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Virtu Announces Second Quarter 2024 Results

NEW YORK, July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT), a leading provider of financial services and products that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver innovative, transparent trading solutions to its clients and liquidity to the global markets, today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

Second Quarter 2024:

The Virtu Financial, Inc. Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share. This dividend is payable on September 15, 2024 to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2024.

Note 1: Non-GAAP financial measures. Please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Items” for more information.
Note 2: Calculated by dividing Net income by Total revenue
Note 3: Shares repurchased calculated on a settlement date basis.

Financial Results

Second Quarter 2024:

Total revenues increased 36.7% to $693.0 million for this quarter, compared to $506.9 million for the same period in 2023. Trading income, net, increased 39.3% to $426.4 million for the quarter compared to $306.2 million for the same period in 2023. Net income totaled $128.1 million for this quarter, compared to net income of $29.5 million in the prior year quarter.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for this quarter were $0.71, compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.16, for the same period in 2023.

Adjusted Net Trading Income increased 38.2% to $385.1 million for this quarter, compared to $278.7 million for the same period in 2023. Adjusted EBITDA increased 78.3% to $217.5 million for this quarter, compared to $122.0 million for the same period in 2023. Normalized Adjusted Net Income, removing one-time and non-cash items, increased 119.2% to $135.3 million for this quarter, compared to $61.7 million for the same period in 2023.

Assuming all non-controlling interests had been exchanged for common stock, and the Company’s Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes was subject to corporation taxes, Normalized Adjusted EPS was $0.83 for this quarter, compared to $0.37 for the same period in 2023.

Operating Segment Information

The Company has two operating segments: Market Making and Execution Services; and one non-operating segment: Corporate.

Market Making principally consists of market making in the cash, futures and options markets across global equities, fixed income, currencies 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.

Execution Services comprises agency-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 also provides proprietary technology and infrastructure, workflow technology, and trading analytics services to select third parties. 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.

Corporate contains the Company’s investments, principally in strategic trading-related opportunities, and maintains corporate overhead expenses.

The following tables show the trading income, net, total revenues and Adjusted Net Trading Income by segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

Total revenues by segment
(in thousands, unaudited)

    Three Months Ended June 30, 2024   Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
    Market Making   Execution Services   Corporate   Total   Market Making   Execution Services   Corporate   Total
Trading income, net   $ 420,074     $ 6,321     $     $ 426,395     $ 302,312     $ 3,856     $     $ 306,168  
Commissions, net and technology services     9,281       116,820             126,101       6,634       102,870             109,504  
Interest and dividends income     104,311       2,755             107,066       95,595       2,384             97,979  
Other, net     36,117       1,163       (3,857 )     33,423       709       6       (7,512 )     (6,797 )
Total Revenues   $ 569,783     $ 127,059     $ (3,857 )   $ 692,985     $ 405,250     $ 109,116     $ (7,512 )   $ 506,854  
                                 
    Six Months Ended June 30, 2024   Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
    Market Making   Execution Services   Corporate   Total   Market Making   Execution Services   Corporate   Total
Trading income, net   $ 823,772     $ 10,718     $     $ 834,490     $ 710,655     $ 8,024     $     $ 718,679  
Commissions, net and technology services     16,483       228,229             244,712       16,334       214,614             230,948  
Interest and dividends income     208,113       4,945             213,058       175,283       4,940             180,223  
Other, net     42,423       955       186       43,564       1,897       15       (4,529 )     (2,617 )
Total Revenues   $ 1,090,791     $ 244,847     $ 186     $ 1,335,824     $ 904,169     $ 227,593     $ (4,529 )   $ 1,127,233  

Reconciliation of trading income, net to Adjusted Net Trading Income by operating segment
(in thousands, unaudited)

