the “Overdraft Facility”) to provide a source of short-term financing. The facility has an aggregate borrowing limit of $ 10 million, and bears interest at the adjusted SOFR or base rate plus 3.5 % per annum.
The following summarizes the Company’s broker-dealer credit facilities’ carrying values, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, where applicable. These balances are included within Short-term borrowings on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
At June 30, 2025
(in thousands) Interest Rate Financing Available Borrowing Outstanding Deferred Debt Issuance Cost Outstanding Borrowings, net
Broker-dealer credit facilities:
Uncommitted facility 5.50 % $ 400,000 $ 100,000 $ — $ 100,000
Committed facility (1) 5.75 % 650,000 75,000 ( 3,546 ) 71,454
Overdraft facility 7.95 % 10,000 10,000 — 10,000
$ 1,060,000 $ 185,000 $ ( 3,546 ) $ 181,454
(1) Interest rate for Borrowing Base A Loan and Borrowing Base B Loan under the Committed Facility was 5.75 % and 7.00 %, respectively. There was no balance outstanding under Borrowing Base B Loan as of June 30, 2025
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At December 31, 2024
(in thousands) Interest Rate Financing Available Borrowing Outstanding Deferred Debt Issuance Cost Outstanding Borrowings, net
Broker-dealer credit facilities:
Uncommitted facility (1) 5.50 % $ 400,000 $ — $ — $ —
Committed facility (2) 5.75 % 650,000 — — —
Overdraft facility 7.99 % 10,000 10,000 — 10,000
$ 1,060,000 $ 10,000 $ — $ 10,000
(1) $ 0.3 million of deferred debt issuance costs are included within Other assets on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition.
(2) Interest rate for Borrowing Base A Loan and Borrowing Base B Loan under the Committed Facility was 5.75 % and 7.00 %, respectively. There was no balance outstanding under Borrowing Base B Loan as of December 31, 2024.
The following summarizes interest expense for the broker-dealer facilities. Interest expense is included within Interest and dividends expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Broker-dealer credit facilities:
Uncommitted facility $ 1,175 $ 1,009 $ 2,319 $ 1,610
Committed facility 898 916 1,707 1,793
Overdraft facility $ 162 65 348 178
$ 2,235 $ 1,990 $ 4,374 $ 3,581
Short-Term Bank Loans
The Company’s international securities clearance and settlement activities are funded with operating cash or with short-term bank loans in the form of overdraft facilities. At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there was $ 70.3 million and $ 28.5 million, respectively, of short-term bank loans associated with international settlement activities outstanding under these facilities at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 2.9 % and 5.0 %, respectively. Outstanding short-term bank loan balances are included within Short-term borrowings on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
In November 2024, Virtu Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. entered into an agreement with a financial institution for a short-term bank loan with a total capacity of $ 50.0 million. At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were no balance outstanding under this short-term bank loan.
Prime Brokerage Credit Facilities
The Company maintains short-term credit facilities with various prime brokers and other financial institutions from which it receives execution or clearing services. The proceeds of these facilities are used to meet margin requirements associated with the products traded by the Company in the ordinary course, and amounts borrowed are collateralized by the Company’s trading accounts with the applicable financial institution.
At June 30, 2025
(in thousands) Weighted Average
Interest Rate Financing
Available Borrowing
Outstanding
Prime Brokerage Credit Facilities:
Prime brokerage credit facilities (1) 6.52 % $ 633,601 $ 174,386
$ 633,601 $ 174,386
At December 31, 2024
(in thousands) Weighted Average
Interest Rate Financing
Available Borrowing
Outstanding
Prime Brokerage Credit Facilities:
Prime brokerage credit facilities (1) 6.69 % $ 623,168 $ 122,953
$ 623,168 $ 122,953
(1) Outstanding borrowings are included with Receivables from/Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
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Interest expense in relation to the facilities was $ 2.5 million and $ 2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $ 4.9 million and $ 4.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 , respectively.
Long-Term Borrowings
The following summarizes the Company’s long-term borrowings, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, where applicable:
At June 30, 2025
(in thousands) Maturity
Date Interest
Rate Outstanding Principal Discount Deferred Debt Issuance Cost Outstanding Borrowings, net
Long-term borrowings:
First Lien Term B-2 Loan Facility June 2031 6.83 % $ 1,245,000 $ ( 2,656 ) $ ( 15,469 ) $ 1,226,875
Senior Secured First Lien Notes June 2031 7.50 % 500,000 — ( 8,004 ) 491,996
SBI bonds January 2026 5.00 % 24,300 — — 24,300
$ 1,769,300 $ ( 2,656 ) $ ( 23,473 ) $ 1,743,171
At December 31, 2024
(in thousands) Maturity
Date Interest
Rate Outstanding Principal Discount Deferred Debt Issuance Cost Outstanding Borrowings, net
Long-term borrowings:
First Lien Term B-1 Loan Facility June 2031 7.11 % $ 1,245,000 $ ( 2,876 ) $ ( 15,242 ) $ 1,226,882
Senior Secured First Lien Notes June 2031 7.50 % 500,000 — ( 8,680 ) 491,320
SBI bonds January 2026 5.00 % 22,265 — — 22,265
$ 1,767,265 $ ( 2,876 ) $ ( 23,922 ) $ 1,740,467
Credit Agreement
On January 13, 2022 (the “Credit Agreement Closing Date”), Virtu Financial, VFH Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of Virtu Financial (“VFH”), entered into a credit agreement with the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, RBC Capital Markets, Barclays Bank plc, Jefferies Finance LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp., and CIBC World Markets Corp., as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners (the “Original Credit Agreement”). The Original Credit Agreement provides (i) a senior secured first lien term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $ 1,800.0 million, drawn in its entirety on the Credit Agreement Closing Date, the proceeds of which were used by VFH to repay all amounts outstanding under the previous credit agreement entered into in relation to the ITG Acquisition, to pay fees and expenses in connection therewith, to fund share repurchases under the Company’s repurchase program, and for general corporate purposes, and (ii) a $ 250.0 million senior secured first lien revolving facility to VFH, with a $ 20.0 million letter of credit subfacility and a $ 20.0 million swingline subfacility.
The term loan borrowings and revolver borrowings under the Original Credit Agreement bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the Company’s election, either (i) the greatest of (a) the prime rate in effect, (b) the greater of (1) the federal funds effective rate and (2) the overnight bank funding rate, in each case plus 0.50 %, (c) an adjusted term SOFR rate with an interest period of one month plus 1.00 % and (d)(1) in the case of term loan borrowings, 1.50 % and (2) in the case of revolver borrowings, 1.00 %, plus, (x) in the case of term loan borrowings, 2.00 % and (y) in the case of revolver borrowings, 1.50 %, or (ii) the greater of (a) an adjusted term SOFR rate for the interest period in effect and (b) (1) in the case of term loan borrowings, 0.50 % and (2) in the case of revolver borrowings, 0.00 %, plus, (x) in the case of term loan borrowings, 3.00 % and (y) in the case of revolver borrowings, 2.50 %. In addition, a commitment fee accrues at a rate of 0.50 % per annum on the average daily unused amount of the revolving facility, with step-downs to 0.375 % and 0.25 % per annum based on VFH’s first lien leverage ratio, and is payable quarterly in arrears.
The term loans amortize in annual installments equal to 1.0 % of the original aggregate principal amount of the term loans and the Company repaid $ 18.0 million on January 13, 2023. On December 12, 2023, the Company made a voluntary prepayment of $ 55.0 million, and the payment is applied toward subsequent annual amortization installments.
In October 2019, the Company entered into a five-year $ 525.0 million floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreement. In January 2020, the Company also entered into a five-year $ 1,000.0 million floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreement. These two interest rate swaps met the criteria to be considered and were designated qualifying cash flow hedges under ASC 815 in the first quarter of 2020, and they effectively fixed interest payment obligations on $ 525.0 million and $ 1,000 million of principal under the previous first lien term loan facility in relation to the ITG Acquisition at rates of 4.3 % and 4.4 % through
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September 2024 and January 2025, respectively. In April 2021, each of the swap agreements described above was novated to another counterparty and amended in connection with such novation. The amendments included certain changes to collateral posting obligations, and also had the effect of increasing the effective fixed interest payment obligations to rates of 4.5 %, with respect to the earlier maturing swap arrangement, and 4.6 % with respect to the later maturing swap arrangement. In January 2022, in order to align the swap agreements with the Original Credit Agreement, the Company amended each of the swap agreements to align the floating rate term of such swap agreements to SOFR. The effective fixed interest payment obligations remained at 4.5 %, with respect to the earlier maturing swap arrangement, and 4.6 % with respect to the later maturing swap arrangement.
In December 2023, the Company terminated the two interest rate swap arrangements and received $ 55.8 million in proceeds from the counterparty. The Company therefore dedesignated those cash flow hedges under ASC 815, and the amounts in AOCI related to the terminated swaps are amortized through interest expense. The Company simultaneously entered into a two-year $ 1,525.0 million floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreement with the same counterparty (the “December 2023 Swap”). The December 2023 Swap met the criteria to be considered and was designated as a qualifying cash flow hedge under ASC 815 as of December 2023, and it effectively fixed interest payment obligations on $ 1,525.0 million of principal under the first lien term loan facility at a rate of 7.5 % through November 2025, based on the interest rates set forth in the Original Credit Agreement.
On June 21, 2024 (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”), the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Original Credit Agreement (the “First Amended Credit Agreement”) and completed the issuance of the Notes (as defined below). Pursuant to the First Amended Credit Agreement, $ 1,245.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured First Lien Term B-1 Loans due 2031 (the “Term B-1 Loans”) were issued, the proceeds of which were used, along with the proceeds of the Notes, to repay in full all term loans previously outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement. Additionally, the First Amended Credit Agreement provides an increase in its senior secured first lien revolving credit facility from $ 250.0 million to $ 300.0 million and an extension of the maturity thereof to three years after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
The Term B-1 Loans bear interest, at the Company’s election, at either (i) the greatest of (a) the prime rate in effect, (b) the greater of (1) the federal funds effective rate and (2) the overnight bank funding rate, in each case plus 0.50 %, (c) term SOFR for a borrowing with an interest period of one month plus 1.00 % and (d) 1.00 %, plus, in each case, 1.75 %, or (ii) the greater of (x) term SOFR for the interest period in effect and (y) 0 %, plus, in each case, 2.75 %. The Term B-1 Loans will mature on the seventh anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and amortize in annual installments equal to 1.0 % of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term B-1 Loans. The Term B-1 Loans are also subject to contingent principal payments based on excess cash flow and certain other triggering events.
