Virtu Financial, Inc.VIRT
Virtu Financial, Inc. Debt Disclosure
Borrowings
Short-term Borrowings, net
The following summarizes the Company’s short-term borrowing balances outstanding, net of related debt issuance costs, with each described in further detail below.
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Borrowing Outstanding | Deferred Debt Issuance Cost | Short-term Borrowings, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Broker-dealer credit facilities | $ | 10,000 | $ | — | $ | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Short-term bank loans | 2,382 | — | 2,382 | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | 12,382 | $ | — | $ | 12,382 | |||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Borrowing Outstanding | Deferred Debt Issuance Cost | Short-term Borrowings, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Broker-dealer credit facilities | $ | 10,000 | $ | — | $ | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Short-term bank loans | 28,541 | — | 28,541 | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | 38,541 | $ | — | $ | 38,541 | |||||||||||||||
Broker-Dealer Credit Facilities
The Company is a party to two secured credit facilities with a financial institution to finance overnight securities positions purchased as part of its ordinary course U.S. broker-dealer market making activities. One of the facilities (the “Uncommitted Facility”) is provided on an uncommitted basis with an aggregate borrowing limit of $400 million, and is collateralized by VAL’s trading and deposit account maintained at the financial institution. The second credit facility (the “Committed Facility”) with the same financial institution has a borrowing limit of $650 million. The Committed Facility consists of two borrowing bases: Borrowing Base A Loan is to be used to finance the purchase and settlement of securities; Borrowing Base B Loan is to be used to fund margin deposit with the National Securities Clearing Corporation. Borrowing Base A Loans are available up to $650 million and bear interest at the adjusted Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or base rate plus 1.25% per annum. Borrowing Base B Loans are subject to a sublimit of $300 million, which was amended to $350 million in February 2025, and bear interest at the adjusted SOFR or base rate plus 2.50% per annum. A commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the average daily unused portion of this facility is payable quarterly in arrears.
Virtu Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. is a party to a revolving credit facility with a financial institution (the “Overdraft Facility”) to provide a source of short-term financing. The facility has an aggregate borrowing limit of $10 million, and bears interest at the adjusted SOFR or base rate plus 3.5% per annum.
The following summarizes the Company’s broker-dealer credit facilities’ carrying values, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, where applicable. These balances are included within Short-term borrowings on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
| At December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Interest Rate | Financing Available | Borrowing Outstanding | Deferred Debt Issuance Cost | Outstanding Borrowings, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broker-dealer credit facilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uncommitted facility | 4.81% | $ | 400,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Committed facility (1) | 5.09% | 650,000 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overdraft facility | 7.37% | 10,000 | 10,000 | — | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 1,060,000 | $ | 10,000 | $ | — | $ | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) $2.5 million of deferred debt issuance costs are included within Other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Interest rate for Borrowing Base A Loan and Borrowing Base B Loan under the Committed Facility was 5.09% and 6.58%, respectively. There was no balance outstanding under Borrowing Base B Loan as of December 31, 2025. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Interest Rate | Financing Available | Borrowing Outstanding | Deferred Debt Issuance Cost | Outstanding Borrowings, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broker-dealer credit facilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uncommitted facility (1) | 5.50% | $ | 400,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Committed facility (2) | 5.75% | 650,000 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overdraft facility | 7.99% | 10,000 | 10,000 | — | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 1,060,000 | $ | 10,000 | $ | — | $ | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) $0.3 million of deferred debt issuance costs are included within Other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Interest rate for Borrowing Base A Loan and Borrowing Base B Loan under the Committed Facility was 5.75% and 7.00%, respectively. There was no balance outstanding under Borrowing Base B Loan as of December 31, 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following summarizes interest expense for the broker-dealer facilities. Interest expense is included within Interest and dividends expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Broker-dealer credit facilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Uncommitted facility | $ | 4,399 | $ | 3,823 | $ | 5,431 | ||||||||||||||
| Committed facility | 3,357 | 3,614 | 533 | |||||||||||||||||
| Overdraft facility | 671 | 472 | 274 | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | 8,427 | $ | 7,909 | $ | 6,238 | |||||||||||||||
Short-Term Bank Loans
The Company’s international securities clearance and settlement activities are funded with operating cash or with short-term bank loans in the form of overdraft facilities. At December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were $2.4 million and $28.5 million, respectively, of short-term bank loans associated with international settlement activities outstanding under these facilities, at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 1.3% and 5.0%, respectively. Outstanding short-term bank loan balances are included within Short-term borrowings on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
In November 2024, Virtu Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. entered into an agreement with a financial institution for a short-term bank loan with a total capacity of $50.0 million. At December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there was no balance outstanding under this short-term bank loan.
