fixed - income electronic trading platform MarketAxess reported record trading volumes for 2017 of $ 1.5tn . Total revenues increased 7.4 % on the previous year to $ 397.5 m and annual revenues increased 6.9 % to $ 355.3 m . MarketAxess said 2017 was its ninth consecutive year of record trading in terms of revenues , sales and operating income , which were achieved despite challenging fixed - income trading conditions . The company said it was encouraged by improving global economic conditions and declining central bank quantitative easing in 2018 , as well as the growing adoption of fixed - income electronic trading and a broadening of its international customer base .
Fixed-income electronic trading platform MarketAxess reported record trading volumes for 2017 of $1.5tn. Total revenues increased 7.4% on the previous year to $397.5m and commission revenue increased 6.9% to $355.3m. MarketAxess said 2017 was its ninth consecutive year of record results in terms of revenue, volumes and operating income, which were achieved despite challenging fixed-income trading conditions. The company said it was encouraged by improving global economic conditions and declining central bank quantitative easing in 2018, as well as the growing adoption of fixed-income electronic trading and a broadening of its international client base.