Virtu Financial Inc.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Organization details

Legal name: Virtu Financial Inc.
Ownership: Public
Status: Active
Sector (GICS): Financials
SIC code: 6211 — Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
Jurisdiction of incorporation: Delaware
Headquarters city: New York
Headquarters state / province: New York
Headquarters country: United States
Fiscal year end: December
Ticker symbol: VIRT
Primary stock exchange: NYSE

Identifiers

SEC CIK: 0001592386
EIN: 32-0420206
Wikidata ID: Q7934906

Board of directors

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Aaron Wyatt Simons · Director · Chief Executive Officer
Since 2025
Barbara Finigan · Director
Since 2026
Christopher C. Quick · Director
Since 2023
David Urban · Director
Since 2023
Douglas A. Cifu · Director · Chief Executive Officer
Since 2023
Joanne Minieri · Director
Since 2023
John Nixon · Director
Since 2023
Joseph J. Grano Jr. · Director
Since 2023
Michael T. Viola · Director
Since 2023
Teresa Viola · Director
Since 2025
Vincent J. Viola · Director
Since 2025
Virginia Gambale · Director
Since 2023
William Frank Cruger Jr. · Director
Since 2023

Chief executives

Aaron Wyatt Simons · Chief Executive Officer

Since August 2025

85 CEO score

Outstanding · grade A

Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

Partial: only 50% of the scoring weight is on file.

Dividends 15%: 50
Revenue growth 20%: 99
Earnings growth 15%: 100

50% of the scoring weight is on file. Figures cover December 2024 – December 2025.

Douglas A. Cifu · Chief Executive Officer

Until August 2025 · Former

Director election results

Annual meeting of June 10, 2026. Support is votes for as a share of votes for and against (or withheld). Below 80% is a clear protest.

Board connections

4 of this board's directors also sit on 7 other boards. 3 are in the same sector.

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Insider trades

All notable trades →

From SEC Forms 4 and 5. Open-market purchases and sales are highlighted; grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are routine.

Bought, last 12 months: $0; 0 purchases by 0 insiders
Sold, last 12 months: $14,880,918; 18 sales by 6 insiders

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Price	Value
Aug 20, 2026	Virtu Employee Holdco LLC Director, 10% owner, See Remarks	Sold back to the company	−200,000	—	—
Aug 19, 2026	Joseph J. Grano Jr. Director	Open-market sale	−8,400	$60.94	$511,896
Aug 19, 2026	John Nixon Director	Gift	−1,312	$59.98	$78,694
Aug 18, 2026	Virginia Gambale Director	Open-market sale	−6,460	$62.00	$400,520
Aug 17, 2026	John Nixon Director	Open-market sale	−9,094	$60.13	$546,822
Aug 3, 2026	Virtu Employee Holdco LLC Director, 10% owner, See Remarks	Sold back to the company	−210,440	—	—
Aug 1, 2026	Lee Cindy Officer (Chief Financial Officer)	Option exercise	+11,667	—	—
Aug 1, 2026	Lee Cindy Officer (Chief Financial Officer)	Shares withheld for tax	−6,452	—	—
Jul 1, 2026	William Frank Cruger Jr. Director	Option exercise	+3,392	—	—
Jul 1, 2026	Joseph J. Grano Jr. Director	Option exercise	+3,392	—	—
Jul 1, 2026	Virginia Gambale Director	Option exercise	+3,392	—	—
Jul 1, 2026	Joanne Minieri Director	Option exercise	+3,392	—	—
Jul 1, 2026	Molluso Joseph Officer (Co-President & Co-COO)	Option exercise	+7,531	—	—
Jul 1, 2026	John Nixon Director	Option exercise	+3,392	—	—
Jul 1, 2026	Christopher C. Quick Director	Option exercise	+3,392	—	—

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Questions about Virtu Financial Inc.

Who is the CEO of Virtu Financial Inc.?

Aaron Wyatt Simons has been Virtu Financial Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer since August 2025.

How many directors are on Virtu Financial Inc.'s board?

Virtu Financial Inc.'s board has 13 directors: Aaron Wyatt Simons, Barbara Finigan, Christopher C. Quick, David Urban, Douglas A. Cifu, Joanne Minieri, John Nixon, Joseph J. Grano Jr., Michael T. Viola, Teresa Viola and 3 others.

Are Virtu Financial Inc. insiders buying or selling shares?

Over the last 12 months, Virtu Financial Inc. insiders made no open-market purchases and sold $14.9 million of shares in 18 sales on the open market, as reported to the SEC on Forms 4 and 5.

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