MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of an electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds, derivatives and other types of fixed-income securities, has announced that it will expand its credit trading platform to include institutional investors based in the Asia Pacific region.

"MarketAxess has delivered innovative and customized trading and connectivity solutions over the past decade to US and European buy-side institutions, and that experience will be helpful in expanding our presence in the Asia Pacific trading community," said T. Kelley Millet, president of MarketAxess. "Our award-winning trading system can connect Asian institutional investors, including central banks, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and asset and wealth managers, to our global network of broker-dealers."

MarketAxess is a Recognized Market Operator in Singapore and an Authorized Automated Trading Service in Hong Kong.