IMTC and MarketAxess Partner to Enhance Fixed Income Trading Efficiency

IMTC, a fixed income technology platform, has partnered with MarketAxess, a leading provider of global electronic trading networks for fixed income markets. The integration will enhance liquidity for market participants and streamline the trading process, making it more efficient and cost-effective.

Under the new arrangement, IMTC's platform will be linked to MarketAxess' electronic trading network. This will allow clients to access MarketAxess' liquidity directly from within IMTC's portfolio and order management workflows. Mutual clients can now route orders to MarketAxess, leveraging its diverse liquidity pools across credit products, all while maintaining strict compliance and operational control.

The partnership is designed to bring MarketAxess' electronic marketplace and liquidity closer to the point of portfolio decision-making. This integration will support portfolio managers in scaling custom fixed income portfolios, model-driven strategies, and single-manager accounts (SMAs) by linking IMTC's optimization outputs with MarketAxess' electronic trading protocols.

IMTC CEO Russell Feldman emphasized the importance of this collaboration, stating, "As firms look to scale fixed income management, portfolio managers need optimization, compliance, and execution to operate in one connected workflow. Partnering with a leader like MarketAxess allows our mutual clients to tap into a deep liquidity network while turning portfolio decisions into executable orders with greater precision, scale, and auditability."

Spencer Lee, Head of Products for MarketAxess Americas, added, "MarketAxess continues to expand the reach of our global network and bring more differentiated liquidity and data to institutional investors. By integrating with IMTC's portfolio and order management technology, we are embedding that liquidity directly into the investment workflow, making it easier for our mutual clients to discover opportunities, execute with confidence, and achieve better outcomes across fixed-income markets."

MarketAxess operates a leading electronic trading platform that delivers greater trading efficiency, a diversified pool of liquidity, and significant cost savings to institutional investors and broker-dealers across the global fixed-income and other markets. Approximately 2,100 firms leverage MarketAxess' patented technology to efficiently trade fixed-income securities. Their automated and algorithmic trading solutions, combined with integrated and actionable data offerings, help clients make faster, better-informed decisions on when and how to trade on their platform.

IMTC, on the other hand, is the fixed income technology leader trusted by portfolio managers. Their end-to-end portfolio and order management, compliance, and reporting platform is AI-enhanced, allowing firms to trade smarter, move faster, and scale with confidence.