In connection with its entry into the First Amended Credit Agreement and the associated reduction in term loan balance, the Company partially terminated the December 2023 Swap, reducing the notional amount thereof from $ 1,525.0 million to $ 1,075.0 million and received $ 2.0 million in proceeds from the counterparty. The cash flow hedge was proportionally dedesignated under ASC 815 as of June 21, 2024. As a result of the partial dedesignation, we recognized a gain of $ 5.7 million in Other Income. The current interest rate swap effectively fixed interest payment obligations on the $ 1,075.0 million of principal of the Term B-1 Loans at a rate of 7.17 % through November 2025, based on the interest rates set forth in the First Amended Credit Agreement.
On February 19, 2025 (the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date”), the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 to the First Amended Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 2”). Amendment No. 2 amends the First Amended Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) to, among other things, effect a repricing of the $ 1,245.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Term B-1 Loans by establishing a new refinancing tranche of $ 1,245.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured First Lien Term B-2 Loans (the “Term B-2 Loans”), the proceeds of which were used to repay in full the Term B-1 Loans on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
The Term B-2 Loans bear interest, at the Company’s election, at either (i) the greatest of (a) the prime rate in effect, (b) the greater of (1) the federal funds effective rate and (2) the overnight bank funding rate, in each case plus 0.50 %, (c) term SOFR for a borrowing with an interest period of one month plus 1.0 % and (d) 1.0 %, plus, in each case, 1.50 %, or (ii) the greater of (x) term SOFR for the interest period in effect and (y) 0 %, plus, in each case, 2.50 %. The Term B-2 Loans will mature on June 21, 2031 and amortize in annual installments equal to 1.0 % of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term B-2 Loans due on each anniversary of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date. The Term B-2 Loans are also subject to contingent principal payments based on excess cash flow and certain other triggering events.
The current interest rate swap effectively fixes interest payment obligations on the $ 1,075.0 million of principal of the Term B-2 Loans at a rate of 6.92 % through November 2025, based on the interest rates set forth in the Credit Agreement.
The revolving facility under the Credit Agreement is subject to a springing net first lien leverage ratio test which may spring into effect as of the last day of a fiscal quarter if usage of the aggregate revolving commitments exceeds a specified level
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as of such date. VFH is also subject to contingent principal prepayments based on excess cash flow and certain other triggering events. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by Virtu Financial and VFH’s material non-regulated domestic restricted subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of VFH and the guarantors, in each case, subject to certain exceptions.
The Credit Agreement contains certain customary covenants and events of default, including relating to a change of control. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the lenders under the Credit Agreement will be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement and all actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor in respect of the collateral securing the obligations under the Credit Agreement.
As of June 30, 2025, $ 1,245.0 million was outstanding under the current term loans, and there were no amounts outstanding under the first lien revolving facility.
Senior Secured First Lien Notes
On June 21, 2024, VFH and Valor Co-Issuer, Inc., a subsidiary of Virtu Financial, (the “Co-Issuer”) completed the offering of $ 500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.50 % senior secured first lien notes due 2031 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued under an Indenture, dated as of June 21, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among the VFH, the Co-Issuer, Virtu Financial and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as the trustee and collateral agent. The Notes mature on June 15, 2031. Interest on the Notes accrues at 7.50 % per annum, payable every six months through maturity on each June 15 and December 15, beginning on December 15, 2024. We refer to VFH and the Co-Issuer together as, the “Issuers.”
The Notes and the related guarantees are secured by first-priority perfected liens on substantially all of the Issuers’ and guarantors’ existing and future assets, subject to certain exceptions, including all material personal property, a pledge of the
capital stock of the Issuers, the guarantors (other than Virtu Financial) and the direct subsidiaries of the Issuers and the guarantors and 100 % of the non-voting capital stock and up to 65.0 % of the voting capital stock of any now-owned or later acquired foreign subsidiaries that are directly owned by the Issuers or any of the guarantors, which assets also secure
obligations under the Credit Agreement on a first-priority basis.
The Indenture imposes certain limitations on our ability to (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock; (ii) pay dividends, make certain investments and make repayments on indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and make other “restricted payments”; (iii) create liens on their assets to secure debt; (iv) enter into transactions with affiliates; (v) merge, consolidate or amalgamate with another company; (vi) transfer and sell assets; and (vii) permit restrictions on the payment of dividends by Virtu Financial’s subsidiaries. The Indenture also contains customary events of default, including, among others, payment defaults related to the failure to pay principal or interest on Notes, covenant defaults, final maturity default or cross-acceleration with respect to material indebtedness and certain bankruptcy events.
Prior to June 15, 2027, we may redeem some or all of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100 % of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the date of redemption, plus an applicable “make whole” premium.
Prior to June 15, 2027, we may also redeem up to 40 % of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.500 % of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the date of redemption.
Prior to June 15, 2027, we may also, on one or more occasions, redeem during each successive twelve-month period following June 21, 2024 up to 10 % of the aggregate original principal amount of notes, at a redemption price equal to 103 % of the principal amount of notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.
On or after June 15, 2027, we may redeem some or all of the Notes, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest to (but not including) the date of redemption, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on June 15 of the years indicated below:
Period Percentage
2027 103.750 %
2028 101.875 %
2029 and thereafter
100.000 %
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Upon the occurrence of specified change of control events as defined in the Indenture, we must offer to repurchase the outstanding Notes at 101 % of the aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but excluding) the purchase date.
SBI Bonds
On July 25, 2016, VFH issued Japanese Yen Bonds (collectively the “SBI Bonds”) in the aggregate principal amount of ¥ 3.5 billion ($ 33.1 million at issuance date) to SBI Life Insurance Co., Ltd. and SBI Insurance Co., Ltd. The proceeds from the SBI Bonds were used to partially fund the investment in Japannext Co., Ltd. (as described in Note 10 “Financial Assets and Liabilities”). The SBI Bonds are guaranteed by Virtu Financial. The SBI Bonds are subject to fluctuations on the Japanese Yen currency rates relative to the Company’s reporting currency (U.S. Dollar) with the changes reflected in Other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. In December 2022, the maturity of the SBI Bonds was extended to 2026. The principal balance was ¥ 3.5 billion ($ 24.3 million) as of June 30, 2025 and ¥ 3.5 billion ($ 22.3 million) as of December 31, 2024. The Company had a loss of $ 1.0 million and a gain of $ 1.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and a loss of $ 2.0 million and a gain of $ 3.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, due to changes in foreign currency rates.
As of June 30, 2025, aggregate future required minimum principal payments based on the terms of the long-term borrowings were as follows:
(in thousands)
Remainder of 2025 $ —
2026 36,750
2027 12,450
2028 12,450
2029 12,450
2030 12,450
Thereafter 1,682,750
Total principal of long-term borrowings $ 1,769,300
10. Financial Assets and Liabilities
Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value
The fair value of equities, options, on-the-run U.S. government obligations, certain exchange traded notes and digital assets is estimated using recently executed transactions and market price quotations in active markets and are categorized as Level 1 with the exception of inactively traded equities, all other exchange traded notes and certain other financial instruments, which are categorized as Level 2. The Company’s corporate bonds, derivative contracts, other U.S. and non-U.S. government obligations and receivables and payables linked to digital assets have been categorized as Level 2. Fair value of the Company’s derivative contracts is based on the indicative prices obtained from a number of banks and broker-dealers, as well as management’s own analyses. The indicative prices have been independently validated through the Company’s risk management systems, which are designed to check prices with information independently obtained from exchanges and venues where such financial instruments are listed or to compare prices of similar instruments with similar maturities for listed financial futures in foreign exchange.
The Company prices certain financial instruments held for trading at fair value based on theoretical prices, which can differ from quoted market prices. The theoretical prices reflect price adjustments primarily caused by the fact that the Company continuously prices its financial instruments based on all available information. This information includes prices for identical and near-identical positions, as well as the prices for securities underlying the Company’s positions, on other exchanges that are open after the exchange on which the financial instruments is traded closes. The Company validates that all price adjustments can be substantiated with market inputs and checks the theoretical prices independently. Consequently, such financial instruments are classified as Level 2.
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Fair value measurements for those items measured on a recurring basis are summarized below as of June 30, 2025:
June 30, 2025
(in thousands) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting Total Fair Value
Assets
Financial instruments owned, at fair value:
Equity securities $ 1,144,221 $ 3,259,440 $ — $ — $ 4,403,661
U.S. and Non-U.S. government obligations 951,679 1,439,728 — — 2,391,407
Corporate Bonds — 1,453,902 — — 1,453,902
Exchange traded notes 1,085 26,683 — — 27,768
Currency forwards — 473,991 — ( 454,090 ) 19,901
Options 6,779 — — — 6,779
$ 2,103,764 $ 6,653,744 $ — $ ( 454,090 ) $ 8,303,418
Financial instruments owned, pledged as collateral:
Equity securities $ 1,422,576 $ 1,197,491 $ — $ — $ 2,620,067
Exchange traded notes — 5,288 — — 5,288
$ 1,422,576 $ 1,202,779 $ — $ — $ 2,625,355
Other Assets
Equity investment $ — $ — $ 85,990 $ — $ 85,990
Digital assets 101,471 — — — 101,471
Exchange stock 939 — — — 939
$ 102,410 $ — $ 85,990 $ — $ 188,400
Receivables from broker dealers and clearing organizations:
Receivables linked to digital assets $ — $ 35,248 $ — $ — $ 35,248
$ — $ 35,248 $ — $ — $ 35,248
Liabilities
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value:
Equity securities $ 2,406,833 $ 2,536,275 $ — $ — $ 4,943,108
U.S. and Non-U.S. government obligations 209,704 1,541,072 — — 1,750,776
Corporate Bonds — 1,643,448 — — 1,643,448
Exchange traded notes — 71,532 — — 71,532
Currency forwards — 456,325 — ( 456,308 ) 17
Options 14,747 — — — 14,747
$ 2,631,284 $ 6,248,652 $ — $ ( 456,308 ) $ 8,423,628
Payables to broker dealers and clearing organizations:
Interest rate swap $ — $ 859 $ — $ — $ 859
Payables linked to digital assets — 187,461 — — 187,461
$ — $ 188,320 $ — $ — $ 188,320
Fair value measurements for those items measured on a recurring basis are summarized below as of December 31, 2024:
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December 31, 2024
(in thousands) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting Total Fair Value
Assets
Financial instruments owned, at fair value:
Equity securities $ 686,827 $ 2,471,450 $ — $ — $ 3,158,277
U.S. and Non-U.S. government obligations 348,761 908,625 — — 1,257,386
Corporate Bonds — 967,377 — — 967,377
Exchange traded notes 885 40,602 — — 41,487
Currency forwards — 716,970 — ( 676,905 ) 40,065
Options 55,423 — — — 55,423
$ 1,091,896 $ 5,105,024 $ — $ ( 676,905 ) $ 5,520,015
Financial instruments owned, pledged as collateral:
Equity securities $ 1,639,404 $ 629,895 $ — $ — $ 2,269,299
Exchange traded notes — 13,338 — — 13,338
$ 1,639,404 $ 643,233 $ — $ — $ 2,282,637
Other Assets
Equity investment $ — $ — $ 75,843 $ — $ 75,843
Digital assets 81,671 — — — 81,671
Exchange stock 812 — — — 812
$ 82,483 $ — $ 75,843 $ — $ 158,326
Receivables from broker dealers and clearing organizations:
Receivables linked to digital Assets $ — $ 51,595 $ — $ — $ 51,595
$ — $ 51,595 $ — $ — $ 51,595
Liabilities
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value:
Equity securities $ 1,837,195 $ 1,854,883 $ — $ — $ 3,692,078
U.S. and Non-U.S. government obligations 107,045 1,313,955 — — 1,421,000
Corporate Bonds — 1,249,413 — — 1,249,413
Exchange traded notes 15 73,225 — — 73,240
Currency forwards — 681,878 — ( 681,878 ) —
Options 5,240 — — — 5,240
$ 1,949,495 $ 5,173,354 $ — $ ( 681,878 ) $ 6,440,971
Payables to broker dealers and clearing organizations:
Interest rate swap $ — $ 2,572 $ — $ — $ 2,572
Payables linked to digital assets — 134,164 — — 134,164
$ — $ 136,736 $ — $ — $ 136,736
JNX Investment
The Company has a minority investment (the “JNX Investment”) in Japannext Co., Ltd. (“JNX”), formerly known as SBI Japannext Co., Ltd., a proprietary trading system based in Tokyo. In connection with the JNX Investment, the Company issued the SBI Bonds (as described in Note 9 “Borrowings”) and used the proceeds to partially finance the transaction. The JNX Investment is included within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of the JNX Investment was determined using a weighted average of valuations using 1) the discounted cash flow method, an income approach; 2) a market approach based on average enterprise value/EBITDA ratios of comparable companies; and to a lesser extent 3) a transaction approach based on transaction values of comparable companies. The fair value measurement is highly sensitive to significant changes in the unobservable inputs, and significant increases (decreases) in discount rate or decreases (increases) in enterprise value/EBITDA multiples would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.
