secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC (MKTX)
CIK:        0001278021
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-30T11:50:24+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-324950
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MarketAxess announces definitive agreement for ICE acquisition; Q2 EPS $1.93
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- Definitive agreement for ICE to acquire MarketAxess announced; no deal terms disclosed in this release.
- Total revenues $218.4M, flat YoY; commission revenue $186.9M (-3% YoY); services revenue record $31.5M (+14%).
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.93; adjusted EPS $1.95 excluding notable items.
- Dividend of $0.78 per share declared, payable Sept 2, 2026 to holders of record Aug 19.
- Block trading ADV +11% to $5.9B; portfolio trading ADV +33% to record $2.0B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278021/000119312526324950/0001193125-26-324950-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278021/000119312526324950/d121662d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-324950

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