Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Sep 11, 2026

MKTX

MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizonimmediate Processed20d 15h ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.0M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The cluster is too small relative to market cap to warrant a trading signal. Monitor next quarterly earnings for any fundamental deterioration, but this insider activity alone does not indicate material non-public information.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Latest settled — T+5d
MKTX ▲ +0.26% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +0.26% · α vs SPY +0.48% · entry $163.00 → $163.42
Next anchor: T+20d in 6d
Latest observation: T+13 -11.03% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Sep 10, 04:00 PM ET
via 1-min bar
T+1d
+0.06%
call +0.06% · α +0.51%
$163.10
settled 21d ago
T+5d
+0.26%
call +0.26% · α +0.48%
$163.42
settled 15d ago
T+20d
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call — · α —
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in 6d
T+60d
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call — · α —
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in 2mo

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Executive Summary

Two MKTX insiders — a director and the general counsel — sold a combined $1.02M in open-market sales on September 10, 2026. The total represents ~0.02% of market cap, well below the 0.1% materiality threshold, and is consistent with routine portfolio diversification rather than a bearish signal. Historical calibration data shows prior bullish reports on MKTX have underperformed, but this neutral cluster read is not affected by that bias.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.0M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • Director William Frank Cruger Jr. sold 6,164 shares for ~$1.01M on 2026-09-10
  • General Counsel Scott Pintoff sold 100 shares for ~$16K on 2026-09-10
  • Total insider selling of $1.02M represents ~0.02% of MKTX's $5.7B market cap
  • Both sales were open-market transactions (code S), not tax-withholding or derivative exercises
  • No insider buying occurred in the 7-day cluster window

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of $1.02M represent 0.02% of market cap — trivial and routine

insider_selling

Risk Factors

  • Insider selling could accelerate if management sees headwinds in fixed-income trading volumes
  • Historical calibration shows prior MKTX reports have underperformed, but this neutral read is not impacted

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
Analyst Consensus
39% bullish (18 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Finance

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-MKTX-1789193075600
6 reports for MKTX
Performance horizon
25% Hit rate 1 of 4 directional calls best @ T+5▲ +0.04%Sep 4, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for MKTX — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Sep 11, 2026
21d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$163.00 $163.42▲ +0.26%▲ +0.48%$164.14 (+0.70%)
Sep 4, 2026
27d ago
PREM14A
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$163.32 $163.38▲ +0.04%▲ +1.16%$164.14 (+0.50%)
Jul 30, 2026
9w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$162.76 $162.62▼ −0.09%▼ −3.71%$164.14 (+0.85%)
Jul 30, 2026
9w ago
DEFA14A
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$162.76 $162.62▼ −0.09%▼ −3.71%$164.14 (+0.85%)
Jul 30, 2026
9w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$162.76 $162.62▼ −0.09%▼ −3.71%$164.14 (+0.85%)
Jun 12, 2026
16w ago
Institutional Cluster
MIXED ★ 5/10
$120.89 $120.33▼ −0.46%▼ −1.14%$164.14 (+35.78%)
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US Market Status

Market Closed — Opens Mon (64h 20m)

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Report published Sep 12, 2026