$MKTX

MarketAxess (MKTX) shares rose about 30% after Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) agreed to buy it in a definitive deal. ICE will pay $167 per share in cash, valuing equity at about $6B. The transaction is expected to close in 1H 2027. ICE reported Q2 revenue $2.66B and EPS $1.90; MKTX reported Q2 revenue $218.4M and EPS $1.95.

Intercontinental Exchange agreed to acquire MarketAxess for $5.7 billion, expanding ICE’s role in electronic fixed-income trading, data and analytics. BlackRock launched 12 tokenised share classes for European money-market funds with $311 billion AUM using JPMorgan’s Kinexys. Other items include India’s NSE closing auction for derivative-linked stocks and Boerse Stuttgart Digital’s Tradias merger.

Simply Wall St reports Intercontinental Exchange agreed to buy MarketAxess Holdings for about $6B in cash at $167 per share, a 33% premium to the prior close. The stock has risen sharply since the bid. The article cites a “fair value” estimate of $195.45 versus a $152.22 analyst target, and notes risks from fee pressure and slower electronic trading adoption.

MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) reported Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.95, up 3.7% vs the Zacks consensus, though net income fell 2.5% year over year. Revenue was $218.4 million, down 0.5% but 0.5% above consensus. Emerging markets and Eurobonds volumes rose; commission revenue declined 3% to $186.9 million. MKTX also said it will be acquired by ICE.

The NYSE pre-market update says Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) agreed to acquire MarketAxess in a $6 billion deal. It also notes Middle East developments tied to Iran talks, with OCE Brent crude around $83 a barrel at 8 AM ET, and mentions recent IPO and stock moves for IMC Rare Earths.

MarketAxess (MKTX) shares jumped about 29% on July 30 after Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) agreed to acquire the electronic fixed-income trading platform in an all-cash deal at $167 per share, valuing the enterprise at about $5.7B and implying a 33% premium. MKTX reported Q2 2026 revenue of $218M and diluted EPS of $1.93, and withdrew 2026 guidance.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) will acquire MarketAxess Holdings for $167 per share in cash, valuing the deal at about $5.7 billion (roughly $6 billion). The offer is a 33% premium to the prior close. ICE expects about $100 million in annual cost savings within three years. Closing is targeted for H1 2027, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.

Simply Wall St reports that MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) posted Q2 2026 revenue of $218.4m, roughly flat YoY, and net income of $68.1m, slightly down. EPS was $1.93. Trailing net margin rose to 35.2%. Credit trading volume was $1.04tn (+1% YoY) with average daily volume down 11%.

MarketAxess Holdings (NASDAQ:MKTX) soared by 29.45 percent on Thursday to end at $162.76 apiece after agreeing to be acquired by Intercontinental Exchange for $6 billion, at a 33 percent premium over its closing price prior to the report. In a statement on the same day, MarketAxess Holdings (NASDAQ:MKTX) said that it entered into a definitive agreement with Intercontinental Exchange for the sale of all its outstanding shares at a price of $167.

Jeff Sprecher, chair and chief executive of Intercontinental Exchange, said the group had been late to execution in fixed income and so focused on building the data, network, and infrastructure that makes these markets function more efficiently and transparently. ICE said in a statement on 30 July 2026 that it is acquiring MarketAxess Holdings, the electronic trading platform for institutional fixed income markets, which will bring the execution layer to that foundation.