Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) reported quarterly earnings of $0.61 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.59 by 3.39 percent. This is a 12.86 percent decrease over earnings of $0.70 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $561.04 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $328.27 million by 70.91 percent. This is a 3.07 percent increase over sales of $544.34 million the same period last year.
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