| Period End | Type | Status | Affected | % Workforce | Announced | Expected Completion | Geography | Segment / Function | Charge | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Management structure | USD 1 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Repositioning charges of $1.484M in Q1 2026 consist of severance in employee compensation and benefits, related to changes in the Company's management structure. No employee count, announcement date, or completion date disclosed. | |||||
| 2026-03-31 | restructuring | completed | USD 1 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Repositioning charges related to changes in management structure included in employee compensation and benefits. | ||||||
| 2025-12-31 | restructuring | completed | Company-wide management structure | USD 5 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Severance repositioning charges recognized in fiscal 2025 tied to changes in the Company's management structure; number of employees affected not disclosed. Context: net headcount declined 23 (2.6%) during fiscal 2025. | |||||
| 2025-12-31 | restructuring | completed | Not specified | Management structure | USD 5 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance repositioning charges tied to changes in the Company's management structure, recorded in employee compensation and benefits during FY2025; no headcount affected, announcement date, or completion timeline disclosed | ||||
| 2025-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2025-05-09 | 2025-05-09 | Global (RFQ-hub operations in Europe, North America, APAC) | Multi-asset RFQ platform (ETF and derivatives) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of a 90.3% controlling stake completed May 9, 2025 for total purchase price of $82.3 million; headcount added through the acquisition is not disclosed | |||
| 2025-12-31 | restructuring | completed | Global | Management structure | USD 5 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Repositioning charges related to changes in the Company's management structure, including severance costs. Employee count not explicitly disclosed in the filing. | ||||
| 2025-12-31 | reduction_in_force | completed | 23 | 2.6% | Global | General | Item_1_Business f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Net decrease in employee headcount of 23 (2.6%) during fiscal year 2025. | |||
| 2025-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 4 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance tied to changes in the Company's management structure, recorded in employee compensation and benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Number of employees affected, announcement date, and completion timing not disclosed. | ||||||
| 2025-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2025-05-09 | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | 2025 RFQ-hub Acquisition of a 90.3% controlling stake completed May 9, 2025 (Unit Purchase Agreement entered April 2024); goodwill attributed partly to an acquired assembled workforce, but headcount added was not quantified. | ||||||
| 2025-09-30 | restructuring | completed | USD 4 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Severance costs related to changes in the Company's management structure included in employee compensation and benefits. | ||||||
| 2025-06-30 | restructuring | completed | United States | Corporate / Management | USD 4 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance costs of $4.0 million in Q2 2025 related to changes in the Company's management structure; number of employees affected not disclosed. Also identified as a 'repositioning charge' notable item in the non-GAAP reconciliation. | ||||
| 2025-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2024-04-30 | 2025-05-09 | RFQ-hub Holdings LLC | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Company acquired a controlling 90.3% stake in RFQ-hub completed 2025-05-09; headcount added through the acquisition not disclosed. | ||||
| 2025-06-30 | restructuring | completed | USD 4 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | MD&A reports $4.0 million in higher severance costs related to changes in management structure for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. Non-GAAP reconciliation lists $3.97 million in repositioning charges (severance). Employee count affected is not disclosed. | ||||||
| 2024-12-31 | acquisition_addition | in_progress | 2024-04-19 | Europe / North America / APAC | Multi-asset RFQ trading platform (ETFs and derivatives) | USD 38 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to acquire an additional 49.0% interest for approximately $37.9 million cash, which would bring MarketAxess to a 92.0% controlling stake; closing subject to regulatory approvals. No headcount associated with the transaction is disclosed. | |||
| 2024-06-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2024-04-19 | 2024-12-31 | RFQ-hub Holdings LLC (multi-asset request-for-quote platform) | USD 38 (millions) | other f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to buy an additional 49.0% interest for about $37.9 million cash; would give MarketAxess a 92.0% controlling stake. Closing subject to regulatory approvals, expected in H2 2024. No employee count disclosed. | |||
