Frequently Asked Questions
MarketAxess' corporate address is:
MarketAxess Holdings Inc
299 Park Ave., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10171
Richard M. (Rick) McVey is our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. To learn more about MarketAxess’ senior management team please see our executive profiles page.
To learn more about MarketAxess' Board of Directors, please visit our Board of Directors page.
As of September 30, 2010, MarketAxess had 223 employees.
MarketAxess was formed in April 2000, and pilot trading on our fully disclosed multi-dealer platform began in October 2000. We launched commercial trading on our electronic platform in January 2001 with eight broker-dealer clients. Since that time, our broker-dealer clients have grown to 87 market making broker-dealers globally. For more corporate background information, please see the company history page.
We have over 900 active institutional investor firms in the United States and Europe. These firms include 89 of the top 100 global holders of U.S. corporate bonds. To learn more about MarketAxess' global clients, visit our global access page.
MarketAxess has important industry partnerships with leading fixed-income Order Management System (OMS) providers to buy-side firms, intended to provide investor clients with improved straight-through processing (STP) connectivity throughout the trade cycle.
MarketAxess is only available to institutional investors. Please see our global access page for more information about our institutional investor clients.
Visit our IR page for more information on MarketAxess’ corporate governance policies and procedures.
MarketAxess’ independent auditor is PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP located in New York, New York.
Visit our careers page for more information about career opportunities at MarketAxess.
To download copies of annual reports and proxy statements, please go to the SEC Filings page. To receive a hard copy via mail, please send an e-mail to marketing@marketaxess.com. Other relevant Investor Relations related information may be found at our Investor Relations homepage.
MarketAxess made its initial public offering of its common stock on November 5, 2004, at $11 per share.
MarketAxess' common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market® under the symbol "MKTX."
MarketAxess is a member of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, a new market classification within the NASDAQ Stock Market® for companies that satisfy the highest initial financial and liquidity qualifications. In addition, MarketAxess is included in the following U.S. equity indices: NASDAQ Composite, Russell 2000 and Russell 3000.
View online versions of MarketAxess financial information:
Quarterly Earnings Releases
Annual Reports & Proxy Statements
SEC Filings (Forms 10Q or 10K)
Additional financial information may be found at our Investor Relations homepage.
MarketAxess publishes monthly press releases detailing our trading volumes. Our historical trading volume data is archived and available on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, and may be found here.
Registered shareholders should contact MarketAxess’ transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Co for any questions concerning address changes, stock transfers and lost securities.
MarketAxess’ fiscal year ends on December 31.
MarketAxess' common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "MKTX". Currently, MarketAxess does not have the ability to sell shares directly to you. You may purchase shares of MarketAxess common stock through your broker.
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MarketAxess' transfer agent is American Stock Transfer & Trust Co and can be contacted at the following address:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Co.
59 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
Phone: (800) 937-5449
Local/Internat’l: (718) 921-8124
Website:Website: www.amstock.com
Email: investors@amstock.com
If your shares are held through our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Co, you must contact them in writing. Written notification should include the shareholder's name as stated on the certificate, the new address, the tax identification number and the certificate numbers. Otherwise, contact your stockbroker.
MarketAxess Corporation is a registered broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission and MarketAxess Europe Ltd. is registered as a multilateral trading facility with the Financial Services Authority in the U.K. The regulated subsidiaries are subject to minimum net capital or financial resource requirements. View the MarketAxess Europe Ltd. Pillar 3 Disclosure statement.
Yes. The company's board of directors initiated a regular quarterly dividend in the fourth quarter of 2009.