FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Abizaid John P. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/15/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Virtu Financial, Inc. [VIRT] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VIRTU FINANCIAL, INC., 900 THIRD AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022-1010 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class C common stock (1) (2) 7,661 I See footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-voting common interest units of Virtu Financial LLC (2)	  (2)	  (2)	Class A common stock	7,661	$ (2)	I	See footnote (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Abizaid John P. C/O VIRTU FINANCIAL, INC. 900 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022-1010	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Justin Waldie		04/16/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares of Class C common stock of the Issuer ("Class C Common Stock") have one vote per share but no economic rights (including rights to dividends and distributions upon liquidation) and are issued in an equal amount to the number of non-voting common interest units of Virtu Financial LLC ("Virtu Financial Units") held.
(2)	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 of the Issuer, 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.
(3)	By Virtu Employee Holdco LLC, a holding vehicle through which directors and employees 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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