| 2023-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2023-08-05 | 2023-10-02 | United States | Technology — algorithmic trading solutions (extends offerings into equities and foreign exchange) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Acquired Pragma LLC and Pragma Financial Systems LLC; purchase agreement dated August 5, 2023 and transaction closed October 2, 2023 for an aggregate purchase price of $125.0 million ($81.2 million cash plus 224,776 shares valued at approximately $43.8 million). Headcount added through the acquisition is not disclosed. | |||
| 2023-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2023-08-05 | 2023-10-02 | United States | Automated and algorithmic trading solutions (equities and foreign exchange) | USD 125 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Pragma LLC and Pragma Financial Systems LLC completed 2023-10-02 for an aggregate purchase price of $125.0 million ($81.2 million cash plus 224,776 shares valued at approximately $43.8 million). Headcount added through the acquisition is not disclosed; purchase price allocation recorded $38.9 million of intangible assets and $81.9 million of goodwill. | ||
| 2023-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2023-08-05 | 2023-10-31 | United States | Technology / quantitative trading (algorithmic and analytical services) | USD 129 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Pragma LLC and Pragma Financial Systems LLC closed October 2023, after quarter end; consideration ~$128.6M ($80.4M cash plus 216,173 shares valued ~$48.2M). No headcount added disclosed. Pragma is a registered broker-dealer (Note 3). Purchase agreement dated 2023-08-05. | ||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-04-09 | 2021-04-09 | United States | Municipal bonds — electronic trading venue (MuniBrokers, LLC) | USD 40 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Purchase price $17.1M cash plus up to $25.0M contingent consideration; accounting purchase price $39.6M. Headcount added through the acquisition is not disclosed. | ||
| 2020-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2020-11-30 | Europe | Post-trade and regulatory reporting services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Acquired Regulatory Services GmbH, the pan-European regulatory reporting business of Deutsche Börse Group, on November 30, 2020 for $22.5 million cash plus up to $24.6 million contingent consideration; $37.4 million of amortizable intangibles recorded. Number of employees added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2020-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2020-09 | 2021-06 | United States | Municipal bond trading | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | September 2020 agreement to acquire MuniBrokers LLC, a central electronic venue serving municipal bond inter-dealer brokers and dealers; expected to close in the first half of 2021 subject to customary conditions, for approximately $45.0 million plus transaction costs. Employee count not disclosed. | |||
| 2020-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2020-11-30 | Europe | Post-trade regulatory reporting services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Closed November 30, 2020 for $22.5 million cash plus up to $24.6 million contingent consideration; acquired headcount not disclosed | ||||
| 2020-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2020-09 | United States | Municipal bond trading platform | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement entered September 2020; expected to close in the first half of 2021 subject to customary conditions; purchase price approximately $45.0 million cash plus transaction costs; acquired headcount not disclosed | ||||
| 2019-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2019-08-12 | 2019-11-01 | United States | U.S. Treasuries trading (LiquidityEdge platform) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Acquisition of LiquidityEdge LLC closed November 1, 2019 for aggregate consideration of $152.7 million ($103.9 million cash plus 146,450 shares valued near $48.8 million). Number of employees added through the combination was not disclosed; company reported total headcount growth from 454 to 527 during the year. | |||
| 2019-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2019-08-12 | 2019-11-01 | United States | U.S. Treasury trading (LiquidityEdge) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of LiquidityEdge LLC completed 2019-11-01 for $152.7M aggregate consideration; headcount added through the acquisition not disclosed | |||
| 2013-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2013-02-28 | 2013-02-28 | United Kingdom | USD 38 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Acquired Xtrakter Limited, a U.K.-based trade matching and regulatory reporting provider; aggregate purchase price of $37.8 million in cash net of acquired cash. Headcount added not quantified; MD&A attributes the increase from 206 employees (12/31/2012) to 293 (12/31/2013) mainly to personnel associated with this acquisition. | |||