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The table below presents information on the valuation techniques, significant unobservable inputs and their ranges for the JNX Investment:
June 30, 2025
(in thousands) Fair Value Valuation Technique Significant Unobservable Input Range Weighted Average
Equity investment $ 85,990 Discounted cash flow Estimated revenue growth 1.4 % - 5.0 %
4.1 %
Discount rate 16.3 % - 16.3 %
16.3 %
Market Future enterprise value/ EBITDA ratio 7.8 x - 19.2 x
14.4 x
December 31, 2024
(in thousands) Fair Value Valuation Technique Significant Unobservable Input Range Weighted Average
Equity investment $ 75,843 Discounted cash flow Estimated revenue growth 5.0 % - 5.0 %
5.0 %
Discount rate 16.4 % - 16.4 %
16.4 %
Market Future enterprise value/ EBITDA ratio 7.5 x - 18.0 x
13.2 x
Changes in the fair value of the JNX Investment are included within Other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
The following presents the changes in the Company’s Level 3 financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
(in thousands) Balance at March 31, 2025 Purchases Total Realized and Unrealized Gains / (Losses) (1) Net Transfers into (out of) Level 3 Settlement Balance at June 30, 2025 Change in Net Unrealized Gains / (Losses) on Investments still held at June 30, 2025
Assets
Other assets:
Equity investment $ 85,009 $ — $ 981 $ — $ — $ 85,990 $ 981
Other — — — — —
Total $ 85,009 $ — $ 981 $ — $ — $ 85,990 $ 981
(1) Total realized and unrealized gains/(losses) includes gains and losses due to fluctuations in currency rates as well as gains and losses recognized on changes in the fair value of the JNX Investment.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
(in thousands) Balance at March 31, 2024 Purchases Total Realized and Unrealized Gains / (Losses) (1) Net Transfers into (out of) Level 3 Settlement Balance at June 30, 2024 Change in Net Unrealized Gains / (Losses) on Investments still held at June 30, 2024
Assets
Other assets:
Equity investment $ 84,587 $ — $ ( 5,556 ) $ — $ — $ 79,031 $ ( 5,556 )
Other — — — — — — —
Total $ 84,587 $ — $ ( 5,556 ) $ — $ — $ 79,031 $ ( 5,556 )
(1) Total realized and unrealized gains/(losses) includes gains and losses due to fluctuations in currency rates as well as gains and losses recognized on changes in the fair value of the JNX Investment.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
(in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2024 Purchases Total Realized and Unrealized Gains / (Losses) (1) Net Transfers into (out of) Level 3 Settlement Balance at June 30, 2025 Change in Net Unrealized Gains / (Losses) on Investments still held at June 30, 2025
Assets
Other assets:
Equity investment $ 75,843 $ — $ 10,147 $ — $ — $ 85,990 $ 10,147
Total $ 75,843 $ — $ 10,147 $ — $ — $ 85,990 $ 10,147
(1) Total realized and unrealized gains/(losses) includes gains and losses due to fluctuations in currency rates as well as gains and losses recognized on changes in the fair value of the JNX Investment.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
(in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2023 Purchases Total Realized and Unrealized Gains / (Losses) (1) Net Transfers into (out of) Level 3 Settlement Balance at June 30, 2024 Change in Net Unrealized Gains / (Losses) on Investments still held at June 30, 2024
Assets
Other assets:
Equity investment $ 81,805 $ — $ ( 2,774 ) $ — $ — $ 79,031 $ ( 2,774 )
Total $ 81,805 $ — $ ( 2,774 ) $ — $ — $ 79,031 $ ( 2,774 )
(1) Total realized and unrealized gains/(losses) includes gains and losses due to fluctuations in currency rates as well as gains and losses recognized on changes in the fair value of the JNX Investment.
Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value
The table below presents the carrying value, fair value and fair value hierarchy category of certain financial instruments that are not measured at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The table below excludes non-financial assets and liabilities. The carrying value of financial instruments not measured at fair value categorized in the fair value hierarchy as Level 1 and Level 2 approximates fair value due to the relatively short-term nature of the underlying assets. The fair value of the Company’s long-term borrowings is based on quoted prices from the market for similar instruments, and is categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
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The table below summarizes financial assets and liabilities not carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2025:
June 30, 2025
Carrying Value Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets Significant Other Observable Inputs Significant Unobservable Inputs
(in thousands)
Fair Value (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 752,101 $ 752,101 $ 752,101 $ — $ —
Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other 37,706 37,706 37,706 — —
Securities borrowed 2,654,360 2,654,360 — 2,654,360 —
Securities purchased under agreements to resell 1,084,322 1,084,322 — 1,084,322 —
Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations 1,300,720 1,300,720 — 1,300,720 —
Receivables from customers 360,373 360,373 — 360,373 —
Other assets (1) 31,332 31,332 9,232 22,100 —
Total Assets $ 6,220,914 $ 6,220,914 $ 799,039 $ 5,421,875 $ —
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings $ 251,754 $ 255,300 $ — $ 255,300 $ —
Long-term borrowings 1,743,171 1,805,359 — 1,805,359 —
Securities loaned 3,118,350 3,118,350 — 3,118,350 —
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 1,907,126 1,907,126 — 1,907,126 —
Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations 1,045,668 1,045,668 — 1,045,668 —
Payables to customers 50,470 50,470 — 50,470 —
Other liabilities (2) 30,627 30,627 — 30,627 —
Total Liabilities $ 8,147,166 $ 8,212,900 $ — $ 8,212,900 $ —
(1) Includes cash collateral and deposits, and interest and dividends receivables.
(2) Includes deposits, interest and dividends payable.
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The table below summarizes financial assets and liabilities not carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2024:
December 31, 2024
Carrying Value Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets Significant Other Observable Inputs Significant Unobservable Inputs
(in thousands)
Fair Value (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 872,513 $ 872,513 $ 872,513 $ — $ —
Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other 41,478 41,478 41,478 — —
Securities borrowed 2,294,529 2,294,529 — 2,294,529 —
Securities purchased under agreements to resell 983,941 983,941 — 983,941 —
Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations 1,049,255 1,049,255 — 1,049,255 —
Receivables from customers 149,804 149,804 — 149,804 —
Other assets (1) 31,726 31,726 11,121 20,605 —
Total Assets $ 5,423,246 $ 5,423,246 $ 925,112 $ 4,498,134 $ —
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings $ 38,541 $ 38,541 $ — $ 38,541 $ —
Long-term borrowings 1,740,467 1,788,719 — 1,788,719 —
Securities loaned 2,431,878 2,431,878 — 2,431,878 —
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 1,271,788 1,271,788 — 1,271,788 —
Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations 781,830 781,830 — 781,830 —
Payables to customers 46,112 46,112 — 46,112 —
Other liabilities (2) 26,114 26,114 — 26,114 —
Total Liabilities $ 6,336,730 $ 6,384,982 $ — $ 6,384,982 $ —
(1) Includes cash collateral and deposits, and interest and dividends receivables.
(2) Includes deposits, interest and dividends payable.
Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities
The Company does not net securities borrowed and securities loaned, or securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold under agreements to repurchase. These financial instruments are presented on a gross basis in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. In the tables below, the amounts of financial instruments owned that are not offset in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, but could be netted against financial liabilities with specific counterparties under legally enforceable master netting agreements in the event of default, are presented to provide financial statement readers with the Company’s estimate of its net exposure to counterparties for these financial instruments.
