Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Class A Common Stock	Class C Common Stock	Class D Common Stock	Total Virtu Financial Inc. Stockholders' Equity	Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class C Common Stock	Common Stock Class D Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	Noncontrolling Interest
Balance at beginning period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020						125,627,277	10,226,939	60,091,740
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 1,855,038				$ 1,468,540	$ 1	$ 0	$ 1	$ (88,923)	$ 1,160,567	$ 422,381	$ (25,487)	$ 386,498
Balance at beginning period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020									(3,615,097)
Increase (decrease) in stockholder's/members' equity
Share based compensation (in shares)						2,434,251
Share based compensation	55,654				55,654					55,654
Repurchase of Class C common stock (in shares)							(120,025)
Repurchase of Class C common stock	(3,455)				(3,455)					(3,455)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)						(840,229)			(14,711,766)
Treasury stock purchases	(427,453)				(427,453)				$ (405,152)		(22,301)
Stock options exercised (in shares)						528,497
Stock options exercised	10,042				10,042					10,042
Net Income	827,234				476,878						476,878		350,356
Foreign exchange translation adjustment	(12,470)				(7,673)							(7,673)	(4,797)
Warrants exercised (in shares)						3,000,000
Warrants exercised	68,940				68,940						68,940
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains (losses)	37,794				22,964							22,964	14,830
Dividends ($0.24 per share of Class A common stock and participating Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards) and distributions from Virtu Financial to noncontrolling interest	(548,017)				(115,360)						(115,360)		(432,657)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee exchanges (in shares)						747,849
Repurchase of Virtu Financial Units and corresponding number of Class C common stock in connection with employee exchanges (in shares)							(747,849)
Issuance of tax receivable agreements in connection with employee exchange	311				311					311
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021						131,497,645	9,359,065	60,091,740
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 1,863,618				1,549,388	$ 1	$ 0	$ 1	$ (494,075)	1,223,119	830,538	(10,196)	314,230
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021									(18,326,863)
Increase (decrease) in stockholder's/members' equity
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24
Share based compensation (in shares)						1,897,030
Share based compensation	$ 71,597				71,597					71,597
Repurchase of Class C common stock (in shares)							(236,069)
Repurchase of Class C common stock	(8,256)				(8,256)					(8,256)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)						(684,730)			(16,195,427)
Treasury stock purchases	(480,544)				(480,544)				$ (460,562)		(19,982)
Stock options exercised (in shares)						268,879
Stock options exercised	5,109				5,109					5,109
Net Income	468,332				265,026						265,026		203,306
Foreign exchange translation adjustment	(24,254)				(13,605)							(13,605)	(10,649)
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains (losses)	90,865				55,405							55,405	35,460
Dividends ($0.24 per share of Class A common stock and participating Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards) and distributions from Virtu Financial to noncontrolling interest	(375,284)				(103,265)						(103,265)		(272,019)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee exchanges (in shares)						92,930
Repurchase of Virtu Financial Units and corresponding number of Class C common stock in connection with employee exchanges (in shares)							(92,930)
Issuance of tax receivable agreements in connection with employee exchange	1,044				1,044					1,044
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	39,200												39,200
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		98,549,464	9,030,066	60,091,740		133,071,754	9,030,066	60,091,740
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 1,651,427				1,341,899	$ 1	$ 0	$ 1	$ (954,637)	1,292,613	972,317	31,604	309,528
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	(34,522,290)								(34,522,290)
Increase (decrease) in stockholder's/members' equity
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24
Share based compensation (in shares)						2,627,823
Share based compensation	$ 66,644				66,644					66,644
Repurchase of Class C common stock (in shares)							(235,674)
Repurchase of Class C common stock	(3,896)				(3,896)					(3,896)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)						(984,934)			(11,286,061)
Treasury stock purchases	(230,781)				(230,781)				$ (211,662)		(19,119)
Net Income	263,921				142,036						142,036		121,885
Foreign exchange translation adjustment	4,957				6,952							6,952	(1,995)
Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains (losses)	(36,993)				(21,509)							(21,509)	(15,484)
Dividends ($0.24 per share of Class A common stock and participating Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards) and distributions from Virtu Financial to noncontrolling interest	(306,136)				(94,831)						(94,831)		(211,305)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee exchanges (in shares)						186,394
Repurchase of Virtu Financial Units and corresponding number of Class C common stock in connection with employee exchanges (in shares)							(186,394)
Issuance of tax receivable agreements in connection with employee exchange	(3,787)				(3,787)					(3,787)
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023		89,092,686	8,607,998	60,091,740		134,901,037	8,607,998	60,091,740
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2023	$ 1,405,356				$ 1,202,727	$ 1	$ 0	$ 1	$ (1,166,299)	$ 1,351,574	$ 1,000,403	$ 17,047	$ 202,629
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023	(45,808,351)								(45,808,351)
Increase (decrease) in stockholder's/members' equity
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24