MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, and the provider of market data and post-trade services for the global fixed-income markets, today announced monthly trading volume for June 2020 of $578.5 billion consisting of $266.5 billion in credit volume and $312.0 billion in rates volume.

Records for trading volume and fully electronic estimated market share were achieved in June 2020 for the following categories:

• U.S. high-grade total monthly trading volume of $143.6 billion
• U.S. high-yield average daily trading volume of $1.8 billion and total monthly trading volume of $39.8 billion
• U.S high-yield trading volume of $4.1 billion on June 30, 2020
• Fully electronic estimated U.S. high-grade market share of FINRA TRACE trading volume of 22.8%, compared to an estimated 19.2% in June 2019
• Fully electronic estimated U.S. high-yield market share of FINRA TRACE trading volume of 16.1%, compared to an estimated 11.4% in June 2019

The Company also reported preliminary variable transaction fees per million (“FPM”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 of $181 for U.S. high-grade, $205 for other credit, $192 for total credit and $4.00 for rates. The FPM for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 are preliminary and may be revised in subsequent updates and public filings.  The Company undertakes no obligation to update any fee information in future press releases.

Reported MarketAxess volume in all product categories includes only fully electronic trading volume. MarketAxess trading volumes, TRACE reported volumes and Trax® processed volumes are available on the Company’s website at investor.marketaxess.com/volume.cfm 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements about the outlook and prospects for Company and industry growth, as well as statements about the Company’s future financial and operating performance.  These and other statements that relate to future results and events are based on MarketAxess’ current expectations.  The Company’s actual results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected or desired because of a number of risks and uncertainties, including: risks relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the possible effects of the economic conditions worldwide resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic; global economic, political and market factors; the volatility of financial services markets generally; the level of trading volume transacted on the MarketAxess platform; the absolute level and direction of interest rates and the corresponding volatility in the corporate fixed-income market; the level and intensity of competition in the fixed-income electronic trading industry and the pricing pressures that may result; the variability of our growth rate; the rapidly evolving nature of the electronic financial services industry; our ability to introduce new fee plans and our clients’ response; our exposure to risks resulting from non-performance by counterparties to transactions executed between our clients in which we act as an intermediary in matched principal trades; our dependence on our broker-dealer clients; the loss of any of our significant institutional investor clients; our ability to develop new products and offerings and the market’s acceptance of those products; the effect of rapid market or technological changes on us and the users of our technology; our ability to successfully maintain the integrity of our trading platform and our response to system failures, capacity constraints and business interruptions; our vulnerability to cyber security risks; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights or technology and defend against intellectual property infringement or other claims; our ability to enter into strategic alliances and to acquire other businesses and successfully integrate them with our business; our ability to comply with new and existing laws, rules and regulations both domestically and internationally; our ability to maintain effective compliance and risk management methods; the strain of growth initiatives on management and other resources; our future capital needs and our ability to obtain capital when needed; limitations on our operating flexibility contained in our credit agreement; and other factors.  The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  More information about these and other factors affecting MarketAxess’ business and prospects is contained in MarketAxess’ periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be accessed at www.marketaxess.com.

About MarketAxess

MarketAxess operates a leading, institutional electronic trading platform delivering expanded liquidity opportunities, improved execution quality and significant cost savings across global fixed-income markets. A global network of over 1,700 firms, including the world’s leading asset managers and institutional broker-dealers, leverages MarketAxess’ patented trading technology to efficiently trade bonds. MarketAxess’ award-winning Open Trading™ marketplace is regarded as the preferred all-to-all trading solution in the global credit markets, creating a unique liquidity pool for a broad range of credit market participants. Drawing on its deep data and analytical resources, MarketAxess provides automated trading solutions, market data products and a range of pre- and post-trade services.

MarketAxess is headquartered in New York and has offices in London, Amsterdam, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, São Paulo, Hong Kong and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.marketaxess.com.