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The following tables set forth the gross and net presentation of certain financial assets and financial liabilities as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
June 30, 2025
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Amounts Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition Amounts Not Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(in thousands) Financial Instrument Collateral Counterparty Netting/ Cash Collateral Net Amount
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Securities borrowed $ 2,654,360 $ — $ 2,654,360 $ ( 2,584,056 ) $ ( 29,219 ) $ 41,085
Securities purchased under agreements to resell 1,084,322 — 1,084,322 ( 1,084,322 ) — —
Trading assets, at fair value:
Currency forwards 473,991 ( 454,090 ) 19,901 — — 19,901
Options 6,779 — 6,779 — ( 5,091 ) 1,688
Total $ 4,219,452 $ ( 454,090 ) $ 3,765,362 $ ( 3,668,378 ) $ ( 34,310 ) $ 62,674
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Amounts Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition Amounts Not Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(in thousands) Financial Instrument Collateral
Counterparty Netting/ Cash Collateral Net Amount
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Securities loaned $ 3,118,350 $ — $ 3,118,350 $ ( 3,068,408 ) $ ( 39,174 ) $ 10,768
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 1,907,126 — 1,907,126 ( 1,907,126 ) — —
Payable to broker-dealers and clearing organizations:
Interest rate swaps 859 — 859 — — 859
Trading liabilities, at fair value:
Currency forwards 456,325 ( 456,308 ) 17 — — 17
Options 14,747 — 14,747 — ( 5,091 ) 9,656
Total $ 5,497,407 $ ( 456,308 ) $ 5,041,099 $ ( 4,975,534 ) $ ( 44,265 ) $ 21,300
December 31, 2024
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Amounts Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition Amounts Not Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(in thousands) Financial Instrument Collateral Counterparty Netting/ Cash Collateral Net Amount
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Securities borrowed $ 2,294,529 $ — $ 2,294,529 $ ( 2,222,054 ) $ ( 39,309 ) $ 33,166
Securities purchased under agreements to resell 983,941 — 983,941 ( 983,753 ) — 188
Trading assets, at fair value:
Currency forwards 716,970 ( 676,905 ) 40,065 — — 40,065
Options 55,423 — 55,423 — ( 55,423 ) —
Total $ 4,050,863 $ ( 676,905 ) $ 3,373,958 $ ( 3,205,807 ) $ ( 94,732 ) $ 73,419
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Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Amounts Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition Amounts Not Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(in thousands) Financial Instrument Collateral Counterparty Netting/ Cash Collateral Net Amount
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Securities loaned $ 2,431,878 $ — $ 2,431,878 $ ( 2,375,372 ) $ ( 48,545 ) $ 7,961
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 1,271,788 — 1,271,788 ( 1,271,573 ) — 215
Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations:
Interest rate swaps 2,572 — 2,572 — — 2,572
Trading liabilities, at fair value:
Currency forwards 681,878 ( 681,878 ) — — — —
Options 5,240 — 5,240 — ( 5,213 ) 27
Total $ 4,393,356 $ ( 681,878 ) $ 3,711,478 $ ( 3,646,945 ) $ ( 53,758 ) $ 10,775
The following table presents gross obligations for securities sold under agreements to repurchase and for securities lending transactions by remaining contractual maturity and the class of collateral pledged as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
June 30, 2025
Remaining Contractual Maturity
(in thousands) Overnight and Continuous Less than 30 days 30 - 60
days 61 - 90
Days Greater than 90
days Total
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
Equity securities $ 100,000 $ 90,000 $ 185,000 $ 75,000 $ — $ 450,000
U.S. and Non-U.S. government obligations 1,457,126 — — — — 1,457,126
Total $ 1,557,126 $ 90,000 $ 185,000 $ 75,000 $ — $ 1,907,126
Securities loaned:
Equity securities $ 3,118,350 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 3,118,350
Total $ 3,118,350 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 3,118,350
December 31, 2024
Remaining Contractual Maturity
(in thousands) Overnight and Continuous Less than 30 days 30 - 60
days 61 - 90
Days Greater than 90
days Total
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
Equity securities $ — $ 190,000 $ 185,000 $ 75,000 $ — $ 450,000
U.S. and Non-U.S. government obligations 821,788 — — — — 821,788
Total $ 821,788 $ 190,000 $ 185,000 $ 75,000 $ — $ 1,271,788
Securities loaned:
Equity securities $ 2,431,878 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 2,431,878
Total $ 2,431,878 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 2,431,878
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11. Digital Assets Held
The following table summarizes Digital assets held at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
(in thousands, except units) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Units Cost Basis Fair Value Carrying Value
Bitcoin 410 $ 44,032 $ 44,067 $ 59,925
Ethereum 7,309 18,226 18,241 11,212
XRP 10,049,381 22,778 22,791 686
Other NM 11,858 16,372 10,973
Total Digital assets held $ 96,894 $ 101,471 $ 82,796
As of June 30, 2025, 50.0 million PYTH tokens with a fair value of $ 5.3 million are subject to selling restrictions. The time-based selling restrictions will unlock annually between 2026 and 2027.
12. Derivative Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments on a gross basis consisted of the following at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
(in thousands) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Derivatives Assets Financial Statement Location Fair Value Notional Fair Value Notional
Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:
Equities futures Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations $ 11,673 $ 1,106,975 $ ( 541 ) $ 1,069,167
Commodity futures Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations 48,791 8,319,473 5,096 5,610,161
Currency futures Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations ( 19,437 ) 4,728,532 ( 6,093 ) 5,211,677
Fixed income futures Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations ( 26 ) 28,434 ( 3,890 ) 110,748
Options Financial instruments owned 6,779 1,640,291 55,423 808,189
Currency forwards Financial instruments owned 473,991 39,730,857 716,970 42,202,047
Derivatives Liabilities Financial Statement Location Fair Value Notional Fair Value Notional
Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:
Equities futures Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations $ 2,763 $ 1,088,855 $ 527 $ 1,774,043
Commodity futures Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations ( 3,218 ) 60,084 ( 277 ) 56,331
Currency futures Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations 11 34,467 7,382 2,232,543
Fixed income futures Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations 730 520,133 ( 74 ) 21,077
Options Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased 14,747 1,681,577 5,240 820,023
Currency forwards Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased 456,325 39,722,025 681,878 42,184,501
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations 859 1,075,000 2,572 1,075,000
Amounts included in receivables from and payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations represent net variation margin on long and short futures contracts as well as amounts receivable or payable on interest rate swaps.
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The following table summarizes the net gain (loss) from derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815, which are recorded in total revenues, and from those designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815, which are initially recorded in other comprehensive income in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) Financial Statements Location 2025 2024 2025 2024
Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:
Futures Trading income, net $ 56,616 $ 26,170 $ 26,385 $ 27,702
Currency forwards Trading income, net 72,937 7,520 161,964 1,459
Options Trading income, net 18,405 20,280 26,987 33,318
Interest rate swap on term loans (1) Other, net — 5,686 — 5,686
Terminated interest rate swaps (2) Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings ( 125 ) ( 11,380 ) ( 3,035 ) ( 23,082 )
$ 147,833 $ 48,276 $ 212,301 $ 45,083
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps (1) Other comprehensive income $ 1,391 $ 78 $ 1,822 $ 13,525
$ 1,391 $ 78 $ 1,822 $ 13,525
(1) The Company entered into a two-year $ 1,525 million floating-to-fixed interest rate agreement in December 2023 (the “December 2023 Swap”). The two-year interest rate swap met the criteria to be considered as a qualifying cash flow hedge under ASC 815 as of December 2023, and the mark-to-market gains (losses) on the instrument was deferred within Other comprehensive income on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. In June 2024, the Company partially terminated and dedesignated a portion of our ongoing December 2023 Swap to an updated notional of $ 1,075 million, and recorded a gain of $ 5.7 million in Other, net. See Note 9 “Borrowings” for further details.
(2) The Company records the amortization of AOCI balances related to its previously terminated interest rate swaps in Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. See Note 9 “Borrowings” for further details on the terminated swaps.
13. Variable Interest Entities
A variable interest entity (“VIE”) is an entity that lacks one or more of the following characteristics: (i) the total equity investment at risk is sufficient to enable the entity to finance its activities independently and (ii) the equity holders have the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact its economic performance, the obligation to absorb the losses of the entity and the right to receive the residual returns of the entity.
The Company will be considered to have a controlling financial interest and will consolidate a VIE if it has both (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
The Company has an interest in a joint venture (“JV”) that builds and maintains communication networks and related assets globally. The Company and its JV partners each pay monthly fees for the use of the communication networks in connection with their respective trading activities, and the JV may sell excess bandwidth that is not utilized by the JV members to third parties. As of June 30, 2025, the Company held a noncontrolling interest of 50.0 % in the JV.
The Company previously held a noncontrolling interest of 12.5 % in another JV that also builds and maintains communication networks and related assets and followed a similar fee arrangement. As of September 1, 2024, the Company had disposed of its interest in this JV.
The Company has an interest in a JV that offers derivatives trading technology and execution services to broker-dealers, professional traders and select hedge funds. As of June 30, 2025, the Company held approximately a 9.8 % noncontrolling interest in this JV.
The Company has an interest in a JV that operates a member-owned equities exchange with the goal of increasing competition and transparency, while reducing fixed costs and simplifying execution of equity trading in the U.S. As of June 30, 2025, the Company held approximately a 13.1 % noncontrolling interest in this JV.
The Company has an interest in a JV that was formed for the purpose of developing and operating a cryptocurrency trading platform with the goal of increasing competition and transparency, while improving trading performance and reducing operational risk. As of June 30, 2025, the Company held approximately a 7.0 % noncontrolling interest in this JV.
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The Company’s JVs noted above meet the criteria to be considered VIEs, which it does not consolidate. The Company records its interest in the JVs under the equity method of accounting and records its investment in the JVs within Other assets and its amounts payable for communication services provided by the telecommunication JVs within Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Statements of Financial Condition as applicable. The Company records its pro-rata share of each JV's earnings or losses within Other, net and fees related to the use of communication services provided by the JVs within Communications and data processing on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
The Company’s exposure to the obligations of these VIEs is generally limited to its interests in each respective JV, which is the carrying value of the equity investment in each JV.
The following table presents the Company’s nonconsolidated VIEs at June 30, 2025:
Carrying Amount Maximum Exposure to Loss VIEs' assets
(in thousands) Asset Liability
Equity investment $ 68,335 $ — $ 68,335 $ 376,452
The following table presents the Company’s nonconsolidated VIEs at December 31, 2024:
Carrying Amount Maximum Exposure to Loss VIEs' assets
(in thousands) Asset Liability
Equity investment $ 66,970 $ — $ 66,970 $ 345,235
The Company formed a JV to support the growth and expansion of a multi-asset request-for-quote communication platform in 2022. Upon the formation of the JV, the Company held a 51 % controlling interest. The JV met the criteria to be considered a VIE, and based on the standard for control set forth above, the Company consolidated this entity and recorded the interest that the Company did not own as noncontrolling interest in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
On April 19, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement to sell a 49 % interest in the multi-asset request-for-quote communication platform JV. The sale was completed on May 9, 2025. Upon the closing of the sale, the Company retains a minority interest of approximately 2 % in RFQ-hub. The Company ceased to control, and deconsolidated, RFQ-hub at such time. See Note 3 “Sale of RFQ-hub” for further details.