Prime Brokerage Credit Facilities
The Company maintains short-term credit facilities with various prime brokers and other financial institutions from which it receives execution or clearing services. The proceeds of these facilities are used to meet margin requirements associated with the products traded by the Company in the ordinary course, and amounts borrowed are collateralized by the Company’s trading accounts with the applicable financial institution.
| At December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Financing Available | Borrowing Outstanding | |||||||||||||||||
| Prime Brokerage Credit Facilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime brokerage credit facilities (1) | 5.71% | $ | 645,622 | $ | 203,816 | |||||||||||||||
| $ | 645,622 | $ | 203,816 | |||||||||||||||||
| At December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Financing Available | Borrowing Outstanding | |||||||||||||||||
| Prime Brokerage Credit Facilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime brokerage credit facilities (1) | 6.69% | $ | 623,168 | $ | 122,953 | |||||||||||||||
| $ | 623,168 | $ | 122,953 | |||||||||||||||||
(1) Outstanding borrowings are included with Receivables from/Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations within the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Interest expense in relation to the facilities was $10.3 million, $9.7 million, and $13.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Long-Term Borrowings
The following summarizes the Company’s long-term borrowings, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, where applicable:
| At December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Maturity Date | Interest Rate | Outstanding Principal | Discount | Deferred Debt Issuance Cost | Outstanding Borrowings, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term borrowings: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Lien Term B-2 Loan Facility | June 2031 | 6.22% | $ | 1,545,000 | $ | (2,432) | $ | (18,102) | $ | 1,524,466 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior Secured First Lien Notes | June 2031 | 7.50% | 500,000 | — | (7,337) | 492,663 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SBI bonds | January 2029 | 5.00% | 22,334 | — | — | 22,334 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 2,067,334 | $ | (2,432) | $ | (25,439) | $ | 2,039,463 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Maturity Date | Interest Rate | Outstanding Principal | Discount | Deferred Debt Issuance Cost | Outstanding Borrowings, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term borrowings: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Lien Term B-1 Loan Facility | June 2031 | 7.11% | $ | 1,245,000 | $ | (2,876) | $ | (15,242) | $ | 1,226,882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior Secured First Lien Notes | June 2031 | 7.50% | 500,000 | — | (8,680) | 491,320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SBI bonds | January 2026 | 5.00% | 22,265 | — | — | 22,265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 1,767,265 | $ | (2,876) | $ | (23,922) | $ | 1,740,467 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit Agreement
On January 13, 2022 (the “Credit Agreement Closing Date”), Virtu Financial, VFH Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of Virtu Financial (“VFH”), entered into a credit agreement with the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, RBC Capital Markets, Barclays Bank plc, Jefferies Finance LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp., and CIBC World Markets Corp., as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners (the “Original Credit Agreement”). The Original Credit Agreement provides (i) a senior secured first lien term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $1,800.0 million, drawn in its entirety on the Credit Agreement Closing Date, the proceeds of which were used by VFH to repay all amounts outstanding under the previous credit agreement entered into in relation to the ITG Acquisition, to pay fees and expenses in connection therewith, to fund share repurchases under the Company’s repurchase program, and for general corporate purposes, and (ii) a $250.0 million senior secured first lien revolving facility to VFH, with a $20.0 million letter of credit subfacility and a $20.0 million swingline subfacility.
The term loan borrowings and revolver borrowings under the Original Credit Agreement bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the Company’s election, either (i) the greatest of (a) the prime rate in effect, (b) the greater of (1) the federal funds effective rate and (2) the overnight bank funding rate, in each case plus 0.50%, (c) an adjusted term SOFR rate with an interest period of one month plus 1.00% and (d)(1) in the case of term loan borrowings, 1.50% and (2) in the case of revolver borrowings, 1.00%, plus, (x) in the case of term loan borrowings, 2.00% and (y) in the case of revolver borrowings, 1.50%, or (ii) the greater of (a) an adjusted term SOFR rate for the interest period in effect and (b) (1) in the case of term loan borrowings, 0.50% and (2) in the case of revolver borrowings, 0.00%, plus, (x) in the case of term loan borrowings, 3.00% and (y) in the case of revolver borrowings, 2.50%. In addition, a commitment fee accrues at a rate of 0.50% per annum on the average daily unused amount of the revolving facility, with step-downs to 0.375% and 0.25% per annum based on VFH’s first lien leverage ratio, and is payable quarterly in arrears.
The term loans amortize in annual installments equal to 1.0% of the original aggregate principal amount of the term loans and the Company repaid $18.0 million on January 13, 2023. On December 12, 2023, the Company made a voluntary prepayment of $55.0 million, and the payment is applied toward subsequent annual amortization installments.
