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- **Revenue Resilience**: $209M Q3 revenue (+1% YoY) despite U.S. credit challenges, driven by 10% growth outside U.S. credit.
- **Initiatives Accelerating**: 
  - Block trading ADV +23% YoY, portfolio trading ADV +50% YoY.
  - Mid-X dealer-initiated ADV +34% YoY, closing auction targeting $5T ETF market.
- **Strategic Investments**: 
  - $120M share buybacks, $385M free cash flow, and 3% expense growth reflect disciplined capital allocation.
- **Growth Catalysts**: 
  - Closing auction for indexation, Mid-X dealer-to-dealer expansion, and block trading modernization.
- **Risk Factors**: 
  - U.S. credit market share growth constrained by low volatility and protocol mix shifts.

**【CEO Summary Section】**
- **Revenue Performance**: Q3 revenue of $209 million, up 1% YoY, with strong growth outside U.S. credit (10%). U.S. credit commission revenue declined 2% due to protocol mix and market conditions.
- **New Initiatives Momentum**: 
  - **Block Trading**: Global block ADV up 23% YoY, with U.S. high-yield block trading up 21% in October.
  - **Portfolio Trading**: Total portfolio trading ADV up 50% YoY, U.S. high-yield market share up 360bps.
  - **Dealer-Initiated (Mid-X)**: Dealer-initiated ADV up 34% YoY, with $1.3B in Mid-X volumes in October.
- **Strategic Launches**: 
  - **Closing Auction**: To address indexation growth (20% of $150T credit market benchmarked to indices), targeting end-of-day liquidity for ETFs.
  - **Mid-X U.S. Credit**: Dealer-to-dealer mid-market matching solution launched in September, with $2.7B in October volumes.
- **Market Dynamics**: U.S. credit volumes impacted by low volatility (tight spreads) and competition from dealer-to-dealer and portfolio trading protocols. However, automation adoption is rising (34% of largest clients' volume in Q3).

**【CFO Financial Commentary】**
- **Revenue Breakdown**: 
  - Total commission: $165M (-2% YoY)
  - Services: $29M (+9% YoY)
  - Information Services: $14M (+6% YoY)
  - Post-trade services: $11M (+9% YoY)
- **Expense Management**: 
  - Total expenses up 3% YoY ($501M-$521M guidance reaffirmed)
  - Headcount stable at 896 (+2% YoY)
  - Free cash flow: $385M trailing 12 months
  - Share buybacks: $120M year-to-date
- **Liquidity & Capital**: 
  - Cash & investments: $631M
  - Effective tax rate: 27.1% (up from 23% YoY)

**【Q&A Key Highlights】**
- **Competitive Environment**: 
  - U.S. credit market share growth slower than desired due to low volatility and protocol mix shifts (e.g., dealer-to-dealer growth). 
  - Block trading success in EM and Eurobonds, but U.S. block adoption lagging.
- **Technology Investments**: 
  - Modernizing tech stack (EXPAREL, Pragma) to support protocol-agnostic platform.
  - Closing auction expected to power CP+ end-of-day pricing for S&P iBoxx ETFs.
- **Macroeconomic Outlook**: 
  - Higher volatility in November (TRACE up 46% in IG, 25% in HY) may support all-to-all liquidity.
  - Fed rate cuts could drive secondary market turnover and longer-duration bond trading.
- **Pipeline Updates**: 
  - Mid-X dealer pipeline expansion to increase daily sessions.
  - Block trading tools enhancements (dealer content sharing, AI-driven dealer selection) launching in coming weeks.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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