Investor Relations Contact:

David CresciMarketAxess Holdings Inc.+1-212-813-6027

Media Relations Contacts:

Kyle WhiteMarketAxess Holdings Inc.+1-212-813-6355

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MarketAxess Holdings Inc.Monthly Volume Statistics

	Average Daily Volume									Total Trading Volume
	Jun-20			Jun-19			% Change			Jun-20			Jun-19			% Change
	($ in millions)
U.S High-Grade
Fixed Rate	$	6,296		$	4,275		47.3	%		$	138,517		$	85,490		62.0	%
Floating Rate		233			293		-20.5	%			5,132			5,850		-12.3	%
Total U.S. High-Grade		6,529			4,568		42.9	%			143,649			91,340		57.3	%
Other Credit
U.S. High-Yield		1,811			1,058		71.2	%			39,839			21,159		88.3	%
Emerging Markets		2,392			2,103		13.7	%			52,622			42,053		25.1	%
Eurobonds		1,329			1,130		17.6	%			29,232			22,606		29.3	%
Other Credit Products		52			33		57.6	%			1,136			659		72.4	%
Total Other Credit		5,584			4,324		29.1	%			122,829			86,477		42.0	%
Total Credit1		12,113			8,892		36.2	%			266,478			177,817		49.9	%
Rates
U.S. Government Bonds 2		13,969			-		n/a				307,311			-		n/a
Agencies and Other Government Bonds 1		214			252		-15.1	%			4,705			5,047		-6.8	%
Total Rates		14,183			252		NM				312,016			5,047		NM
Number of U.S. Trading Days 3		22			20
Number of U.K. Trading Days 4		22			20
NOTES:
1 Consistent with FINRA TRACE reporting standards, both sides of trades are included in the Company's reported volumes when the Company executes trades on a matched principal basis between two counterparties.
2 U.S. Government Bonds represent U.S. treasury volume traded through the MarketAxess Rates platform, formerly known as LiquidityEdge, which was acquired by the Company on November 1, 2019. Consistent with industry standards, U.S. Government Bond trades are single-counted.
3 The number of U.S. trading days is based on the SIFMA holiday recommendation calendar.
4 The number of U.K. trading days is based on the U.K. Bank holiday schedule.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.Quarterly Volume Statistics

	Average Daily Volume									Total Trading Volume
	2Q20			2Q19			% Change			2Q20			2Q19			% Change
	($ in millions)
U.S High-Grade
Fixed Rate	$	6,318		$	3,953		59.8	%		$	398,006		$	249,025		59.8	%
Floating Rate		263			259		1.4	%			16,574			16,335		1.5	%
Total U.S. High-Grade		6,581			4,212		56.2	%			414,580			265,360		56.2	%
Other Credit
U.S. High-Yield		1,670			904		84.8	%			105,241			56,926		84.9	%
Emerging Markets		2,252			1,969		14.4	%			141,899			124,024		14.4	%
Eurobonds		1,256			1,071		17.3	%			76,589			65,312		17.3	%
Other Credit Products		56			36		55.6	%			3,537			2,241		57.8	%
Total Other Credit		5,234			3,979		31.5	%			327,266			248,503		31.7	%
Total Credit1		11,815			8,191		44.2	%			741,846			513,863		44.4	%
Rates
U.S. Government Bonds 2		14,972			-		n/a				943,223			-		n/a
Agencies and Other Government Bonds 1		197			209		-5.7	%			12,371			13,174		-6.1	%
Total Rates		15,169			209		NM				955,594			13,174		NM
Number of U.S. Trading Days 3		63			63
Number of U.K. Trading Days 4		61			61
NOTES:
1 Consistent with FINRA TRACE reporting standards, both sides of trades are included in the Company's reported volumes when the Company executes trades on a matched principal basis between two counterparties.
2 U.S. Government Bonds represent U.S. treasury volume traded through the MarketAxess Rates platform, formerly known as LiquidityEdge, which was acquired by the Company on November 1, 2019. Consistent with industry standards, U.S. Government Bond trades are single-counted.
3 The number of U.S. trading days is based on the SIFMA holiday recommendation calendar.
4 The number of U.K. trading days is based on the U.K. Bank holiday schedule.