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MarketAxess Holdings Inc. reports on its electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, where institutional investors and broker-dealers trade across credit and rates products. Company updates commonly cover commission revenue, trading volume, average daily volume, variable transaction fees per million, and market-share data across U.S. high-grade, U.S. high-yield, emerging markets, eurobonds and portfolio trading activity.
MarketAxess news also includes developments in its Open Trading marketplace, automated and algorithmic trading tools, data and index products, post-trade services and technology integrations. Recurring announcements address partnerships that expand fixed-income workflow connectivity, access to institutional liquidity, primary issuance data, management changes, dividends, share repurchases and broader capital-allocation actions.
MarketAxess Holdings (Nasdaq: MKTX) has launched Axess All Prints, enhancing its real-time transacted price service for fixed-income instruments in the UK and EU. This service builds on the original Axess All launched in 2015, now offering real-time pricing on over 15,000 executed trades across 4,250 unique instruments. The upgrade aims to improve transparency and execution quality for trading desks by providing more accurate and timely market data.
MarketAxess reported a total trading volume of $716.8 billion for February 2022, marking a 17% increase from February 2021. This growth was driven by a remarkable 29% surge in U.S. Treasury volume to $495.4 billion. Notably, the trading volume in U.S. credit decreased 2% year-over-year, despite a 19.9% market share in high-grade credit. Meanwhile, Eurobond volume increased by 9%, and municipal bond trading soared by 210%. Active client expansion contributed to these positive trends, although estimated market volumes showed declines in certain segments.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX) announced that Rick McVey, CEO, and Chris Gerosa, CFO, will participate in the 43rd Annual Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference on March 7, 2022, at 1:05 p.m. EST. Investors can access a live webcast and replay via the Investor Relations homepage. MarketAxess operates a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, serving nearly 1,900 firms globally. The company's technology enhances trading efficiency and liquidity, making it a preferred platform in the credit markets.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX) reported a significant trading volume of $715.7 billion for January 2022, marking a 24% increase year-over-year. Highlights include a robust rebound in U.S. credit trading and a record Emerging Market ADV of $3.1 billion. U.S. Treasury trading volume surged by 40% from the previous year, with a notable increase in the Rates active client base. Despite challenges in the high-grade and high-yield markets, which saw declines in market volume, the overall performance indicates promising trends in the fixed-income sector.
MarketAxess Holdings (Nasdaq: MKTX) has announced that Nash Panchal, formerly of Goldman Sachs, will succeed Nick Themelis as Chief Information Officer, effective March 2022. Themelis, after 16 years with the company, will retire on February 28, 2022, but will assist in the transition until the end of the year. Panchal previously served as Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Technology at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. His appointment comes as MarketAxess continues to innovate in the electronic trading sector, enhancing its technology and client services.
MarketAxess Holdings announced a 6% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.70 per share, up from $0.66. For 2021, the company reported record revenues of $699.0 million, a 1.4% increase year-over-year, and a net income of $257.9 million, translating to a diluted EPS of $6.77, down 14%. Operating income decreased by 10% to $337.2 million. The company also approved a $150 million share repurchase program. The effective tax rate for 2021 was 22.8%. MarketAxess plans increased expenses for 2022 ranging from $385 million to $415 million.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX) will announce its 2021 fourth quarter and full year results on January 26, 2022, before market opening. Executives Richard M. McVey, Chris Concannon, and Chris Gerosa will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EST to discuss the financial outcomes and outlook. Access the call by dialing 855-425-4206 (U.S.) or 484-756-4249 (international). A live audio Webcast will also be available on the company’s website. A replay will be accessible for one week following the announcement using conference ID: 2650986.
MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) reported December 2021 trading volume of $538.1 billion, with $183.6 billion in credit and $354.5 billion in rates. The preliminary variable transaction fees per million for Q4 were $165 for U.S. high-grade and $192 for other credit. Market share insights revealed a peak U.S. high-grade share of 23.6%, despite a 12% year-over-year volume decline. U.S. Treasury bond volume surged 32% year-over-year, while municipal bonds rose 17%. Portfolio trading volume also increased to $13.1 billion.
Flow Traders has announced its commitment to become a name-disclosed liquidity provider for U.S. high yield corporate bonds, Euro-denominated investment grade and high yield bonds, and emerging market sovereign bonds via the MarketAxess platform. This move follows years of providing anonymous liquidity and aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in trading. The collaboration will also see Flow Traders contribute streaming prices for U.S. high yield corporate bonds on the MarketAxess Live Markets order book, which has processed over $2 trillion in trades in 2021.
MarketAxess Holdings reported impressive trading volume for November 2021, reaching $653.4 billion, with $212.4 billion in credit and $440.9 billion in rates. Key highlights include an increase in U.S. high-grade market share to 20.9%, record portfolio trading volume at $10.3 billion, and a significant 55% year-over-year increase in U.S. Treasury bond volume. Emerging markets trading rose 14% year-over-year, while Eurobond market share increased to 13.3%.