Virtu Financial BD LLC

Virtu Financial BD LLC is a United States broker-dealer registered with the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX), operating as part of Virtu Financial, Inc., the global electronic market maker and financial technology group. The entity sits within a corporate family whose core business is providing liquidity and execution technology across asset classes and venues worldwide. Virtu Financial, Inc. describes itself as a leading global market maker that combines market structure expertise with execution technology to provide competitive bids and offers in over 25,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 37 countries. The broker-dealer entity, Virtu Financial BD LLC, is the regulated US securities arm through which certain of these market-making and client-facing activities are conducted. Virtu Financial, Inc. operates three broad pillars: market making, client solutions, and an Open Technology platform. Market making generates deep liquidity and more efficient markets; client solutions offers customizable trading technologies and execution services that help clients improve investment returns and mitigate risk across asset classes; and the Open Technology platform packages Virtu's global, multi-asset-class data and tools into a data-as-a-service offering with a growing library of application programming interfaces (APIs). The firm is a vocal advocate for transparency, supporting regulatory initiatives that promote more liquid and transparent markets, and publishes detailed disclosures for its liquidity venues, including the POSIT ATS, POSIT MTF, and Virtu MatchIt systems. As a registered broker-dealer, Virtu Financial BD LLC is subject to US securities regulation and exchange membership requirements, including registration with the Chicago Stock Exchange. It is a subsidiary within the Virtu Financial, Inc. group, whose parent company is publicly listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker VIRT. The entity's activities are closely tied to Virtu's broader market-making and execution franchise, which spans equities, foreign exchange, and other asset classes, and which serves both Virtu's own trading operations and institutional clients. Virtu Financial, Inc. has received industry recognition for its execution, liquidity, and analytics offerings, including awards from The Trade, Greenwich Associates, Institutional Investor, and others. The firm also emphasizes community engagement through its Give Back program, which since 2013 has contributed more than 10,000 volunteer hours across its global offices. Virtu Financial BD LLC, as a regulated broker-dealer within this group, represents the US exchange-registered component of that global operation.

Virtu Financial BD LLC is a broker-dealer entity registered with the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX), operating as part of Virtu Financial, Inc., the global electronic market maker and financial technology firm. The entity's history is intertwined with the growth of its parent, which built a leading market-making franchise by combining market structure expertise with proprietary execution technology. Virtu Financial, Inc. provides competitive bids and offers in over 25,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 37 countries worldwide, and the broker-dealer entity serves as a regulated US securities arm within that global operation. Virtu Financial, Inc. has expanded its business beyond pure market making into client solutions and data services. Its Open Technology platform packages the firm's global, multi-asset-class foundational products and client-focused offerings into a data-as-a-service solution, with a growing library of application programming interfaces (APIs). The firm's client solutions suite offers customizable trading technologies designed to improve investment returns and mitigate risk across asset classes. Virtu also operates liquidity venues such as POSIT ATS, POSIT MTF, and Virtu MatchIt, and publishes detailed transparency disclosures for these systems. As a registered broker-dealer, Virtu Financial BD LLC is subject to US securities regulation and exchange membership requirements. It is a subsidiary of Virtu Financial, Inc., whose parent company is publicly listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker VIRT. The entity's activities are closely tied to Virtu's broader market-making and execution franchise, which spans equities, foreign exchange, and other asset classes, and which serves both Virtu's own trading operations and institutional clients. Virtu Financial, Inc. has received industry recognition for its execution, liquidity, and analytics offerings, including awards from The Trade, Greenwich Associates, Institutional Investor, and others. The firm also emphasizes community engagement through its Give Back program, which since 2013 has contributed more than 10,000 volunteer hours across its global offices. Virtu Financial BD LLC, as a regulated broker-dealer within this group, represents the US exchange-registered component of that global operation.

• Virtu Financial, Inc. launches Give Back program, contributing over 10,000 volunteer hours since 2013.

• Virtu Financial, Inc. receives recognition for execution, liquidity, and analytics offerings from The Trade, Greenwich Associates, and Institutional Investor.

A regulated US broker-dealer within a global market-making and financial technology group, emphasizing transparency, liquidity, and execution technology.

• Market Making

  Provides competitive bids and offers in over 25,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 37 countries.

• Open Technology Platform

  Data-as-a-service solution with a growing library of APIs and tools.

• Client Solutions

  Customizable trading technologies to improve investment returns and mitigate risk across asset classes.

• POSIT ATS

  Alternative trading system with published transparency disclosures.

• Virtu MatchIt

  Liquidity venue with published trading statistics and specifications.

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