Virtu Financial

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Virtu Financial Inc.
legal form Inc.
ISIN US9282541013
founding 2008
Seat New York City , New York , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
management Douglas A. Cifu ( CEO )
Number of employees 483
sales 1.9 billion US dollars
Branch Financial services
Website www.virtu.com
As of December 31, 2018

Old Virtu Financial logo

Virtu Financial is a US financial services company based in New York City .

The company trades stocks , bonds , commodities and currencies and is a major market maker .

Virtu was founded in 2008 by Vincent Viola and Douglas Cifu. The company went public in 2015 and merged with competitor KCG Holdings in 2017 . The Investment Technology Group was taken over in March 2019 .

Individual evidence

  1. Virtu Financial: SEC-Filing Form 10-K , accessed January 16, 2020
  2. Virtu Financial: Customized liquidity , accessed January 16, 2020
  3. Virtu Financial: About , accessed January 16, 2020