    Three Months Ended June 30, 2024   Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
    Market Making   Execution Services   Corporate   Total   Market Making   Execution Services   Corporate   Total
Trading income, net   $ 420,074     $ 6,321     $     $ 426,395     $ 302,312     $ 3,856     $     $ 306,168  
Commissions, net and technology services     9,281       116,820             126,101       6,634       102,870             109,504  
Interest and dividends income     104,311       2,755             107,066       95,595       2,384             97,979  
Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net     (125,972 )     (24,815 )           (150,787 )     (99,842 )     (22,629 )           (122,471 )
Interest and dividends expense     (122,130 )     (1,563 )           (123,693 )     (111,508 )     (985 )           (112,493 )
Adjusted Net Trading Income   $ 285,564     $ 99,518     $     $ 385,082     $ 193,191     $ 85,496     $     $ 278,687  
                                 
    Six Months Ended June 30, 2024   Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
    Market Making   Execution Services   Corporate   Total   Market Making   Execution Services   Corporate   Total
Trading income, net   $ 823,772     $ 10,718     $     $ 834,490     $ 710,655     $ 8,024     $     $ 718,679  
Commissions, net and technology services     16,483       228,229             244,712       16,334       214,614             230,948  
Interest and dividends income     208,113       4,945             213,058       175,283       4,940             180,223  
Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net     (241,838 )     (48,748 )           (290,586 )     (222,791 )     (45,202 )           (267,993 )
Interest and dividends expense     (247,288 )     (2,433 )           (249,721 )     (208,431 )     (1,663 )           (210,094 )
Adjusted Net Trading Income   $ 559,242     $ 192,711     $     $ 751,953     $ 471,050     $ 180,713     $     $ 651,763  
 

Financial Condition

As of June 30, 2024, Virtu had $716.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, and total long-term debt outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of $1,766.8 million.

On June 21, 2024 (“Credit Agreement Closing Date”), the Company completed issuance of a $1.2 billion senior secured first lien term loan due in 2031. The credit agreement provides (i) a senior secured first lien term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $1.2 billion, drawn in its entirety on the Credit Agreement Closing Date, and (ii) a $300.0 million senior secured first lien revolving facility. On June 21, 2024, the Company also completed issuance of $500 million senior secured first lien notes due in 2031. The proceeds of the term loan and the notes were used to repay all amounts outstanding under the prior $1.7 billion first lien term loan facility.

Share Repurchase Program

Since inception of the program in November 2020 through settlement date July 12, 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 47.2 million shares of Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units for approximately $1,181.4 million. Including the additional $500 million authorization by its Board on April 24, 2024, the Company has approximately $538.6 million remaining capacity for future purchases of shares of Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units under the program.

Earnings Conference Call Information

Virtu Financial will host a conference call to review its second quarter 2024 financial performance today, July 18th, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Members of the public may listen to the conference call through an audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the firm’s website ir.virtu.com/investor-relations.

Website Information

We routinely post important information for investors on the Investor Relations section of our website, ir.virtu.com/investor-relations and also from time to time may use social media channels, including our Twitter account (twitter.com/virtufinancial) and our LinkedIn account (linkedin.com/company/virtu-financial), as an additional means of disclosing public information to investors, the media and others interested in us. It is possible that certain information we post on our website and on social media could be deemed to be material information, and we encourage investors, the media and others interested in us to review the business and financial information we post on our website and on the social media channels identified above, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations and webcasts. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website and our social media channels is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Items

To supplement our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we use the following non-GAAP measures of financial performance:

Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes, and Normalized Adjusted EPS and Adjusted Operating Expenses are non-GAAP financial measures used by management in evaluating operating performance and in making strategic decisions. Additional information provided regarding the breakdown of Total Adjusted Net Trading Income by category is also a non-GAAP financial measure but is not used by the Company in evaluating operating performance and in making strategic decisions. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures or similar non-GAAP measures are used by research analysts, investment bankers and lenders to assess our operating performance. Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes and Normalized Adjusted EPS provide useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because they assist both investors and management in analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of our business. Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes and Normalized Adjusted EPS provide indicators of general economic performance that are not affected by fluctuations in certain costs or other items. Accordingly, management believes that these measurements are useful for comparing general operating performance from period to period. Furthermore, our credit agreement contains tests based on metrics similar to Adjusted EBITDA. Other companies may define Adjusted Net Trading Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes and Normalized Adjusted EPS differently, and as a result our measures of Adjusted Net Trading Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes and Normalized Adjusted EPS may not be directly comparable to those of other companies. Although we use these non-GAAP financial measures as financial measures to assess the performance of our business, such use is limited because they do not include certain material costs necessary to operate our business.

Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes, Normalized Adjusted Net Income and Normalized Adjusted EPS should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, Net Income in accordance with U.S. GAAP as a measure of performance. Our presentation of Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes and Normalized Adjusted EPS should not be construed as an indication that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or nonrecurring items. Adjusted Net Trading Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes, Normalized Adjusted EPS and our EBITDA-based measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

Because of these limitations, Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes, Normalized Adjusted Net Income and Normalized Adjusted EPS are not intended as alternatives to Net Income as indicators of our operating performance and should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations. We compensate for these limitations by using Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes, Normalized Adjusted Net Income and Normalized Adjusted EPS along with other comparative tools, together with U.S. GAAP measurements, to assist in the evaluation of operating performance. These U.S. GAAP measurements include Net Income, cash flows from operations and cash flow data. See below a reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Virtu Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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)     2024       2023       2024       2023  
                 
Revenues:                
Trading income, net   $ 426,395     $ 306,168     $ 834,490     $ 718,679  
Interest and dividends income     107,066       97,979       213,058       180,223  
Commissions, net and technology services     126,101       109,504       244,712       230,948  
Other, net     33,423       (6,797 )     43,564       (2,617 )
Total revenues     692,985       506,854       1,335,824       1,127,233  
                 
Operating Expenses:                
Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net     150,787       122,471       290,586       267,993  
Communication and data processing     59,327       56,959       117,509       113,771  
Employee compensation and payroll taxes     105,716       95,557       206,539       198,994  
Interest and dividends expense     123,693       112,493       249,721       210,094  
Operations and administrative     22,061       25,491       44,407       49,790  
Depreciation and amortization     16,078       15,913       32,154       31,261  
Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software     12,153       16,020       26,840       32,040  
Termination of office leases     16       (146 )     33       (50 )
Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees     24,279       1,771       25,973       3,948  
Transaction advisory fees and expenses     60       8       195       23  
Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings     23,430       24,850       46,662       49,138  
Total operating expenses     537,600       471,387       1,040,619       957,002  
                 
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest     155,385       35,467       295,205       170,231  
Provision for income taxes     27,268       5,923       55,780       30,605  
Net income   $ 128,117     $ 29,544     $ 239,425     $ 139,626  
                 
Noncontrolling interest     (61,531 )     (12,842 )     (117,022 )     (65,044 )
                 
Net income available for common stockholders   $ 66,586     $ 16,702     $ 122,403     $ 74,582  
                 
Earnings per share:                
Basic   $ 0.71     $ 0.16     $ 1.30     $ 0.73  
Diluted   $ 0.71     $ 0.16     $ 1.30     $ 0.73  
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding                
Basic     88,137,799       94,973,489       88,568,461       96,376,926  
Diluted     88,358,223       94,973,489       88,671,329       96,376,926  
                 
Comprehensive income:                
Net income   $ 128,117     $ 29,544     $ 239,425     $ 139,626  
Other comprehensive income                
Foreign exchange translation adjustment, net of taxes     436       2,527       (3,090 )     4,175  
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains, net of taxes     (12,910 )     8,202       (11,363 )     (4,966 )
Comprehensive income   $ 115,643     $ 40,273     $ 224,972     $ 138,835  
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest     (56,252 )     (17,189 )     (110,907 )     (64,724 )
Comprehensive income available for common stockholders   $ 59,391     $ 23,084     $ 114,065     $ 74,111  
Virtu Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Operating Data (Unaudited)
 
The following tables reconcile Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income to arrive at Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and selected Operating Margins.
 
