Net Capital Requirement (Details)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Net Capital Requirement
Cash balance under Proprietary Accounts for Introducing Brokers agreements	$ 2,500,000
Canadian Operations
Net Capital Requirement
Net Capital	24,879,000
Excess Net Capital	24,519,000
Ireland
Net Capital Requirement
Net Capital	60,375,000
Excess Net Capital	39,481,000
U.K.
Net Capital Requirement
Net Capital	3,292,000
Excess Net Capital	2,502,000
Australia
Net Capital Requirement
Net Capital	11,276,000
Excess Net Capital	8,470,000
Hong Kong
Net Capital Requirement
Net Capital	27,205,000
Excess Net Capital	21,296,000
Singapore
Net Capital Requirement
Net Capital	603,000
Excess Net Capital	427,000
ITG Inc.
Net Capital Requirement
Minimum net capital under the alternative method	$ 1,000,000
Net capital percentage of debit balances arising from customer transactions	2.00%
Cash balance in Special Reserve Bank Accounts for the benefit of customers under the Customer Protection Rule	$ 7,300,000
ITG Inc. | U.S. Operations
Net Capital Requirement
Net Capital	91,360,000
Excess Net Capital	$ 90,360,000
Alter Net
Net Capital Requirement
Net capital percentage of aggregate indebtedness	6.66%
Minimum net capital under the basic method	$ 100,000
Alter Net | U.S. Operations
Net Capital Requirement
Net Capital	4,747,000
Excess Net Capital	4,589,000
ITG Derivatives
Net Capital Requirement
Minimum net capital under the basic method	1,000,000
ITG Derivatives | U.S. Operations
Net Capital Requirement
Net Capital	1,950,000
Excess Net Capital	$ 950,000