In January 2022, in order to align the swap agreements with the Original Credit Agreement, the Company amended its existing five-year $525.0 million floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreement and five-year $1,000.0 million floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreement to align the floating rate term of such swap agreements to SOFR. These two interest rate swaps met the criteria to be considered and were designated as qualifying cash flow hedges under ASC 815, and they effectively fixed
interest payment obligations on $525.0 million and $1,000.0 million of principal under the first lien term loan facility in relation to the Original Credit Agreement at rates of 4.5% and 4.6% through September 2024 and January 2025, respectively.
In December 2023, the Company terminated the two interest rate swap arrangements and received $55.8 million in proceeds from the counterparty. The Company therefore dedesignated those cash flow hedges under ASC 815, and the amounts in AOCI related to the terminated swaps are amortized through interest expense. The Company simultaneously entered into a two-year $1,525.0 million floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreement with the same counterparty (the “December 2023 Swap”). The December 2023 Swap met the criteria to be considered and was designated as a qualifying cash flow hedge under ASC 815 as of December 2023, and it effectively fixed interest payment obligations on $1,525.0 million of principal under the first lien term loan facility at a rate of 7.5% through November 2025, based on the interest rates set forth in the Original Credit Agreement.
On June 21, 2024 (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”), the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Original Credit Agreement (the “First Amended Credit Agreement”) and completed the issuance of the Notes (as defined below). Pursuant to the First Amended Credit Agreement, $1,245.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured First Lien Term B-1 Loans due 2031 (the “Term B-1 Loans”) were issued, the proceeds of which were used, along with the proceeds of the Notes, to repay in full all term loans previously outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement. Additionally, the First Amended Credit Agreement provides an increase in its senior secured first lien revolving credit facility from $250.0 million to $300.0 million and an extension of the maturity thereof to three years after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
The Term B-1 Loans bear interest, at the Company’s election, at either (i) the greatest of (a) the prime rate in effect, (b) the greater of (1) the federal funds effective rate and (2) the overnight bank funding rate, in each case plus 0.50%, (c) term SOFR for a borrowing with an interest period of one month plus 1.00% and (d) 1.00%, plus, in each case, 1.75%, or (ii) the greater of (x) term SOFR for the interest period in effect and (y) 0%, plus, in each case, 2.75%. The Term B-1 Loans will mature on the seventh anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and amortize in annual installments equal to 1.0% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term B-1 Loans. The Term B-1 Loans are also subject to contingent principal payments based on excess cash flow and certain other triggering events.
In connection with its entry into the First Amended Credit Agreement and the associated reduction in term loan balance, the Company partially terminated the December 2023 Swap, reducing the notional amount thereof from $1,525.0 million to $1,075.0 million and received $2.0 million in proceeds from the counterparty. The cash flow hedge was proportionally dedesignated under ASC 815 as of June 21, 2024. As a result of the partial dedesignation, we recognized a gain of $5.7 million in Other Income. The remaining interest rate swap effectively fixed interest payment obligations on the $1,075.0 million of principal of the Term B-1 Loans at a rate of 7.17% through November 2025, based on the interest rates set forth in the First Amended Credit Agreement.
On February 19, 2025 (the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date”), the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 to the First Amended Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 2”). Amendment No. 2 amended the First Amended Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) to, among other things, effect a repricing of the $1,245.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Term B-1 Loans by establishing a new refinancing tranche of $1,245.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured First Lien Term B-2 Loans (the “Original Term B-2 Loans”), the proceeds of which were used to repay in full the Term B-1 Loans on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.
On September 23, 2025 (the “Amendment No. 3 Effective Date”), the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 to the First Amended Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 3”). Amendment No. 3 amended the Credit Agreement to effect the issuance of incremental Senior Secured First Lien Term B-2 Loans in the amount of $300.0 million, the proceeds of which were used for general corporate purposes, for a total Term B-2 Loan balance of $1,545.0 million (collectively, the “Term B-2 Loans”).
The Term B-2 Loans bear interest, at the Company’s election, at either (i) the greatest of (a) the prime rate in effect, (b) the greater of (1) the federal funds effective rate and (2) the overnight bank funding rate, in each case plus 0.50%, (c) term SOFR for a borrowing with an interest period of one month plus 1.0% and (d) 1.0%, plus, in each case, 1.50%, or (ii) the greater of (x) term SOFR for the interest period in effect and (y) 0%, plus, in each case, 2.50%. The Term B-2 Loans will mature on June 21, 2031 and amortize in annual installments equal to 1.0% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term B-2 Loans due on each anniversary of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date. The Term B-2 Loans are also subject to contingent principal payments based on excess cash flow and certain other triggering events.
The interest rate swap effectively fixed interest payment obligations on $1,075.0 million of principal of the Term B-2 Loans at a rate of 6.92% through November 2025, based on the interest rates set forth in the Credit Agreement. The cash flow hedge was discontinued upon the termination of the interest rate swap in November 2025.