14. Revenues from Contracts with Customers
For more information on revenue recognition and the nature of services provided, see Note 2 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and Note 13 "Revenues from Contracts with Customers" to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company's 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Disaggregation of Revenues
The following tables present the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by service, and timing of revenue recognition, reconciled to the Company’s segments, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
(in thousands) Market Making Execution Services Corporate Total
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Commissions, net $ 14,414 $ 104,467 $ — $ 118,881
Workflow technology — 25,433 — 25,433
Analytics — 9,545 — 9,545
Total revenue from contracts with customers 14,414 139,445 — 153,859
Other sources of revenue 772,179 75,043 ( 1,508 ) 845,714
Total revenues $ 786,593 $ 214,488 $ ( 1,508 ) $ 999,573
Timing of revenue recognition:
Services transferred at a point in time $ 786,593 $ 196,144 $ ( 1,508 ) $ 981,229
Services transferred over time — 18,344 — 18,344
Total revenues $ 786,593 $ 214,488 $ ( 1,508 ) $ 999,573
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
(in thousands) Market Making Execution Services Corporate Total
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Commissions, net $ 9,281 $ 82,634 $ — $ 91,915
Workflow technology — 24,194 — 24,194
Analytics — 9,992 — 9,992
Total revenue from contracts with customers 9,281 116,820 — 126,101
Other sources of revenue 560,502 10,239 ( 3,857 ) 566,884
Total revenues $ 569,783 $ 127,059 $ ( 3,857 ) $ 692,985
Timing of revenue recognition:
Services transferred at a point in time $ 569,783 $ 109,194 $ ( 3,857 ) $ 675,120
Services transferred over time — 17,865 — 17,865
Total revenues $ 569,783 $ 127,059 $ ( 3,857 ) $ 692,985
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
(in thousands) Market Making Execution Services Corporate Total
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Commissions, net $ 31,726 $ 201,901 $ — $ 233,627
Workflow technology — 52,504 — 52,504
Analytics — 19,035 — 19,035
Total revenue from contracts with customers 31,726 273,440 — 305,166
Other sources of revenue 1,446,039 82,056 4,181 1,532,276
Total revenues $ 1,477,765 $ 355,496 $ 4,181 $ 1,837,442
Timing of revenue recognition:
Services transferred at a point in time $ 1,477,765 $ 319,213 $ 4,181 $ 1,801,159
Services transferred over time — 36,283 — 36,283
Total revenues $ 1,477,765 $ 355,496 $ 4,181 $ 1,837,442
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
(in thousands) Market Making Execution Services Corporate Total
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Commissions, net $ 16,483 $ 160,844 $ — $ 177,327
Workflow technology — 48,112 — 48,112
Analytics — 19,273 — 19,273
Total revenue from contracts with customers 16,483 228,229 — 244,712
Other sources of revenue 1,074,308 16,618 186 1,091,112
Total revenues $ 1,090,791 $ 244,847 $ 186 $ 1,335,824
Timing of revenue recognition:
Services transferred at a point in time $ 1,090,791 $ 209,332 $ 186 $ 1,300,309
Services transferred over time — 35,515 — 35,515
Total revenues $ 1,090,791 $ 244,847 $ 186 $ 1,335,824
Remaining Performance Obligations and Revenue Recognized from Past Performance Obligations
As of June 30, 2025 and 2024, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the performance obligations relating to workflow technology and analytics revenues that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) was not material.
Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities
The timing of the revenue recognition may differ from the timing of payment from customers. The Company records a receivable when revenue is recognized prior to payment, and when the Company has an unconditional right to payment. The Company records a contract liability when payment is received prior to the time at which the satisfaction of the service obligation occurs.
Receivables related to revenues from contracts with customers amounted to $ 68.0 million and $ 62.1 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company did not identify any contract assets. There were no impairment losses on receivables as of June 30, 2025.
Deferred revenue primarily relates to deferred commissions allocated to analytics products and subscription fees billed in advance of satisfying the performance obligations. Deferred revenue related to contracts with customers was $ 11.0 million and $ 8.1 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company recognized the full amount of revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, that had been recorded as deferred revenue in the respective prior year.
The Company has not identified any costs to obtain or fulfill its contracts under ASC 606.
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15. Income Taxes
The Company is subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax at the rate applicable to corporations for the share of income that is not attributable to the noncontrolling interest in Virtu Financial. These noncontrolling interests are subject to U.S. taxation at the partner level. Accordingly, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the income attributable to these noncontrolling interests was reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, but the related U.S. income tax expense attributable to these noncontrolling interests was not reported by the Company as it is the obligation of the individual partners. The Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries are subject to foreign income taxes in the jurisdictions in which they operate. The Company’s provisions for income taxes and effective tax rates were $ 54.0 million, and 15.6 %, and $ 27.3 million, and 17.6 % for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $ 88.1 million, and 15.4 %, and $ 55.8 million, and 18.9 % for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Income tax expense is also affected by the differing effective tax rates in foreign, state and local jurisdictions where certain of the Company’s subsidiaries are subject to corporate taxation.
Included in Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are current income tax receivables of $ 39.6 million and $ 13.2 million, respectively. The balances at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 primarily comprised prepayments of income tax and income tax benefits due to the Company from federal, state, local, and foreign tax jurisdictions based on income before taxes. Included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are current tax liabilities of $ 37.7 million and $ 22.5 million, respectively. The balances at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 primarily comprise income taxes owed to federal, state and local, and foreign tax jurisdictions based on income before taxes.
Deferred income taxes arise primarily due to the amortization of the deferred tax assets recognized in connection with the IPO (see Note 5 “Tax Receivable Agreements”), differences in the valuation of financial assets and liabilities, and other temporary differences arising from the deductibility of compensation, depreciation, and other expenses in different time periods for book and income tax return purposes.
There are no expiration dates on the deferred tax assets. The provisions of ASC 740 require that carrying amounts of deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, the need to establish valuation allowances for deferred tax assets is assessed periodically with appropriate consideration given to all positive and negative evidence related to the realization of the deferred tax assets. At June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company did not have any U.S. federal, state or local net operating loss carryforwards and therefore the Company did not record a deferred tax asset related to any federal net operating loss carryforwards.
The Company has non-U.S. net operating losses at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, of $ 53.6 million and $ 58.2 million, respectively, and has recorded related deferred tax assets of $ 10.0 million and $ 10.3 million, respectively. A full valuation allowance was recorded against these deferred tax assets at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 as it is more likely than not that these deferred tax assets will not be realized. No valuation allowance against the remaining deferred taxes was recorded as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 because it is more likely than not that these deferred tax assets will be fully realized.
The Company is subject to taxation in U.S. federal, state, local and foreign jurisdictions. As of June 30, 2025, the Company’s tax years for 2015 through 2023 and 2017 through 2023 are subject to examination by U.S. and non-U.S. tax authorities, respectively. In addition, the Company is subject to state and local income tax examinations in various jurisdictions for the tax years 2013 through 2024. The final outcome of these examinations is not yet determinable. However, the Company anticipates that adjustments related to these examinations, if any, will not result in a material change to its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of income or loss before income taxes and noncontrolling interest. Penalties, if any, are recorded in Operations and administrative expense and interest received or paid is recorded in Other, net or Operations and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, respectively.
The Company had $ 23.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2025, all of which would affect the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. The Company has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions that would have a material impact on the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2025.
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16. Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
Legal and Regulatory Proceedings
In the ordinary course of business, the nature of the Company’s business subjects it to claims, lawsuits, regulatory examinations or investigations and other proceedings, any of which could result in the imposition of fines, penalties or other sanctions against the Company. The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to several of these matters at the present time. As previously disclosed in prior regulatory filings, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission undertook an investigation of aspects of the Company’s internal information access barriers. The Company cooperated with this civil investigation and engaged in settlement discussions but was unable to reach a settlement. In September 2023, the SEC filed an action against the Company in federal court in the Southern District of New York, alleging violations of federal securities laws with respect to the Company’s information barriers policies and procedures for a specified time period in and around January 2018 to April 2019 and related statements made by the Company during such period. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses and has been defending itself vigorously. Specifically, the Company has asserted, among other defenses, that it maintained reasonable policies, procedures and controls to protect data during the period consistent with applicable law, that related statements made to clients and investors were true and accurate, and that the statute of limitations has expired with respect to certain claims. In June 2025, the Company reached an agreement in principle to settle the matter with the SEC’s Enforcement Staff. The terms of the anticipated settlement, which is subject to SEC Commission approval and certain other conditions, are not expected to have a material impact on the Company or its business. The Company anticipates that the agreement will be finalized during the third quarter of 2025. The parties jointly sought and obtained a 60-day stay of proceedings from the District Court in connection with the finalization of the settlement.
In matters related to the SEC investigation noted above, the Company and certain of its current and former executive officers were named as defendants on May 19, 2023 in Hiebert v. Virtu Financial, Inc., No. 23-cv-03770 and on October 31, 2023 in City of Birmingham Retirement and Relief System v. Virtu Financial, Inc., No. 23-cv-08123. The complaints were each filed by purported stockholders in the Eastern District of New York on behalf of a putative class and assert that the Company made materially false and misleading statements and omissions in its public filings in violation of federal securities laws. The complaints were subsequently consolidated and recaptioned in re Virtu Financial, Inc. Securities Litigation , No. 23-cv-03770. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses against claims that its public disclosures were inadequate or misleading. The Company maintains that such disclosures were true and accurate and compliant with applicable law and will defend itself vigorously. The Company also has received requests for information related to the SEC investigation pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law from counsel for purported stockholders. On March 26, 2025, members of the Company’s Board of Directors and certain current and former executives were named in a derivative complaint in Adams v. Viola et al. , No. 1:25-cv-1688 filed on behalf of the Company in which it is asserted that the defendants breached fiduciary duties to the Company related to the FS matter. A similar derivative complaint was filed on April 9, 2025 in Deisz v. Viola et al. , 25-CV-1958 in the Eastern District of New York against current and former members of the Board of Directors and executives. The defendants deny that they breached any fiduciary duties related to the FS matter and intend on defending themselves vigorously.
On November 30, 2020, the Company was named as a defendant in In re United States Oil Fund, LP Securities Litigation , No. 20-cv-4740. The consolidated amended complaint was filed in federal district court in New York on behalf of a putative class, and asserts claims against the Company and numerous other financial institutions under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with trading in United States Oil Fund, LP, a crude oil ETF. The complaint also names the ETF, its sponsor, and related individuals as defendants. The complaint did not specify the amount of alleged damages. Defendants moved to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint on January 29, 2021; the motion is fully briefed and pending before the court. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and is defending itself vigorously.
On March 7, 2022, the Company was named as a defendant in Iron Workers Local No. 55 Pension Fund v. Virtu Financial, Inc. , No. 2022-0211-PAF pending in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. The complaint, filed by a purported stockholder, seeks to compel the inspection of certain Company books and records pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The complaint (the “220 Complaint”) alleged that the stockholder sought Company information to investigate (a) whether wrongdoing or mismanagement occurred in connection with distributions made to the partners of Virtu Financial pursuant to the Company’s Up-C corporate structure; (b) the independence and disinterestedness of the Company’s directors and/or officers and whether the directors breached their fiduciary duties; and (c) potential damages relating thereto. The Company made substantial productions of documents and other information in response to plaintiff's requests. In January 2025, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the 220 Complaint and filed a complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware naming the Company and its directors, officers, and controlling stockholder as defendants, alleging breaches of fiduciary duties which purportedly have caused harm to holders of the Company’s Class A common stock. The Company believes the allegations are without merit and intends to defend against them vigorously.
