NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Virtu Financial Inc. (VIRT) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $150.9 million.

The New York-based company said it had net income of $1.63 per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses and stock option expense, came to $1.82 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.68 per share.

The high-speed trading company posted revenue of $1.19 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $717.9 million, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $662 million.

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