Integration links IMTC's platform with MarketAxess' global electronic trading network to help institutions trade more efficiently and improve execution quality.

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- IMTC, the fixed income technology platform trusted by buy‑side portfolio managers, today announced an integration with MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), a leading institutional electronic trading platform for global fixed income markets, to enhance liquidity opportunities for market participants.

The integration will allow MarketAxess liquidity to be accessible from IMTC's portfolio and order management workflows. Directly from IMTC's platform, mutual clients can now route orders to MarketAxess and tap into its differentiated liquidity across credit products, all while maintaining rigorous compliance and operational control.

The relationship is designed to:

• Bring MarketAxess' electronic marketplace and liquidity closer to the point of portfolio decision‑making, directly within IMTC's portfolio construction and optimization workflows.
• Support portfolio managers in scaling custom fixed income portfolios, model‑driven strategies and SMAs by linking IMTC's optimization outputs with MarketAxess' electronic trading protocols and diverse liquidity pools.
• Help mutual clients improve execution quality, reduce transaction costs, and streamline end‑to‑end trade workflows from idea generation and portfolio construction through execution and reporting.

FROM MARKETAXESS HEAD OF PRODUCTS, AMERICAS, SPENCER LEE:

"MarketAxess continues to expand the reach of our global network and bring more differentiated liquidity and data to institutional investors. By integrating with IMTC's portfolio and order management technology, we are embedding that liquidity directly into the investment workflow, making it easier for our mutual clients to discover opportunities, execute with confidence, and achieve better outcomes across fixed-income markets."

FROM IMTC CEO RUSSELL FELDMAN:

"As firms look to scale fixed income management, PMs need optimization, compliance, and execution to operate in one connected workflow. Partnering with a leader like MarketAxess allows our mutual clients to tap into a deep liquidity network while turning portfolio decisions into executable orders with greater precision, scale, and auditability."

Learn more about IMTC's fixed income platform.

ABOUT MARKETAXESS

MarketAxess (Nasdaq: MKTX) operates a leading electronic trading platform that delivers greater trading efficiency, a diversified pool of liquidity and significant cost savings to institutional investors and broker-dealers across the global fixed-income and other markets. Approximately 2,100 firms leverage MarketAxess' patented technology to efficiently trade fixed-income securities. Our automated and algorithmic trading solutions, combined with our integrated and actionable data offerings, help our clients make faster, better-informed decisions on when and how to trade on our platform. MarketAxess' award-winning Open Trading® marketplace is widely regarded as the preferred all-to-all trading solution in the global credit markets. Founded in 2000, MarketAxess connects a robust network of market participants through an advanced full trading lifecycle solution that includes automated trading solutions, intelligent data and index products and a range of post-trade services. Learn more at www.marketaxess.com.

ABOUT IMTC

IMTC is the fixed income technology leader trusted by portfolio managers, providing end-to-end portfolio and order management, compliance, and reporting on an AI-enhanced platform so firms can trade smarter, move faster, and scale with confidence. For more information, visit www.imtc.com.

For IMTC
Sara Haas
sha@imtc.com 
+1.908.672.7483

For MarketAxess
Media Relations
Marisha Mistry
+1 917 267 1232
mmistry@marketaxess.com 

Investor Relations
Hannah Hendricks
+1 212 813 6011
hhendricks@marketaxess.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements about the outlook and prospects for MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (the "Company" or "MarketAxess"), market conditions 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: global economic, political and market factors; the level of trading volume transacted on the MarketAxess platform; the rapidly evolving nature of the electronic financial services industry; 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; our ability to introduce new fee plans and our clients' response; our ability to attract clients or adapt our technology and marketing strategy to new markets; risks related to our growing international operations; our dependence on our broker-dealer clients; the loss of any of our significant institutional investor clients; 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; risks related to self-clearing; our dependence on third-party suppliers for key products and services; our ability to enter into strategic alliances and to acquire other businesses and successfully integrate them with our business; our dependence on our management team and our ability to attract and retain talent; risks related to sanctions levied against states or individuals that could expose us to operational or regulatory risks; the effects of climate change or other sustainability risks that could affect our operations or reputation; the effect of rapid market or technological changes on us and the users of our technology; issues related to the development and use of artificial intelligence; our ability to successfully maintain the integrity of our trading platform and our response to system failures, capacity constraints and business interruptions; the occurrence of design defects, errors, failures or delays with our platforms, products or services; our vulnerability to malicious cyber-attacks and attempted cybersecurity breaches; our actual or perceived failure to comply with privacy and data protection laws; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights or technology and defend against intellectual property infringement or other claims; our use of open-source software; limitations on our flexibility because we operate in a highly regulated industry; the increasing government regulation of us and our clients; our exposure to costs and penalties related to our extensive regulation; our risks of litigation and securities laws liability; our tax filing positions; our future capital needs and our ability to obtain capital when needed; limitations on our operating flexibility contained in our credit agreement; our exposure to financial institutions by holding cash in excess of federally insured limits; 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.

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