Virtu Financial is an electronic trading firm and technology-enabled market maker and liquidity provider to the global financial markets. The company generates revenue by buying and selling large volumes of securities and other financial instruments and earning small amounts of money based on the difference between what buyers are willing to pay and what sellers are willing to accept, aka "bid/ask spreads." Additionally, Virtu makes markets by providing quotations to buyers and sellers in securities and other financial instruments on unique exchanges, markets, and liquidity pools in countries around the world.