Sep. 22, 2009 (PR Newswire) -- NEW YORK and LONDON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other fixed income securities, today announced that its sixth annual Charity Trading Day will be held on September 24, 2009. MarketAxess, in partnership with EMTA, will donate all emerging markets revenues from the trading day to emerging markets charities.

"MarketAxess benefits from the broad-based support of the emerging markets trading community, and the Annual Charity Trading Day represents a way for us to give back through worthy charitable organizations that provide essential human services in developing areas around the world," said Richard M. McVey, chairman and chief executive officer of MarketAxess. "We hope that dealer and investor clients of MarketAxess will turn out in force for Charity Trading Day so that we can exceed our contribution from years past."

Each year charities are selected as beneficiaries by emerging markets industry benefit committees in New York and London. MarketAxess has raised over $400,000 for emerging markets charities from previous Charity Trading Days.