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)     2024       2023       2024       2023  
                 
Reconciliation of Trading income, net to Adjusted Net Trading Income                
Trading income, net   $ 426,395     $ 306,168     $ 834,490     $ 718,679  
Commissions, net and technology services     126,101       109,504       244,712       230,948  
Interest and dividends income     107,066       97,979       213,058       180,223  
Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net     (150,787 )     (122,471 )     (290,586 )     (267,993 )
Interest and dividends expense     (123,693 )     (112,493 )     (249,721 )     (210,094 )
Adjusted Net Trading Income   $ 385,082     $ 278,687     $ 751,953     $ 651,763  
                 
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA                
Net income     128,117       29,544       239,425       139,626  
Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings     23,430       24,850       46,662       49,138  
Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees     24,279       1,771       25,973       3,948  
Depreciation and amortization     16,078       15,913       32,154       31,261  
Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software     12,153       16,020       26,840       32,040  
Provision for income taxes     27,268       5,923       55,780       30,605  
EBITDA   $ 231,325     $ 94,021     $ 426,834     $ 286,618  
Severance     1,476       1,265       2,961       3,910  
Transaction advisory fees and expenses     60       8       195       23  
Termination of office leases     16       (146 )     33       (50 )
Other     (33,318 )     10,671       (42,665 )     7,204  
Share based compensation     17,963       16,171       32,996       31,754  
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 217,522     $ 121,990     $ 420,354     $ 329,459  
                 
Selected Operating Margins                
GAAP Net income Margin (1)     18.5 %     5.8 %     17.9 %     12.4 %
Non-GAAP Net income Margin (2)     33.3 %     10.6 %     31.8 %     21.4 %
EBITDA Margin (3)     60.1 %     33.7 %     56.8 %     44.0 %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (4)     56.5 %     43.8 %     55.9 %     50.5 %
                 
1 Calculated by dividing Net income by Total revenue.                
2 Calculated by dividing Net income by Adjusted Net Trading Income.                
3 Calculated by dividing EBITDA by Adjusted Net Trading Income.                
4 Calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by Adjusted Net Trading Income.                
                 
Virtu Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Operating Data (Unaudited)
(Continued)
 
The following tables reconcile Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income to arrive at Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes, Normalized Adjusted Net Income and Normalized Adjusted EPS.
 
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
(in thousands, except share and per share data)     2024       2023       2024       2023  
                 
Reconciliation of Net Income to Normalized Adjusted Net Income                
Net income   $ 128,117     $ 29,544     $ 239,425     $ 139,626  
Provision for income taxes     27,268       5,923       55,780       30,605  
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest   $ 155,385     $ 35,467     $ 295,205     $ 170,231  
Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software     12,153       16,020       26,840       32,040  
Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees     24,279       1,771       25,973       3,948  
Severance     1,476       1,265       2,961       3,910  
Transaction advisory fees and expenses     60       8       195       23  
Termination of office leases     16       (146 )     33       (50 )
Other     (33,318 )     10,671       (42,665 )     7,204  
Share based compensation     17,963       16,171       32,996       31,754  
Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes   $ 178,014     $ 81,227     $ 341,538     $ 249,060  
Normalized provision for income taxes (1)     42,723       19,495       81,969       59,772  
Normalized Adjusted Net Income   $ 135,291     $ 61,732     $ 259,569     $ 189,288  
                 
Weighted Average Adjusted shares outstanding (2)     162,305,397       168,831,964       162,566,398       170,085,629  
                 
Normalized Adjusted EPS   $ 0.83     $ 0.37     $ 1.60     $ 1.11  
                 
(1) Reflects U.S. federal, state, and local income tax rate applicable to corporations of approximately 24% for all periods presented.
(2) Assumes that (1) holders of all vested and unvested non-vesting Virtu Financial Units (together with corresponding shares of the Company’s Class C common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Class C Common Stock”)) have exercised their right to exchange such Virtu Financial Units for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, (2) holders of all Virtu Financial Units (together with corresponding shares of the Company’s Class D common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Class D Common Stock”)) have exercised their right to exchange such Virtu Financial Units for shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”) on a one-for-one basis, and subsequently exercised their right to convert the shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. Includes additional shares from the dilutive impact of options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards outstanding under the Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Virtu Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
 
