(9) Cash

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Cash Restricted or Segregated Under Regulations and Other

Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other represents (i) a special reserve bank account for the exclusive benefit of customers (“Special Reserve Bank Account”) maintained by ITG Inc. in accordance with Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Customer Protection Rule”), or agreements for proprietary accounts of broker dealers (“PABs”), (ii) funds on deposit for Canadian and European trade clearing and settlement activity, (iii) segregated balances under a collateral account control agreement for the benefit of certain customers, and (iv) funds relating to the securitization of bank guarantees supporting the Company’s Australian and French leases.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents together with restricted cash as reported within the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition to the sum of the same such amounts shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (dollars in thousands):


	December 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	267,843	$	287,452
Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other		13,603		18,599
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	281,446	$	306,051