| 2013-12-31 | divestiture_reduction | completed | 2013-09-30 | 2013-10-08 | Greenline Financial Technologies, Inc. | USD 8 (millions) | discontinued_operations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Stock purchase agreement executed 2013-09-30 to sell 100% of Greenline to CameronTec Intressenter AB; closed 2013-10-08 for $11.0 million in cash. Gain on sale of $7.6 million recognized net of tax benefit; Greenline results reclassified to discontinued operations. Employee headcount transferred with the sale not disclosed. | |||
| 2013-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2013-02-28 | 2013-02-28 | United Kingdom | Trade matching and regulatory transaction reporting; market and reference data | USD 38 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired Xtrakter Limited from Euroclear for $37.8 million cash, net of acquired cash; $1.6 million of transaction costs expensed in 2013. Xtrakter-specific headcount not disclosed; MD&A attributes the increase from 206 to 293 employees mainly to this acquisition. | ||
| 2013-12-31 | divestiture_reduction | completed | 2013-09-30 | 2013-10-08 | United States | Greenline Financial Technologies, Inc. (discontinued operations) | USD 11 (millions) | discontinued_operations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Sold 100% of Greenline to CameronTec Intressenter AB for $11.0 million cash; recognized a $7.6 million gain net of tax benefit. Headcount removed through the disposition not disclosed. | ||
| 2013-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2013-02-28 | 2013-02-28 | United Kingdom | Information and post-trade services | Item 1. Business f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Xtrakter Limited in February 2013. Employee count increased from 206 to 293, mainly due to personnel increases associated with the Xtrakter acquisition. | |||
| 2013-12-31 | divestiture_reduction | completed | 2013-10-08 | 2013-10-08 | United States | Discontinued Operations | discontinued_operations_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Sold Greenline Financial Technologies, Inc. in October 2013. Specific headcount removed not disclosed. | |||
| 2013-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2013-02-28 | United Kingdom | Information and post-trade services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired Xtrakter from Euroclear for $37.8 million cash net of acquired cash; headcount added not disclosed. MD&A attributes the rise in total headcount from 204 to 295 mainly to this acquisition; Xtrakter contributed $12.8 million revenue since acquisition | ||||
| 2013-09-30 | divestiture_reduction | completed | 2013-09-30 | 2013-10-08 | other f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Stock purchase agreement executed September 30, 2013 to sell 100% of Greenline Financial Technologies for $11.0 million cash; closed October 8, 2013. Headcount removed not disclosed; expected gain of approximately $7.0 million net of tax in Q4 2013 | |||||
| 2013-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2013-02-28 | United Kingdom | Information and post-trade services | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Headcount increased from 204 to 295 mainly due to personnel increases associated with the Xtrakter acquisition. Xtrakter is a U.K.-based provider. | ||||
| 2013-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 65 | 2013-02-28 | 2013-02-28 | United Kingdom | Xtrakter (trade matching, regulatory reporting and market/reference data) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Headcount increase from 247 to 327 attributed mainly to 65 Xtrakter personnel added on the February 28, 2013 acquisition date; Xtrakter-related revenue of $7.4 million and net income of $0.3 million included since acquisition. | ||
| 2013-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 65 | 2013-02-28 | United Kingdom | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Addition of 65 Xtrakter personnel following acquisition on Feb 28, 2013. | ||||
| 2013-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 62 | 2013-02-28 | United Kingdom | Xtrakter Limited (trade matching, regulatory reporting, market and reference data) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Headcount increase from 238 to 306 year over year was mainly due to the addition of 62 Xtrakter personnel; Xtrakter compensation costs were $0.8 million since the February 28, 2013 acquisition date. | |||
| 2013-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 62 | 2013-02-28 | United Kingdom | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Addition of 62 Xtrakter personnel following acquisition on Feb 28, 2013. | ||||
| 2012-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2012-10-26 | 2013-02-28 | United Kingdom | Technology products and services (Xtrakter Limited) | subsequent_events f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Pending acquisition of Xtrakter Limited (U.K. provider of regulatory transaction reporting, market data and trade matching) from Euroclear for £26.0 million (~$40.5 million) in cash, funded from cash on hand. FSA change-in-control approval received February 18, 2013; completion expected on or about February 28, 2013. Xtrakter employee headcount not disclosed in the filing. | |||
