Virtu Financial is a publicly traded financial services firm listed on Nasdaq under the ticker VIRT. Founded in 2008, the company provides liquidity to global markets through technology-driven trading solutions. Its core operations span market making, client execution services, and trading venue management across 37 countries, covering over 25,000 securities on more than 235 trading venues.
The firm's technical work centers on high-frequency trading, market making, execution technology, and the development of scalable trading platforms. Virtu's market-making arm provides competitive bids and offers across a broad range of securities and geographies. Its client execution services deliver trading solutions designed for transparency and efficiency. Trading venues form a complementary part of the business, supporting the development and application of innovative tools.
Virtu describes its culture as combining the pace and creativity of a technology startup with the discipline of a financial institution. The workforce includes traders, quantitative researchers, and software engineers working on complex challenges in electronic markets.
