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Sep 30, 2020

Virtu Financial Q3 2020 Earnings Report

Virtu Financial reported strong Q3 2020 results driven by heightened market volatility and strategic initiatives.

Key Takeaways

Virtu Financial reported a significant increase in total revenues, driven by the gain on the sale of MATCHNow and heightened market activity. Net income saw a substantial improvement compared to the previous year.

Total revenues increased by 71.6% to $656.1 million.

Trading income, net, increased by 100.5% to $441.3 million.

Net income totaled $199.7 million, a significant improvement from the prior year's net loss.

The company completed the sale of MATCHNow to Cboe Global Markets, Inc. for gross proceeds of $60.6 million, recording a gain of $58.6 million.

Total Revenue
$656M
Previous year: $385M
+70.3%
EPS
$0.81
Previous year: $0.21
+285.7%
Gross Profit
$541M
Previous year: $314M
+72.0%
Cash and Equivalents
$666M
Previous year: $373M
+78.7%
Free Cash Flow
-$17.3M
Previous year: $23.2M
-174.7%
Total Assets
$9.44B
Previous year: $9.19B
+2.8%

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Forward Guidance

Virtu anticipates continued success and shareholder value enhancement, projecting strong performance into 2021.