Aaron Wyatt Simons - 31 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT)

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SEC form
4
Accepted by SEC
03 Feb 2026, 19:43:00 UTC
Prior SEC filing
11 Aug 2025
Next SEC filing
05 Feb 2026
Source filing
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Reporting owner 1 detail
Reporting owner signature
Justin Waldie, as Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

Aaron Wyatt Simons filed Form 4 for Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT) on 03 Feb 2026.

Key facts

  • This page summarizes Aaron Wyatt Simons's Form 4 filing for Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT).
  • 9 reported transactions and 4 derivative rows are listed below.
  • Accepted by SEC: 03 Feb 2026, 19:43.

Change

  • Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 11 Aug 2025.
  • Current net transaction value: $0.

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  • This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
  • You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0002080456 Primary reporting owner

Simons Aaron Wyatt

Relationship
Chief Executive Officer, Director
Address
C/O VIRTU FINANCIAL, INC., 1633 BROADWAY, 41ST FL, NEW YORK
Signature
Justin Waldie, as Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date
03 Feb 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

VIRT transaction

Class A common stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares
+37,500
Change %
+40323%
Price
Shares after
37,593
Date
31 Jan 2026
Ownership
Direct
Footnotes
F1
VIRT transaction

Class A common stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares
-15,128
Change %
-40%
Price
Shares after
22,465
Date
31 Jan 2026
Ownership
Direct
Footnotes
F2
VIRT transaction

Class A common stock

Award

Transaction value
Shares
+53,125
Change %
+236%
Price
Shares after
75,590
Date
31 Jan 2026
Ownership
Direct
Footnotes
F3
VIRT transaction

Class A common stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares
-21,432
Change %
-28%
Price
Shares after
54,158
Date
31 Jan 2026
Ownership
Direct
Footnotes
F2
VIRT transaction

Class A common stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares
+11,782
Change %
+22%
Price
Shares after
65,940
Date
02 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Footnotes
F4
VIRT transaction

Class A common stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares
-4,752
Change %
-7.2%
Price
Shares after
61,188
Date
02 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Footnotes
F2

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

VIRT transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Unit

Options Exercise

Transaction value
$0
Shares
-37,500
Change %
-39%
Price
$0.000000
Shares after
57,743
Date
31 Jan 2026
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Class A common stock
Underlying amount
37,500
Exercise price
Footnotes
F1, F5
VIRT transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Unit

Award

Transaction value
$0
Shares
+53,125
Change %
+92%
Price
$0.000000
Shares after
110,868
Date
31 Jan 2026
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Class A common stock
Underlying amount
53,125
Exercise price
Footnotes
F6, F7
VIRT transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Unit

Options Exercise

Transaction value
$0
Shares
-11,782
Change %
-11%
Price
$0.000000
Shares after
99,086
Date
02 Feb 2026
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Class A common stock
Underlying amount
11,782
Exercise price
Footnotes
F8, F9
VIRT holding Derivative

Non-voting common interest units of Virtu Financial LLC

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after
520,184
Date
31 Jan 2026
Ownership
See footnote
Underlying class
Class A common stock
Underlying amount
520,184
Exercise price
Footnotes
F10, F11
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 11 footnotes

Footnote F1

37,500 RSUs were earned as a result of the Issuer's achievement of associated performance objective for 2024 and vested and settled in shares of Class A common stock on January 31, 2026. The RSUs were granted under the Issuer's Second Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Issuer and Mr. Aaron Simons.

Footnote F2

Shares of Class A common stock withheld for tax by the Issuer in accordance with the Issuer's Second Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan.

Footnote F3

53,125 shares of Class A common stock were earned as a result of the Issuer's achievement of associated performance objective for 2025 vested on January 31, 2026. The shares are granted under the Issuer's Second Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Issuer and Mr. Aaron Simons.

Footnote F4

Shares of Class A common stock issued in settlement of vested shares granted under the Issuer's Second Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan.

Footnote F5

The RSUs vested on January 31, 2026.

Footnote F6

53,125 RSUs were earned as a result of the Issuer's achievement of associated performance objective for 2025. The RSUs were granted under the Issuer's Second Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan and pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Issuer and Mr. Aaron Simons.

Footnote F7

The RSUs vest January 31, 2027.

Footnote F8

Each RSU is granted under the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan and represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock of the Issuer.

Footnote F9

The RSUs vested February 2, 2026.

Footnote F10

Pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, effective as of April 15, 2015, by and among the Issuer, Virtu Financial LLC and the equityholders of Virtu Financial LLC (the "Exchange Agreement"), Virtu Financial Units, together with a corresponding number of shares of Class C Common Stock, may be exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock, which have one vote per share and economic rights (including rights to dividends and distributions upon liquidation), on a one-for-one basis at the discretion of the holder. The exchange rights under the Exchange Agreement do not expire.

Footnote F11

By Virtu Employee Holdco LLC, a holding vehicle through which employees and directors of the Issuer hold vested and unvested Virtu Financial Units and shares of Class C Common Stock. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership in such Virtu Financial Units and shares held by Virtu Employee Holdco LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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