| 2012-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2012-10-26 | 2013-02-28 | United Kingdom | Regulatory transaction reporting, financial market data and trade matching services | USD 41 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to acquire Xtrakter Limited from Euroclear for GBP 26.0 million (~$40.5 million) cash plus transaction costs; FSA change-of-control approval received 2013-02-18, closing expected on or about 2013-02-28. Headcount added not disclosed. | ||
| 2012-09-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2012-10-26 | 2013-03-31 | United Kingdom | USD 42 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to acquire Xtrakter Limited for GBP 26.0 million (~$42.0 million) cash; filing discloses no headcount for the acquired workforce. Closing subject to FSA regulatory approval. | |||
| 2008-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2008-03-05 | 2008-03-05 | United States (Illinois) | Technology products and services | USD 42 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Aggregate consideration of $42.4 million including a $1.4 million 2008 earn-out; acquired headcount not disclosed. Greenline added $7.2 million of 2008 expenses including $3.5 million of employee compensation. | ||
| 2008-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2008-12-31 | United States | Corporate | USD 1 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | MD&A attributes part of the $0.8 million increase in 2008 employee compensation to severance costs of $1.0 million; number of employees affected is not disclosed and no restructuring footnote exists in this filing. | |||
| 2008-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2008-03-05 | Illinois | Technology Services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired Greenline Financial Technologies, Inc. on March 5, 2008. Specific headcount added not disclosed, but total employee count increased from 182 to 185 during the year. | ||||
| 2008-12-31 | restructuring | completed | USD 1 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Incurred $1.0 million in severance costs during 2008. Specific number of employees affected not disclosed. | ||||||
| 2008-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | United States | Technology services | other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Greenline Financial Technologies, Inc. completed March 2008; acquired headcount is not quantified anywhere in this amendment. Greenline maintained a separate bonus pool during 2008. | |||||
| 2008-09-30 | restructuring | completed | 2008-09-30 | United States | USD 1 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance costs of $0.7M in Q3 2008 ($1.1M YTD) tied to a headcount reduction in September 2008 responding to credit market conditions; no employee count disclosed. | ||||
| 2008-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2008-03-05 | United States | Technology products and services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Greenline Financial Technologies completed March 5, 2008; headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2008-09-30 | restructuring | completed | USD 1 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Reduction in headcount in September 2008 in response to credit market conditions; severance costs of $0.7 million recorded for the three months ended Sept 30, 2008. | ||||||
| 2008-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2008-03-05 | Illinois | Technology products and services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquisition of Greenline Financial Technologies, Inc. on March 5, 2008. Headcount not explicitly disclosed. | ||||
| 2007-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2007-11-09 | United States (Utah) | Technology services (gateway adapters) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | MarketAxess Technologies Inc. acquired assets of Trade West Systems, LLC for $3.0M cash plus 64,642 shares; headcount added not disclosed. | ||||
| 2006-12-31 | other | completed | United States; United Kingdom | Not specified | USD 2 (millions) | other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance payments to terminated employees during 2006; $1.0 million remained accrued at year-end, expected to be paid in 2007. Filer does not label this a RIF or restructuring and does not disclose employee counts. | ||||
| 2006-12-31 | restructuring | completed | USD 2 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Filing discloses $1.7 million in employee severance costs incurred during the year ended December 31, 2006. Specific headcount affected is not disclosed. | ||||||
| 2006-06-30 | layoff | completed | United States | USD 0 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Referenced in employee compensation expense discussion for both three and six months ended June 30, 2006; number of employees affected not disclosed |