Richard M. McVey, chairman and chief executive officer of MarketAxess, said, "We are pleased to have a technology leader of Roger's caliber as a member of our board. His deep knowledge of electronic trading and his broad- based technology background will be invaluable to the Company and the board as we continue to develop world class e-trading solutions for the largest institutional investors and global dealers."

Mr. Burkhardt, 46, is joining the MarketAxess board from Ingres Corporation, based in Redwood City, California, where he has worldwide responsibility for all facets of the Ingres business. Prior to joining Ingres in July 2006, Mr. Burkhardt served for six years as chief technology officer and executive vice president of NYSE Group, Inc., where he led a global team of 2,000 personnel through a significant business and technology change as transaction volume rose seven-fold. Prior to his tenure with the NYSE, Mr. Burkhardt held various capital markets-related technology positions, including serving as president of listed equities at Optimark Technologies, Inc., and director of capital markets at IBM.

Mr. Burkhardt holds bachelors and masters degrees in Physics from Oxford University and an MBA in finance from New York University.

The addition of Mr. Burkhardt brings the MarketAxess board to a total of eleven directors. Additional information about MarketAxess' Board of Directors and corporate governance policies can be found on the Company's website at www.marketaxess.com