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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

 

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 06, 2013

 

                    
         Meeting Information    
   MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC.      

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

   
         For holders as of: April 09, 2013    
            Date: June 06, 2013               Time: 10:00 AM EDT    
  

 

 

 

 

 

MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC.

299 PARK AVENUE

NEW YORK, NY 10171

     

Location:  InterContinental New York

    Barclay Hotel

    111 East 48th Street

    New York, NY 10017

   
              
          
      

 

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

 
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  Voting items            
 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:

           
 

 

1.

 

 

Election of Directors

           
    Nominees            
 

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Richard M. McVey

 

Steven L. Begleiter

 

Stephen P. Casper

 

David G. Gomach

 

Carlos M. Hernandez

 

Ronald M. Hersch

 

John Steinhardt

 

James J. Sullivan

       NOTE: UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR LISTED ABOVE AND FOR PROPOSALS 2 AND 3, AND WILL BE VOTED BY THE PROXYHOLDERS AT THEIR DISCRETION AS TO ANY OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY TRANSACTED AT THE MEETING OR AT ANY POSTPONEMENT OR ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. TO VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ RECOMMENDATIONS, JUST SIGN BELOW - NO BOXES NEED BE CHECKED.

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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):

      
 

 

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To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013.

        
 

 

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To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the 2013 Proxy Statement.

        


 

 

 

       
       
       
       
   

 

   
   

 

   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

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