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On October 17, 2022, the Company’s subsidiary, along with several other parties, was named as a defendant in Mallinckrodt PLC, et al. (Reorganized Debtors); Opioid Master Disbursement Trust II v. Argos Capital Appreciation Master Fund LP et al No. 20-12522. The complaint alleges that Mallinckrodt PLC engaged in a share repurchase program from 2015 through 2018 pursuant to which it repurchased its own shares in various open market transactions, a period during which it was allegedly insolvent. The debtor plaintiff is seeking to unwind the transactions consummated under the program, alleging such transactions constituted fraudulent transfers by the debtor. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses against any unwinding of transactions, and the court granted its motion to dismiss in March 2025. The debtor plaintiff is appealing the dismissal as of April 2025. The Company will continue to defend itself vigorously.
On December 1, 2022, the Company’s subsidiary, along with several other parties, was named as a defendant in N orthwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. v. Canaccord Genuity LLC, et al No. 1:22-cv-10185. The initial complaint alleged that defendants engaged in market manipulation in the plaintiff’s stock during a period from 2018 to 2022. A first amended complaint was filed on April 10, 2023, bringing substantially the same allegations as the initial complaint. The first amended complaint was dismissed with leave to amend on February 14, 2024. Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint on March 18, 2024. Neither the operative complaint nor prior iterations specify the amount of alleged damages. On March 27, 2025, the district court partially granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and continues to defend itself vigorously.
On October 7, 2024, the Company and its 50 % owned subsidiary, NLN Holdings, LLC, along with several other defendants, were named in a lawsuit brought by Skywave Networks, LLC in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Skywave Networks, LLC v. DiSomma, et al., 1:24-cv-09650 (N.D.Ill.). The complaint alleges that defendants engaged in violations of federal law, 18 U.S.C. sec. 1962, in connection with the application for and utilization of various licenses issued by the Federal Communications Commission, purportedly harming plaintiffs’ attempts to offer certain network communications capacity on a commercial basis. The complaint does not specify any amount of alleged damages. On February 13, 2025, the plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint which does not specify any amount of alleged damages. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and intends to defend itself vigorously.
Given the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of litigation and regulatory matters, particularly in regulatory examinations or investigations or other proceedings in which substantial or indeterminate judgments, settlements, disgorgements, restitution, penalties, injunctions, damages or fines are sought, or where such matters are in the early stages, the Company cannot estimate losses or ranges of losses for such matters where there is only a reasonable possibility that a loss may be incurred, and utilizes its judgment in accordance with applicable accounting standards in booking any associated estimated liability. It is not presently possible to determine the ultimate exposure to these matters and it is possible that the resolution of the outstanding matters will significantly exceed any estimated liabilities accrued by the Company. In addition, there are numerous factors that result in a greater degree of complexity in class-action lawsuits as compared to other types of litigation. There can be no assurance that these various legal proceedings will not significantly exceed any estimated liability accrued by the Company or have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations in any future period, and a material judgment, fine or sanction could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. However, it is the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel that, based on information currently available, the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse impact on the business, financial condition or operating results of the Company, although they might be material to the operating results for any particular reporting period. The Company carries directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage and other insurance coverage for potential claims, including securities actions, against the Company and its respective directors and officers.
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Other Legal and Regulatory Matters
The Company owns subsidiaries including regulated entities that are subject to extensive oversight under federal, state and applicable international laws as well as self-regulatory organization (“SRO”) rules. Changes in market structure and the need to remain competitive require constant changes to the Company’s systems, order routing and order handling procedures. The Company makes these changes while continuously endeavoring to comply with many complex laws and rules. Compliance, surveillance and trading issues common in the securities industry are monitored by, reported to, and/or reviewed in the ordinary course of business by the Company’s regulators in the U.S. and abroad. As a major order flow execution destination, the Company is named from time to time in, or is asked to respond to a number of regulatory matters brought by U.S. regulators, foreign regulators, SROs, as well as actions brought by private plaintiffs, which arise from its business activities. There has recently been an increased focus by regulators on Anti-Money Laundering and sanctions compliance by broker-dealers and similar entities, as well as an enhanced interest on suspicious activity reporting and transactions involving microcap and low-priced securities. In addition, there has been increased regulatory, congressional and media scrutiny of U.S. equities market structure, the retail trading environment in the U.S., wholesale market making and the relationships between retail broker-dealers and market making firms including, but not limited to, payment for order flow arrangements, other remuneration arrangements such as profit-sharing relationships and exchange fee and rebate structures, alternative trading systems and off-exchange trading more generally, high frequency trading, short selling, market fragmentation, colocation, and access to market data feeds. In 2022 and 2023, the SEC under the prior administration proposed several rule changes focused on equity market structure reform, certain of which have been adopted while others remain pending. The SEC has recently (i) adopted rule amendments to minimum pricing increments under Rule 612 of Regulation NMS, access fee caps under Rule 610 of Regulation NMS, acceleration of the implementation of certain Market Data Infrastructure Rules, and an amendment to the odd-lot information definition adopted under the MDI rules (collectively referred to as the “tick size, access fees and infostructure rule proposals”) which have a compliance date commencing in November 2025, though are currently subject to ongoing legal challenge, (ii) adopted amendments to Rule 605 of Regulation NMS, which has a compliance date on or about December 15, 2025, (iii) approved a funding model submitted by several exchanges in relation to the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) which provided for fee collection commencing in November 2024 but in a decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, dated July 25, 2025, the Court vacated the funding model and remanded the matter to the SEC for further proceedings and stayed judgment for sixty days, and (iv) adopted rules to amend the definitions of “dealer” and “government securities dealer” within the Exchange Act, which would have broadened the scope of these registrant categories, though this rule was recently vacated by a United States district court and the SEC withdrew its appeal of the ruling in February 2025.
In June of 2025, under Chair Atkins, the SEC withdrew the following previously pending proposals: (i) Proposed Rule 615 of Regulation NMS (i.e., the Order Competition Rule), (ii) Regulation Best Execution, (iii) a series of amendments to the definition of Exchange and Alternative Trading Systems (ATS), (iv) proposed amendments to expand and update Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (SCI), and (v) a proposal to restrict volume based tiered pricing by equity exchanges in certain cases. Further, on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule banning most non-compete clauses in employer-employee contracts. The final rule was scheduled to become effective on September 4, 2024, but it was enjoined by a federal district court in September 2024 on the grounds that the rule exceeds the FTC’s authority. The FTC is appealing the ruling and therefore its implementation has not yet been definitively resolved. Other recent developments in law and regulation relating to digital assets and cryptocurrency include the adoption of the Guiding and Establishing National innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”) and the proposal of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (the “CLARITY Act”) in the United States, and the adoption of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) in the EU. These remaining pending or potential rule changes in law, rule or regulation, to the extent adopted, along with those that have recently been adopted, could adversely affect the Company’s business or the Company’s industry, though may also have positive impacts. As indicated above, from time to time, the Company is the subject of requests for information and documents from the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), state attorneys general, and other regulators and governmental authorities. It is the Company’s practice to cooperate and comply with the requests for information and documents. Additional information regarding legal and regulatory risks is described within the “Risk Factors” section under the sub header of “Legal and Regulatory Risks” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
As indicated above, the Company is currently the subject of various regulatory reviews and investigations by state, federal and foreign regulators and SROs, including the SEC and FINRA. In some instances, these matters may result in a disciplinary action and/or a civil or administrative action.
Representations and Warranties; Indemnification Arrangements
In the normal course of its operations, the Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties in addition to indemnification obligations, including indemnification obligations in connection with the Acquisition of KCG and the ITG Acquisition. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is currently unknown, as any such exposure could relate to claims not yet brought or events which have not yet occurred.
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Consistent with standard business practices in the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and general indemnifications. The Company has also provided general indemnifications to its managers, officers, directors, employees, and agents against expenses, legal fees, judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by such persons under certain circumstances as more fully disclosed in its operating agreement. The overall maximum amount of the obligations (if any) cannot reasonably be estimated as it will depend on the facts and circumstances that give rise to any future claims.
17. Leases
The Company primarily enters into lessee arrangements for corporate office space, data centers, and technology equipment. For more information on lease accounting, see Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 16 “Leases” to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Lease assets and liabilities are summarized as follows:
(in thousands) Financial Statement Location June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Operating leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 156,511 $ 175,046
Operating lease liabilities Operating lease liabilities 207,645 229,825
Finance leases
Property and equipment, at cost Property, equipment, and capitalized software, net 32,230 42,915
Accumulated depreciation Property, equipment, and capitalized software, net ( 14,031 ) ( 20,755 )
Finance lease liabilities Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities 19,234 23,095
Weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate are as follows:
June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases 4.27 years 4.60 years
Finance leases 2.90 years 3.53 years
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases 6.31 % 6.36 %
Finance leases 6.01 % 5.97 %
The components of lease expense are as follows:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Operating lease cost:
Fixed $ 17,700 $ 18,767 $ 35,231 $ 37,198
Variable 1,594 1,389 3,050 2,897
Total Operating lease cost $ 19,294 $ 20,156 $ 38,281 $ 40,095
Sublease income 3,172 4,690 6,642 9,382
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of ROU Asset $ 1,805 $ 2,577 $ 3,962 $ 5,156
Interest on lease liabilities 307 383 641 795
Total Finance lease cost $ 2,112 $ 2,960 $ 4,603 $ 5,951
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Future minimum lease payments under operating and finance leases with non-cancelable lease terms, as of June 30, 2025, are as follows:
(in thousands) Operating Leases Finance Leases
2025 $ 38,675 $ 3,992
2026 74,198 7,499
2027 37,496 6,329
2028 29,717 2,757
2029 21,622 408
2030 and thereafter 34,669 —
Total lease payments $ 236,377 $ 20,985
Less imputed interest ( 28,732 ) ( 1,751 )
Total lease liability $ 207,645 $ 19,234
18. Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents together with restricted or segregated cash
as reported within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition to the sum of the same such amounts shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
(in thousands) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents $ 752,101 $ 872,513
Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other 37,706 41,478
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows $ 789,807 $ 913,991
19. Capital Structure
The Company has four classes of authorized common stock. The Class A Common Stock and the Class C Common Stock have one vote per share. The Class B Common Stock and the Class D Common Stock have 10 votes per share. Shares of the Company’s common stock generally vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. The Founder Member controls approximately 87.1 % of the combined voting power of our common stock as a result of its ownership of our Class A, Class C and Class D Common Stock. The Company holds approximately a 57.1 % interest in Virtu Financial at June 30, 2025.
During the period prior to the Company’s IPO and certain reorganization transactions consummated in connection with the IPO, Class A-2 profits interests and Class B interests in Virtu Financial were issued to Employee Holdco (as defined below) on behalf of certain key employees and stakeholders. In connection with these reorganization transactions, all Class A-2 profits interests and Class B interests were reclassified into Virtu Financial Units. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were 3,627,621 and 3,994,744 Virtu Financial Units outstanding held by Employee Holdco, respectively, and 367,123 of such Virtu Financial Units and corresponding Class C Common Stock were exchanged into Class A Common Stock, forfeited or repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2025, and no units were exchanged, forfeited or repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2024.
