Virtu Financial Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Virtu Financial's CEO is Aaron Simons, appointed in Jul 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0% of the company’s shares, worth $5.66K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.8 years and 8.8 years respectively.
Key information
Aaron Simons
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.0001% |
| Management average tenure | 5.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Aaron Simons
Mr. Aaron Simons serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Virtu Financial, Inc. since July 2025 and had been its Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since 2020 until July 2025. A...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-President & Co-COO | 5.4yrs | US$4.86m | 0.56% $ 28.9m | |
| Co-President & Co-COO | 5.4yrs | US$4.86m | 0% $ 0 | |
| Founder & Chairman Emeritus | 17.5yrs | no data | 0% $ 0 | |
| Executive VP | 1.2yrs | US$1.97m | 0.022% $ 1.1m | |
| Executive VP of Markets & Global Head of Execution Services | 6.8yrs | US$4.86m | 0.19% $ 9.6m | |
| CEO & Director | less than a year | no data | 0.00011% $ 5.7k | |
| Senior VP | no data | no data | no data | |
| Global Head of New Sales | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Global Business Development & Corporate Strategy | 5.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Analytics | 6.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Virtu Capital Markets | 5.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Virtu Capital Markets | 5.9yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 0A7X's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Chairman Emeritus | 17.5yrs | no data | 0% $ 0 | |
| CEO & Director | less than a year | no data | 0.00011% $ 5.7k | |
| Independent Director | 5.8yrs | US$280.00k | 0.036% $ 1.9m | |
| Independent Director | 8yrs | US$285.00k | 0.046% $ 2.4m | |
| Independent Director | 10.5yrs | US$305.00k | 0.076% $ 3.9m | |
| Independent Director | 9.5yrs | US$295.00k | 0.068% $ 3.5m | |
| Independent Director | 10.4yrs | US$335.00k | 0.043% $ 2.2m | |
| Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$285.00k | 0.045% $ 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$280.00k | 0.049% $ 2.5m | |
| Chairman | 9.5yrs | US$445.00k | 0.14% $ 7.4m |
Experienced Board: 0A7X's board of directors are considered experienced (8.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/10/06 05:22 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Virtu Financial, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Paul Condra | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Craig Siegenthaler | BofA Global Research |
| Christopher Allen | Buckingham Research Group Inc. |