07.02.2026

MarketAxess, DirectBooks Expand Integration

07.02.2026

MarketAxess and DirectBooks are moving their bond market partnership into its next phase, expanding the integration of DirectBooks’ new-issue data and workflow tools within the MarketAxess trading platform.

Speaking at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Boston, hosted by Worldwide Business Research (WBR), MarketAxess CEO Chris Concannon and DirectBooks CEO Rich Kerschner say the collaboration will provide buy-side firms with greater workflow efficiency and flexibility while supporting the continued electronification of fixed-income markets.

Watch to learn more about what the next phase of the partnership, due this summer, will involve.

In this episode

What will the MarketAxess and DirectBooks partnership mean?

What primary market gaps will it address?

How does this reflect how the industry is evolving?

What to expect from the next phase of integration

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