(in thousands, except share data)   June 30,
2024
  December 31,
2023
         
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 684,806     $ 820,436  
Cash and securities segregated under regulations and other     31,857       35,024  
Securities borrowed     1,918,973       1,722,440  
Securities purchased under agreements to resell     793,292       1,512,114  
Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations     900,456       737,724  
Receivables from customers     124,769       106,245  
Trading assets, at fair value     7,329,430       7,358,611  
Property, equipment and capitalized software, net     95,076       100,365  
Operating lease right-of-use assets     200,926       229,499  
Goodwill     1,148,926       1,148,926  
Intangibles (net of accumulated amortization)     226,819       257,520  
Deferred taxes     125,183       133,760  
Assets of business held for sale     3,052        
Other assets     341,949       303,720  
Total assets     13,925,514       14,466,384  
         
Liabilities and equity        
Liabilities        
Short-term borrowings, net     73,692        
Securities loaned     1,557,661       1,329,446  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase     1,072,043       1,795,994  
Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations     840,701       1,167,712  
Payables to customers     58,708       23,229  
Trading liabilities, at fair value     6,287,382       6,071,352  
Tax receivable agreement obligations     196,254       216,480  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities     423,976       451,293  
Operating lease liabilities     248,217       278,317  
Long-term borrowings, net     1,738,056       1,727,205  
Total liabilities     12,496,690       13,061,028  
         
Total equity     1,428,824       1,405,356  
         
Total liabilities and equity   $ 13,925,514     $ 14,466,384  
         
    As of June 30, 2024
Ownership of Virtu Financial LLC Interests:   Interests   %
Virtu Financial, Inc. – Class A Common Stock and Restricted Stock Units     92,731,239       57.4 %
Non-controlling Interests (Virtu Financial LLC)     68,699,738       42.6 %
Total Virtu Financial LLC Interests     161,430,977       100.0 %
 

About Virtu Financial, Inc.

Virtu is a leading financial services firm that leverages cutting-edge technology to provide execution services and data, analytics and connectivity products to its clients and deliver liquidity to the global markets. Leveraging its global market making expertise and infrastructure, Virtu provides a robust product suite including offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology. Virtu’s product offerings allow clients to trade on hundreds of venues across 50+ countries and in multiple asset classes, including global equities, ETFs, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income and myriad other commodities. In addition, Virtu’s integrated, multi-asset analytics platform provides a range of pre and post-trade services, data products and compliance tools that clients rely upon to invest, trade and manage risk across global markets.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements regarding Virtu Financial, Inc.’s (“Virtu’s”, the “Company’s” or “our”) business that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by which, such performance or results will be achieved. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, and if the Company does update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that the Company will make additional updates with respect thereto or with respect to other forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time and/or management’s good faith belief with respect to future events, and is subject to risks and uncertainties, some or all of which are not predictable or within Virtu’s control, that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements. Those risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: risks relating to fluctuations in trading volume and volatilities in the markets in which we operate; the ability of our trading counterparties, clients, and various clearing houses to perform their obligations to us; the performance and reliability of our customized trading platform; the risk of material trading losses from our market making activities; swings in valuations in securities or other instruments in which we hold positions; increasing competition and consolidation in our industry; the risk that cash flow from our operations and other available sources of liquidity will not be sufficient to fund our various ongoing obligations, including operating expenses, short-term funding requirements, margin requirements, capital expenditures, debt service and dividend payments; potential consequences of recent SEC proposals focused on equity markets which may, if adopted, result in reduced overall and off-exchange trading volumes and market making opportunities, impose additional or heightened regulatory obligations on market makers and other market participants, and generally increase the implicit and explicit cost as well as the complexity of the U.S. equities eco-system for all participants; regulatory and legal uncertainties and potential changes associated with our industry, particularly in light of increased attention from media, regulators and lawmakers to market structure and related issues including but not limited to the retail trading environment, wholesale market making and off exchange trading more generally and payment for order flow arrangements; potential adverse results from legal or regulatory proceedings; our ability to remain technologically competitive and to ensure that the technology we utilize is not vulnerable to security risks, hacking and cyber-attacks; risks associated with third party software and technology infrastructure. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements, see Virtu’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to Virtu’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

CONTACT

Investor & Media Relations
Andrew Smith
investor_relations@virtu.com
media@virtu.com


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