Expanding the Client Network
2Q22 Strategic Update & Highlights'
Increase penetration in
core credit products
• Record total credit trading volume; record composite corporate bond² estimated market share of 20.2%.
• Record combined U.S. high-grade and U.S. high-yield estimated market share, of 20.9%, up from 19.1%.
• Record U.S. high-yield estimated market share of 17.3%, up from 14.3%.
• Record emerging markets (FINRA TRACE-reportable)³ estimated market share of 29.2%, up from 26.4%.
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Record Eurobonds estimated market share of 15.1%, up from 11.7%.
Record 1,935 total active clients; record 11,298 total active traders.
• Record U.S. Treasury estimated market share of 3.7%, up from 2.3%; 160 active client firms, up 19%.
Expand into new
products
• Record municipal bond trading volume and ADV of $23.0 billion and $371 million, respectively.
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Significantly expanded ETF / index strategic capabilities with launch of MKTX Investment Grade 400 Corporate Bond Index
and ETF with State Street Global Advisors, strategic collaboration with MSCI and RFQ-hub investment.
Expand trading
protocols & leverage
the Open TradingⓇ
Network
• Market conditions continue to improve-wider spreads, higher spread volatility driving increased client cost savings.4
• $238 million in estimated cost savings4 ($439 million YTD); average cost savings per million of $1,030.
• Record total Portfolio Trading volume of $22.8 billion, up from $4.1 billion in 2Q21; 96 clients executing trades in 1H22.
$3.5 billion in Live Markets credit trading volume in 1H22; 171 active client firms.
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Record trade automation (trading volume and trade count); record levels of automation in Eurobonds.
Grow our business
through geographic
diversification
• Record 982 total active international clients, up 6%.
• Record total European (561) and Asia (229) active clients, up 5% and 12%, respectively.
• Record 5,269 total active international traders, up 7%.
• Record total APAC trading volume of $34.6 billion, up 45%.
• Record emerging markets local markets trading volume of $68 billion, up 38%.
All period comparisons are 2Q22 vs. 2Q21 unless otherwise noted.
Composite corporate bond estimated market share is defined as combined estimated market share across U.S. high-grade (derived from FINRA TRACE-reported data), U.S. high-yield (derived
from FINRA TRACE-reported data), emerging markets (derived from FINRA TRACE-reportable emerging markets volume) and Eurobonds (derived from MarketAxess TRAX data which is estimated
to represent approximately 75% of the total European market) product areas.
Emerging markets estimated share is based on FINRA TRACE-reportable emerging markets volume.
Estimated liquidity taker cost savings is defined as the difference between the winning price and the best disclosed dealer cover price. Estimated liquidity provider cost savings is defined as the
difference between the winning price and then current Composite+ bid or offer level (offer if the provider is buying, bid if provider is selling) at the time of the inquiry.
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