Full-Time
Posted on 9/24/2025
Global fixed-income electronic trading platform
$65k - $90k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
New York, NY, USA
In Person
MarketAxess provides an institutional electronic trading platform for fixed-income products, helping asset managers and broker-dealers access liquidity, improve execution quality, and reduce trading costs. Its Open Trading marketplace creates a global, all-to-all liquidity pool that connects a network of over 2,000 firms, enabling direct electronic bond trading through patented technology. The company also offers automated trading solutions, market data products, and pre- and post-trade services built on its data and analytics. Unlike many competitors, MarketAxess centralizes liquidity across diverse credit instruments via a single venue and a broad institutional network, combining trading, data, and automation in one ecosystem. Its goal is to expand reliable liquidity and efficient execution in global fixed-income markets for institutional clients, while generating revenue from transaction fees, data services, and technology solutions.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2000
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401(k) Company Match
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MarketAxess Holdings, a leading electronic marketplace for fixed-income trading, has seen its shares decline 3.6% year to date, though outperforming the broader industry's 11.1% drop. The New York-based company has a market capitalisation of $6.2 billion. The Zacks Consensus Estimate projects 2026 earnings of $8.12 per share, representing a 9.9% year-over-year increase, with revenues expected to reach $909.1 million. MarketAxess has beaten earnings estimates in each of the past four quarters. The company is benefiting from rising trading volumes, particularly in treasury and credit markets, and its All-to-All Open Trading platform. Strategic acquisitions of Xtrakter and Pragma, along with partnerships with BlackRock and S&P Dow Jones Indices, are expanding its capabilities. MarketAxess ended 2025 with $519.7 million in cash.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc., an electronic trading platform operator, reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results with revenue of $209 million, up 3% year-over-year but below consensus. Earnings per share of $1.69 beat estimates by 3%, though adjusted operating margins declined to 36.8% due to investments in technology and AI. Transaction volumes were uneven, with credit and rates average daily volumes declining 8% and 17% respectively. However, automated block trading surged 125% among top clients, and US high-yield portfolio trading volumes rose 126% in January 2026. Management targets 8-9% revenue growth over three years with margin expansion of approximately 100 basis points, driven by increased electronic penetration and AI integration. The company's stock has declined roughly 32% since November 2024 coverage.
MarketAxess appoints William Quan as Chief Technology Officer. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) today announced that William Quan will join MarketAxess as Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Mr. Quan will lead the company's global Technology organization with a mandate to advance innovation, support ongoing technology modernization, and strengthen execution across the enterprise. He will focus on building modern, resilient, and scalable platforms, setting high engineering standards and implementing AI and advanced data capabilities across MarketAxess. "William brings deep technical expertise and a strong execution mindset that will help us accelerate platform modernization and more deeply embed AI and advanced analytics across our products and workflows," said Dean Berry, Chief Operating Officer of MarketAxess. "His leadership will be instrumental as we continue to build intelligent, product-led solutions that enable our clients to trade more efficiently and confidently in increasingly complex markets." Mr. Quan brings more than two decades of global experience leading technology, AI, and digital transformation across financial services and platform businesses. Most recently, he served as Chief Technology Officer of Fleete Group, a Macquarie Asset Management portfolio company, where he led the development of an AI-enabled SaaS platform and a global engineering organization. Previously, he held senior technology leadership roles at Amazon Web Services, advising global financial institutions on cloud-native and AI-driven platforms. Prior to that, he spent over a decade at J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank leading electronic trading, AI, and digital platform initiatives across global markets. "I am delighted to be joining MarketAxess and partnering with customers across the dealer and investor community," said William Quan. "As fixed-income markets continue to expand across electronic trading and distribution channels, there is a compelling opportunity to advance product-led innovation supported by leading technology capabilities. This focus will drive the delivery of efficient, high-quality customer solutions across pricing, execution, and intelligent workflows enhanced by AI and advanced data analytics." As Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Quan will join the Company's Executive Committee and report directly to Dean Berry.
MarketAxess Holdings has appointed William Quan as chief technology officer, tasking him with leading global technology operations and advancing AI capabilities across the electronic fixed-income trading platform. Quan will focus on building modern, scalable platforms and implementing advanced data capabilities. Quan brings over 20 years of experience in financial services technology. Most recently, he served as CTO of Fleete Group, a Macquarie Asset Management portfolio company, where he developed an AI-enabled SaaS platform. He previously held senior technology roles at Amazon Web Services, J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank, leading electronic trading and AI initiatives. As CTO, Quan will join MarketAxess' executive committee and report to chief operating officer Dean Berry. He will concentrate on delivering AI-enhanced solutions for pricing, execution and intelligent workflows.
MarketAxess appoints Quan. 25 February 2026 UK Reporter: Hansa Tote Image: Sahnaj/stock.adobe.com MarketAxess Holdings has appointed William Quan as chief technology officer. Reporting to Dean Berry, chief operating officer at MarketAxess, Quan will lead the company's global technology organisation with a mandate to advance innovation, support ongoing technology modernisation, and strengthen execution across the firm. His focus will be on building modern, resilient, and scalable platforms, setting high engineering standards and implementing AI and advanced data capabilities across MarketAxess. Berry states: "William brings deep technical expertise and a strong execution mindset that will help Assetservicingtimes accelerate platform modernisation and more deeply embed AI and advanced analytics across its products and workflows. "His leadership will be instrumental as we continue to build intelligent, product-led solutions that enable our clients to trade more efficiently and confidently in increasingly complex markets." Quan brings more than two decades of global experience leading technology, AI, and digital transformation across financial services and platform businesses, most recently serving as chief technology officer of Fleete Group, a Macquarie Asset Management portfolio company, where he led the development of an AI-enabled SaaS platform and a global engineering organisation. Previously, he held senior technology leadership roles at Amazon Web Services, advising global financial institutions on cloud-native and AI-driven platforms. Prior to that, he spent over a decade at J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank leading electronic trading, AI, and digital platform initiatives across global markets. Quan comments: "As fixed income markets continue to expand across electronic trading and distribution channels, there is a compelling opportunity to advance product?led innovation supported by leading technology capabilities. "This focus will drive the delivery of efficient, high?quality customer solutions across pricing, execution, and intelligent workflows enhanced by AI and advanced data analytics." Previous people moves article Next people moves article NO FEE, NO RISK 100% ON RETURNS If you invest in only one asset servicing news source this year, make sure it is your free subscription to Asset Servicing Times