Summary
MarketAxess Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an electronic trading platform for institutional investor and broker-dealer companies worldwide. It offers the access to liquidity in the U.S. investment-grade bonds, U.S. high-yield bonds, and U.S. Treasuries, as well as municipal bonds, emerging market debts, Eurobonds, and other fixed income securities. The company, through its Open Trading protocols, executes bond trades between and among institutional investor and broker-dealer clients in an all-to-all anonymous trading environment for corporate bonds. It also offers trading-related products and services, including composite+ pricing and other market data products to assist clients with trading decisions; auto-execution and other execution services for clients requiring specialized workflow solutions; connectivity solutions that facilitate straight-through processing; and technology services to optimize trading environments. In addition, the company provides various pre-and post-trade services, such as trade matching, trade publication, regulatory transaction reporting, and market and reference data across a range of fixed-income and other products. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
History
MarketAxess was founded in 2000 with a mission of engineering the bond markets of tomorrow. From its start as a small team of software developers, the company grew rapidly. By 2003, MarketAxess introduced anonymous multi-dealer request-for-quote (RFQ) trading, transforming the trading of corporate bonds in the same way that online trading changed the stock markets. MarketAxess since evolved and grew to be the global leader in electronic corporate bond trading.
Mission
We are committed to providing institutional investors with a leading electronic trading platform that is secure, efficient, cost-effective and intuitive.
Vision
We aim to revolutionize the fixed-income market by creating smoother, more liquid, and more efficient markets.
Key Team
Mr. Kevin M. McPherson (Global Head of Sales)
Mr. Nicholas Themelis (Advisor)
Mr. Michael Baker (Chief Technology Officer)
Mr. Naineshkumar Shantilal Panchal (Chief Information Officer)
Mr. Stephen C. Davidson (Head of Investor Relations)
Mr. Scott Pintoff (Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.)
Ms. Julie Sheffet (Chief HR Officer)
Recognition and Awards
MarketAxess has been repeatedly recognized as an industry leader, receiving awards such as Best Trading Platform Technology and Best Technology Provider for Trading & Connectivity at the FOW Trading Awards for the past four years.
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