(16) Net Capital Requirement

ITG Inc., AlterNet and ITG Derivatives are subject to the SEC's Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule 15c3-1), which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital. ITG Inc. has elected to use the alternative method permitted by Rule 15c3-1, which requires that ITG Inc. maintain minimum net capital equal to the greater of $1.0 million or 2% of aggregate debit balances arising from customer transactions, as defined. AlterNet and ITG Derivatives have elected to use the basic method permitted by Rule 15c3-1, which requires that they each maintain minimum net capital equal to the greater of 62/3% of aggregate indebtedness or $100,000 and $1.0 million, respectively. Dividends or withdrawals of capital cannot be made if capital is needed to comply with regulatory requirements.

Net capital balances and the amounts in excess of required net capital at December 31, 2015 for the U.S. Operations are as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Net Capital		Excess
U.S. Operations
ITG Inc.	$	91,360	$	90,360
AlterNet		4,747		4,589
ITG Derivatives		1,950		950

As of December 31, 2015, ITG Inc. had $7.3 million of cash in Special Reserve Bank Accounts for the benefit of customers under the Customer Protection Rule pursuant to SEC Rule 15c3-3, Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements and $2.5 million under PABs.

In addition, the Company's Canadian, European and Asia Pacific Operations have subsidiaries with regulatory capital requirements. The regulatory net capital balances and amount of regulatory capital in excess of the minimum requirements applicable to each business at December 31, 2015, is summarized in the following table (dollars in thousands):

	Net Capital		Excess (Deficit)
Canadian Operations
Canada	$	24,879	$	24,519
European Operations
Ireland		60,375		39,481
U.K.		3,292		2,502
Asia Pacific Operations
Australia		11,276		8,470
Hong Kong		27,205		21,296
Singapore		603		427