Second Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan
The Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders adopted the 2015 Management Incentive Plan, which became effective upon consummation of the IPO, and was subsequently amended and restated following receipt of approval from the Company’s stockholders on June 30, 2017, June 5, 2020, June 2, 2022, and June 2, 2025. The Second Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock units, and other awards based on an aggregate of 33,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, subject to additional sublimits, including limits on the total option grant to any one participant in a single year and the total performance award to any one participant in a single year.
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On November 13, 2020, the Company amended its form award agreement for the issuance of RSUs to provide for the continued vesting of outstanding RSU awards upon the occurrence of a qualified retirement (the “RSU Amendment”). A qualified retirement generally means a voluntary resignation by the participant (i) after five years of service, (ii) the participant attaining the age of 50 and (iii) the sum of the participant’s age and service at the time of termination equaling or exceeding 65. Continued vesting is subject to the participant entering into a 2 year non-compete. The RSU Amendment was authorized and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. As a result of the RSU Amendment, currently issued and outstanding RSUs held by the Company’s employees, including its executive officers, shall be deemed to be subject to the amended terms of the form award agreement, and any future RSU awards shall also be governed by such amended terms.
Share Repurchase Program
On November 6, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $ 100.0 million in Class A common stock and Virtu Financial Units by December 31, 2021. On February 11, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the expansion of the program by an additional $ 70 million in Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units. On May 4, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the expansion of the Company’s share repurchase program, increasing the total authorized amount by an additional $ 300 million in Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units and extending the duration of the program through May 4, 2022. On November 3, 2021 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized another expansion of the program by an additional $ 750 million to $ 1,220 million and extending the duration of the program through November 3, 2023, which was subsequently extended through December 31, 2024. On April 24, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the expansion of the program by an additional $ 500 million to $ 1,720 million and extended the duration through April 24, 2026. The share repurchase program authorizes the Company to repurchase shares from time to time in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or by other means. Repurchases are also permitted to be made under Rule 10b5-1 plans. The timing and amount of repurchase transactions are determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market conditions, share price, cash sources, legal requirements and other factors. From the inception of the program through June 30, 2025, the Company repurchased approximately 53.3 million shares of Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units for approximately $ 1,396.3 million. As of June 30, 2025, the Company has approximately $ 323.7 million remaining capacity for future purchases of shares of Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units under the program.
Employee Exchanges
During the six months ended June 30, 2025, pursuant to the exchange agreement by and among the Company, Virtu Financial and holders of Virtu Financial Units, certain current and former employees elected to exchange 350,858 units in Virtu Financial held directly or on their behalf by Virtu Employee Holdco LLC (“Employee Holdco”) on a one -for-one basis for shares of Class A Common Stock. There were no employee exchanges during the six months ended June 30, 2024.
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The following table presents the changes in Other Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
(in thousands) AOCI Beginning Balance Amounts recorded
in AOCI Amounts reclassified from AOCI to income AOCI Ending Balance
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains (losses) (1) $ 3,732 $ 540 $ 87 $ 4,359
Foreign exchange translation adjustment ( 9,286 ) 7,160 — ( 2,126 )
Total $ ( 5,554 ) $ 7,700 $ 87 $ 2,233
(1) Amounts reclassified from AOCI to income are included within Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. As of June 30, 2025, the Company expects approximately $ 0.1 million to be reclassified from AOCI into earnings over the next 12 months. The timing of the reclassification is based on the interest payment schedule of the long-term borrowings.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
(in thousands) AOCI Beginning Balance Amounts recorded
in AOCI Amounts reclassified from AOCI to income AOCI Ending Balance
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains (losses) (1) $ 24,310 $ 4,316 $ ( 11,732 ) $ 16,894
Foreign exchange translation adjustment ( 8,406 ) 221 — ( 8,185 )
Total $ 15,904 $ 4,537 $ ( 11,732 ) $ 8,709
(1) Amounts reclassified from AOCI to income are included within Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
(in thousands) AOCI Beginning Balance Amounts recorded
in AOCI Amounts reclassified from AOCI to income AOCI Ending Balance
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains (losses) (1) $ 4,943 $ 853 $ ( 1,437 ) $ 4,359
Foreign exchange translation adjustment ( 12,006 ) 9,880 — ( 2,126 )
Total $ ( 7,063 ) $ 10,733 $ ( 1,437 ) $ 2,233
(1) Amounts reclassified from AOCI to income are included within Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. As of June 30, 2025, the Company expects approximately $ 0.1 million to be reclassified from AOCI into earnings over the next 12 months. The timing of the reclassification is based on the interest payment schedule of the long-term borrowings.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
(in thousands) AOCI Beginning Balance Amounts recorded
in AOCI Amounts reclassified from AOCI to income AOCI Ending Balance
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains (losses) (1) $ 23,416 $ 13,998 $ ( 20,520 ) $ 16,894
Foreign exchange translation adjustment ( 6,369 ) ( 1,816 ) — ( 8,185 )
Total $ 17,047 $ 12,182 $ ( 20,520 ) $ 8,709
(1) Amounts reclassified from AOCI to income are included within Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
20. Share-based Compensation
Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan as described in Note 19 “Capital Structure”, and in connection with the IPO, non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock were granted, each of which vests in equal annual installments over a period of 4 years from grant date and expires not later than 10 years from the date of grant.
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The following table summarizes activity related to stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price
Per Share
At December 31, 2023 1,511,776 $ 19.00 1.24 1,511,776 $ 19.00
Granted — — — — —
Exercised ( 29,375 ) 19.00 — ( 29,375 ) 19.00
Forfeited or expired — — — — —
At June 30, 2024 1,482,401 $ 19.00 0.74 1,482,401 $ 19.00
At December 31, 2024 813,750 $ 19.00 0.24 813,750 $ 19.00
Granted — — — — —
Exercised ( 813,750 ) 19.00 — ( 813,750 ) 19.00
Forfeited or expired — — — — —
At June 30, 2025 — $ — 0.00 — $ —
The expected life was determined based on an average of vesting and contractual period. The risk-free interest rate was determined based on the yields available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues. The expected stock price volatility was determined based on historical volatilities of comparable companies. The expected dividend yield was determined based on estimated future dividend payments divided by the IPO stock price.
Class A Common Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards
Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan as described in Note 19 “Capital Structure”, subsequent to the IPO, shares of immediately vested Class A Common Stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) were granted, with RSUs and RSAs vesting over a period of up to 4 years. The fair value of the Class A Common Stock and RSUs was determined based on a volume weighted average price and the expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The fair value of the RSAs was determined based on the closing price as of the date of grant and the expense is recognized from the date that achievement of the performance target becomes probable through the remainder of the vesting period. Performance targets are based on the Company’s adjusted EBITDA for certain future periods. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, there were 528,221 and 878,091 shares of immediately vested Class A Common Stock granted as part of year-end compensation. In addition, the Company accrued compensation expense of $ 11.1 million and $ 7.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, $ 18.2 million and $ 12.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to immediately vested Class A Common Stock expected to be awarded as part of year-end incentive compensation, which was included in Employee compensation and payroll taxes on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
The following table summarizes activity related to RSUs and RSAs for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
Number of RSUs and RSAs Weighted
Average Fair Value
At December 31, 2023 4,903,174 $ 23.90
Granted 3,107,615 17.21
Forfeited ( 103,010 ) 22.44
Vested ( 2,616,226 ) 19.84
At June 30, 2024 5,291,553 $ 22.01
At December 31, 2024 5,564,532 $ 21.77
Granted (1) 3,282,979 39.41
Forfeited ( 155,915 ) 25.72
Vested ( 2,712,652 ) 24.93
At June 30, 2025 5,978,944 $ 29.92
(1) Excluded in the number of RSUs and RSAs are 100,000 participating RSAs for six months ended June 30, 2025, where the grant date has not been achieved because the performance conditions have not been met.
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The Company recognized $ 11.5 million and $ 10.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $ 26.9 million and $ 20.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, of compensation expense in relation to RSUs. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to unvested RSUs was $ 121.8 million and $ 53.5 million, respectively, and this amount is to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years and 0.9 years, respectively. Awards in which the specific performance conditions have not been met are not included in unrecognized share-based compensation expense.
On November 13, 2020, the Company adopted the Virtu Financial, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the “DCP”). The DCP permits eligible executive officers and other employees to defer cash or equity-based compensation beginning in the calendar year ending December 31, 2021, subject to certain limitations and restrictions. Deferrals of cash compensation may also be directed to notional investments in certain of the employee investment opportunities.
21. Regulatory Requirement
U.S. Subsidiary
The Company’s U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary, Virtu Americas LLC (“VAL”), is subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital as detailed in the table below. Pursuant to New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) rules, VAL was also required to maintain $ 1.0 million of capital in connection with the operation of its designated market maker (“DMM”) business as of June 30, 2025. The required amount is determined under the exchange rules as the greater of (i) $ 1.0 million or (ii) $ 75,000 for every 0.1 % of NYSE transaction dollar volume in each of the securities for which the Company is registered as the DMM.
In June 2023, the Company’s U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary, RFQ-hub Americas LLC (“RAL”), became a U.S. broker-dealer and as such was subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1. As described in Note 3 “Sale of RFQ-hub”, the Company disposed of a 49 % interest in RAL’s parent company RFQ-hub Holdings LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “RFQ-hub”) in May 2025 and we ceased to control, and deconsolidated, RFQ-hub at such time.
The regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements of the Company’s U.S. subsidiary as of June 30, 2025 was as follows:
(in thousands) Regulatory Capital Regulatory Capital Requirement Excess Regulatory Capital
Virtu Americas LLC $ 398,264 $ 2,479 $ 395,785
As of June 30, 2025, VAL had $ 31.0 million of cash in special reserve bank accounts for the benefit of customers pursuant to SEC Rule 15c3-3, Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements, and $ 6.5 million of cash in reserve bank accounts for the benefit of proprietary accounts of brokers. The balances are included within Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
The regulatory capital and regulatory capital requirements of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries as of December 31, 2024 was as follows:
(in thousands) Regulatory Capital Regulatory Capital Requirement Excess Regulatory Capital
Virtu Americas LLC $ 455,678 $ 1,532 $ 454,146
RFQ-hub Americas LLC 602 9 593
As of December 31, 2024, VAL had $ 34.9 million of cash in special reserve bank accounts for the benefit of customers pursuant to SEC Rule 15c3-3, Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements, and $ 6.4 million of cash in reserve bank accounts for the benefit of proprietary accounts of brokers.
Foreign Subsidiaries
The Company’s foreign subsidiaries are subject to regulatory capital requirements set by local regulatory bodies, including the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”), the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”), the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) in the United Kingdom, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”), the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong (“SFC”), and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”).