The revolving facility under the Credit Agreement is subject to a springing net first lien leverage ratio test which may spring into effect as of the last day of a fiscal quarter if usage of the aggregate revolving commitments exceeds a specified level as of such date. VFH is also subject to contingent principal prepayments based on excess cash flow and certain other triggering events. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by Virtu Financial and VFH’s material non-regulated domestic restricted subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of VFH and the guarantors, in each case, subject to certain exceptions.
The Credit Agreement contains certain customary covenants and events of default, including relating to a change of control. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the lenders under the Credit Agreement will be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement and all actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor in respect of the collateral securing the obligations under the Credit Agreement.
As of December 31, 2025, $1,545.0 million was outstanding under the current term loans, and there were no amounts outstanding under the first lien revolving facility.
Senior Secured First Lien Notes
On June 21, 2024, VFH and Valor Co-Issuer, Inc., a subsidiary of Virtu Financial, (the “Co-Issuer”) completed the offering of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.50% senior secured first lien notes due 2031 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued under an Indenture, dated as of June 21, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among the VFH, the Co-Issuer, Virtu Financial and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as the trustee and collateral agent. The Notes mature on June 15, 2031. Interest on the Notes accrues at 7.50% per annum, payable every six months through maturity on each June 15 and December 15, beginning on December 15, 2024. We refer to VFH and the Co-Issuer together as, the “Issuers.”
The Notes and the related guarantees are secured by first-priority perfected liens on substantially all of the Issuers’ and guarantors’ existing and future assets, subject to certain exceptions, including all material personal property, a pledge of the
capital stock of the Issuers, the guarantors (other than Virtu Financial) and the direct subsidiaries of the Issuers and the guarantors and 100% of the non-voting capital stock and up to 65.0% of the voting capital stock of any now-owned or later acquired foreign subsidiaries that are directly owned by the Issuers or any of the guarantors, which assets also secure
obligations under the Credit Agreement on a first-priority basis.
The Indenture imposes certain limitations on our ability to (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock; (ii) pay dividends, make certain investments and make repayments on indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and make other “restricted payments”; (iii) create liens on their assets to secure debt; (iv) enter into transactions with affiliates; (v) merge, consolidate or amalgamate with another company; (vi) transfer and sell assets; and (vii) permit restrictions on the payment of dividends by Virtu Financial’s subsidiaries. The Indenture also contains customary events of default, including, among others, payment defaults related to the failure to pay principal or interest on Notes, covenant defaults, final maturity default or cross-acceleration with respect to material indebtedness and certain bankruptcy events.
Prior to June 15, 2027, we may redeem some or all of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the date of redemption, plus an applicable “make whole” premium.
Prior to June 15, 2027, we may also redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.500% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the date of redemption.
Prior to June 15, 2027, we may also, on one or more occasions, redeem during each successive twelve-month period following June 21, 2024 up to 10% of the aggregate original principal amount of notes, at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.
On or after June 15, 2027, we may redeem some or all of the Notes, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest to (but not including) the date of redemption, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on June 15 of the years indicated below:
| Period | Percentage | |||||||
| 2027 | 103.750% | |||||||
| 2028 | 101.875% | |||||||
2029 and thereafter | 100.000% | |||||||
Upon the occurrence of specified change of control events as defined in the Indenture, we must offer to repurchase the outstanding Notes at 101% of the aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but excluding) the purchase date.
SBI Bonds
On July 25, 2016, VFH issued Japanese Yen Bonds (collectively the “SBI Bonds”) in the aggregate principal amount of ¥3.5 billion ($33.1 million at issuance date) to SBI Life Insurance Co., Ltd. and SBI Insurance Co., Ltd. The proceeds from the SBI Bonds were used to partially fund the investment in Japannext Co., Ltd. (as described in Note 10 “Financial Assets and Liabilities”). The SBI Bonds are guaranteed by Virtu Financial. The SBI Bonds are subject to fluctuations on the Japanese Yen currency rates relative to the Company’s reporting currency (U.S. Dollar) with the changes reflected in Other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. In December 2022, the maturity of the SBI Bonds was extended to 2026, and in December 2025, the maturity of the SBI Bonds was extended to 2029. The principal balance was ¥3.5 billion ($22.3 million) as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The Company had a loss of $0.1 million, a gain of $2.6 million, and a gain of $1.9 million during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively, due to changes in foreign currency rates.
As of December 31, 2025, aggregate future required minimum principal payments based on the terms of the long-term borrowings were as follows:
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| 2026 | $ | 15,450 | ||||||
| 2027 | 15,450 | |||||||
| 2028 | 15,450 | |||||||
| 2029 | 37,784 | |||||||
| 2030 | 15,450 | |||||||
| Thereafter | 1,967,750 | |||||||
| Total principal of long-term borrowings | $ | 2,067,334 | ||||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 20, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 17, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| 2019 | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Mar 1, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Mar 14, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Mar 25, 2016 | |
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