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The regulatory net capital balances and regulatory capital requirements applicable to the Company’s foreign subsidiaries as of June 30, 2025 were as follows:
(in thousands) Regulatory Capital Regulatory Capital Requirement Excess Regulatory Capital
Canada
Virtu Canada Corp (1) $ 12,562 $ 184 $ 12,378
Ireland
Virtu Europe Trading Limited (1) 90,548 29,786 60,762
Virtu Financial Ireland Limited (1) 124,041 67,056 56,985
United Kingdom
Virtu ITG UK Limited (1)
2,261 1,030 1,231
Asia Pacific
Virtu ITG Australia Limited 30,737 15,163 15,574
Virtu ITG Hong Kong Limited 5,132 482 4,650
Virtu ITG Singapore Pte Limited 866 176 690
Virtu Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. 238,855 131,604 107,251
(1) Preliminary
As of June 30, 2025, Virtu Europe Trading Limited had $ 0.1 million of segregated funds on deposit for trade clearing and settlement activity, and Virtu ITG Hong Kong Ltd. had $ 30 thousand of segregated balances under a collateral account control agreement for the benefit of certain customers.
The regulatory net capital balances and regulatory capital requirements applicable to the Company’s foreign subsidiaries as of December 31, 2024 were as follows:
(in thousands) Regulatory Capital Regulatory Capital Requirement Excess Regulatory Capital
Canada
Virtu Canada Corp $ 12,327 $ 174 $ 12,153
Virtu Financial Canada ULC (1) — — —
Ireland
Virtu Europe Trading Limited 57,834 26,359 31,475
Virtu Financial Ireland Limited 76,457 29,764 46,693
United Kingdom
Virtu ITG UK Limited 2,043 939 1,104
Asia Pacific
Virtu ITG Australia Limited 24,928 9,550 15,378
Virtu ITG Hong Kong Limited 5,392 426 4,966
Virtu ITG Singapore Pte Limited 1,120 166 954
Virtu Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. 219,817 136,891 82,926
(1) Virtu Financial Canada ULC has resigned from membership with the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) effective January 22, 2025, and its regulatory capital requirement as of December 31, 2024 was waived by CIRO.
As of December 31, 2024, Virtu Europe Trading Limited had $ 37 thousand of segregated funds on deposit for trade clearing and settlement activity, and Virtu ITG Hong Kong Ltd had $ 30 thousand of segregated balances under a collateral account control agreement for the benefit of certain customers.
22. Geographic Information and Business Segments
The Company has two operating segments: (i) Market Making and (ii) Execution Services; and one non-operating segment: Corporate.
The Market Making segment principally consists of market making in the cash, futures, and options markets across global equities, fixed income, currencies, cryptocurrencies, and commodities. As a market maker, the Company commits capital on a principal basis by offering to buy securities from, or sell securities to, broker-dealers, banks and institutions. The Company engages in principal trading in the Market Making segment direct to clients as well as in a supplemental capacity on exchanges, Electronic Communications Networks (“ECNs”) and alternative trading systems (“ATSs”). The Company is an active participant on all major global equity and futures exchanges and also trades on substantially all domestic electronic options
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exchanges. As a complement to electronic market making, the cash trading business handles specialized orders and also transacts on the OTC Link ATS operated by OTC Markets Group Inc.
The Execution Services segment comprises client-based trading and trading venues, offering execution services in global equities, options, futures and fixed income on behalf of institutions, banks and broker-dealers. The Company earns commissions as an agent on behalf of clients as well as between principals to transactions; in addition, the Company will commit capital on behalf of clients as needed. Client-based, execution-only trading in the segment is done primarily through a variety of access points including: (i) algorithmic trading and order routing in global equities and options; (ii) institutional sales traders who offer portfolio trading and single stock sales trading which provides execution expertise for program, block and riskless principal trades in global equities and ETFs; and (iii) matching of client conditional orders in POSIT Alert and client orders in the Company’s ATSs, including Virtu MatchIt, and POSIT. The Execution Services segment also includes revenues derived from providing (a) proprietary risk management and trading infrastructure technology to select third parties for a service fee, (b) workflow technology, the Company’s integrated, broker-neutral trading tools delivered across the globe including trade order and execution management and order management software applications and network connectivity and (c) trading analytics, including (1) tools enabling portfolio managers and traders to improve pre-trade, real-time and post-trade execution performance, (2) portfolio construction and optimization decisions and (3) securities valuation. The segment also includes the results of the Company’s capital markets business, in which the Company acts as an agent for issuers in connection with at-the-market offerings and buyback programs.
The Corporate segment contains the Company’s investments, principally in strategic trading-related opportunities and maintains corporate overhead expenses and all other income and expenses that are not attributable to the Company’s other segments. The segment is not considered a reportable operating segment as its results are not regularly reviewed by the Company’s Chief Operating Decisions Makers (“CODMs”).
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”. The Company’s CODMs are the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officers. The CODMs use a top-line approach in regards to evaluating segment performance and making business decisions on resource allocations, focusing on each segment's trading-related activities. Revenues, including breakdown of key trading-driven components of revenues, trading-related operating expenses, and pre-tax earnings by segment are regularly provided to the CODMs. The CODMs review trading-related results by monitoring period-over-period trends and considering variances between actuals and expectations. Corporate overhead and other shared expenses, as well as assets and liabilities by segment are not used for evaluating segment performance or in deciding how to allocate resources to segments.
The Company’s total revenues, operating expenses, and income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest (“Pre-tax earnings”) by segment for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are summarized in the following table:
(in thousands) Market Making Execution Services Corporate (1) Consolidated Total
2025
Total revenues $ 786,593 $ 214,488 $ ( 1,508 ) $ 999,573
Operating expenses:
Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net 172,311 29,814 — 202,125
Interest and dividends expense 163,871 1,342 — 165,213
Other segment items (2) 194,949 89,206 1,060 285,215
Total operating expenses 531,131 120,362 1,060 652,553
Income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest $ 255,462 $ 94,126 $ ( 2,568 ) $ 347,020
2024
Total revenues $ 569,783 $ 127,059 $ ( 3,857 ) $ 692,985
Operating expenses:
Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net 125,972 24,815 — 150,787
Interest and dividends expense 122,130 1,563 — 123,693
Other segment items (2) 177,139 85,082 899 263,120
Total operating expenses 425,241 111,460 899 537,600
Income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest $ 144,542 $ 15,599 $ ( 4,756 ) $ 155,385
(1) Corporate is a non-operating segment. The Company presents its information as a part of reconciliation to Consolidated Totals.
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(2) Other segment items for both reportable segments include: Communication and data processing, Employee compensation and payroll taxes, Operations and administrative, Depreciation and amortization, Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings, and Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees.
The Company’s total revenues, operating expenses, and income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest (“Pre-tax earnings”) by segment for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are summarized in the following table:
(in thousands) Market Making Execution Services Corporate (1) Consolidated Total
2025
Total revenues $ 1,477,765 $ 355,496 $ 4,181 $ 1,837,442
Operating expenses:
Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net 366,614 57,386 — 424,000
Interest and dividends expense 293,922 2,619 — 296,541
Other segment items (2) 372,587 171,440 2,118 546,145
Total operating expenses 1,033,123 231,445 2,118 1,266,686
Income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest $ 444,642 $ 124,051 $ 2,063 $ 570,756
2024
Total revenues $ 1,090,791 $ 244,847 $ 186 $ 1,335,824
Operating expenses:
Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net 241,838 48,748 — 290,586
Interest and dividends expense 247,288 2,433 — 249,721
Other segment items (2) 330,170 168,824 1,318 500,312
Total operating expenses 819,296 220,005 1,318 1,040,619
Income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest $ 271,495 $ 24,842 $ ( 1,132 ) $ 295,205
(1) Corporate is a non-operating segment. The Company presents its information as a part of reconciliation to Consolidated Totals.
(2) Other segment items for both reportable segments include: Communication and data processing, Employee compensation and payroll taxes, Operations and administrative, Depreciation and amortization, Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings, and Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees.
The Company operates its business in the U.S. and internationally, primarily in Europe and Asia. Significant transactions and balances between geographic regions occur primarily as a result of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries incurring operating expenses such as employee compensation, communications and data processing and other overhead costs, for the purpose of providing execution, clearing and other support services to affiliates. Charges for transactions between regions are designed to approximate full costs. Intra-region income and expenses and related balances have been eliminated in the geographic information presented below to accurately reflect the external business conducted in each geographical region. The revenues are attributed to countries based on the locations of the subsidiaries. The following table presents total revenues by geographic area for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 :
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenues:
United States $ 816,973 $ 563,937 $ 1,526,082 $ 1,086,006
Ireland 108,048 66,303 192,742 129,322
Others 74,552 62,745 118,618 120,496
Total revenues $ 999,573 $ 692,985 $ 1,837,442 $ 1,335,824
23. Related Party Transactions
The Company incurs expenses and maintains balances with its affiliates in the ordinary course of business. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the Company had net payables to its affiliates of $ 2.2 million and $ 0.1 million, respectively.
The Company has held a minority interest in JNX since 2016 (see Note 10 “Financial Assets and Liabilities”). The Company pays exchange fees to JNX for the trading activities conducted on its proprietary trading system. The Company paid $ 3.0 million and $ 2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $ 5.5 million and $ 5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, to JNX for these trading activities.
The Company pays monthly use fees to a JV in which it holds an interest (see Note 13 “Variable Interest Entities”). These monthly fees are for the use of communication networks operated by the JV and are recorded within Communications
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and data processing on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The Company previously held a similar arrangement with another telecommunication JV and paid a monthly use fee, and the Company disposed of its interests in this JV and ended the monthly fee arrangement as of September 1, 2024. The Company made payments to these JVs of $ 7.2 million and $ 7.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $ 14.4 million and $ 14.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The Company has an interest in Members Exchange, a member-owned equities exchange. The Company pays regulatory and transaction fees and receives rebates from trading activities. The Company made payments of $ 2.7 million and $ 3.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $ 5.4 million and $ 4.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
24. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events for adjustment to or disclosure in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements through the date of this report, and has not identified any recordable or disclosable events, not otherwise reported in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or the notes thereto, except for the following:
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBB”), was signed into law. The OBBB, amongst other things, extends permanently, with modifications, certain tax provisions originally enacted as part of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”). The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the tax law provisions of OBBB. At this time, due to the complexity of the changes in the tax reform, an estimate of the financial impact cannot be reasonably determined but the company does not expect the changes to have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
On July 30, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $ 0.24 per share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock and per participating Restricted Stock Unit and Restricted Stock Award that will be paid on September 15, 2025 to holders of record as of September 1, 2025.
On July 30, 2025, the Company announced the appointment of Aaron Simons as Chief Executive Officer and his election to the Company’s Board of Directors, as of August 1, 2025. Mr. Simons succeeds Douglas A. Cifu, who will remain with the Company as a consultant until December 31, 2025.
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