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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.2

            SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

                  This SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
(this "Agreement") is made as of the 4th day of April, 2002 by and among
MarketAxess Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), LabMorgan
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("LabMorgan"), Bear Market Axess Corp., a
Delaware corporation ("Bear"), J.P. Morgan Partners (23A SBIC), LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company ("JPMP" and, together with LabMorgan, "JPMC"), DB
Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Deutsche"), ABN AMRO Bank N.V., a Dutch
corporation ("ABN"), UBS (USA) Inc., a Delaware corporation ("UBS"), Credit
Suisse First Boston Next Fund, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("CSFB"), LB I Group
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Lehman"), Banc of America Technology Investments,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("BOA"), BNP Paribas, a French societe anonyme
("BNP"), the holders of shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock of the
Company listed on signature pages hereto (collectively, the "TE Investors" and,
together with JPMC, Bear, Deutsche, ABN, UBS, CSFB, Lehman, BOA and BNP, each an
"Investor" and collectively, the "Investors"), and those parties listed on the
signature pages hereto under the caption "Other Holders" (collectively, the
"Other Holders").

                                    RECITALS:

         A.       JPMC and Bear acquired shares of the Company's Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series A Stock"), shares of the Company's Series
A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, shares of Nonvoting Common Stock (the
"Nonvoting Common Stock") and a Warrant to purchase shares of the Company's
Common Stock (the "Common Stock") pursuant to the Series A and Series A-1
Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of April
19, 2000 (the "Series A Purchase Agreement"); and

         B.       Deutsche acquired shares of the Company's Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock ("Series C Stock") and a Warrant to purchase shares of Common
Stock pursuant to the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase
Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2000 (the "Series C Purchase Agreement"); and

         C.       ABN and UBS acquired shares of the Company's Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series D Stock") pursuant to the Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 21, 2000 (the
"Series D Purchase Agreement"); and

         D.       CSFB and Lehman acquired shares of the Company's Series E
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series E Stock") and a Warrant to purchase shares
of Common Stock pursuant to the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant
Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2000 (the "Series E Purchase
Agreement"); and

         E.       The TE Investors acquired shares of the Company's Series F
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series F Stock") pursuant to the Agreement and
Plan of Merger dated as of January 29, 2001 by and among the Company, Trading
Edge, Inc. and the other parties thereto (the "Merger Agreement"); and

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         F.       BOA acquired shares of the Company's Series G Convertible
Preferred Stock ("Series G Stock") pursuant to the Series G Convertible
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2001 (the "Series G
Purchase Agreement"); and

         G.       BNP acquired shares of the Company's Series H Convertible
Preferred Stock ("Series H Stock") pursuant to the Series H Convertible
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2001 (the "Series H
Purchase Agreement"); and

         H.       Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, BOA is
agreeing to acquire from the Company shares of the Company's Series I
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series I Stock") and a Warrant to purchase shares
of Common Stock pursuant to the Series I Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant
Purchase Agreement, of even date herewith (the "Series I Purchase Agreement"
and, collectively with the Series A Purchase Agreement, the Series C Purchase
Agreement, the Series D Purchase Agreement, the Series E Purchase Agreement, the
Series G Purchase Agreement and the Series H Purchase Agreement, the "Purchase
Agreements"); and

         I.       By entering into this Agreement, the Company wishes to provide
a further inducement to BOA to purchase the shares of Series I Stock pursuant to
the Series I Purchase Agreement.

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties
agree as follows:

                  1.       Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

                           (a)      "Common Stock" means shares of common stock,
par value $0.001, of the Company.

                           (b)      "Dealer Warrant" means the amended and
restated warrant to purchase an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock
dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to time.

                           (c)      "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.

                           (d)      "Form S-3" means such form under the
Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any registration form under
the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC which permits inclusion or
incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed
by the Company with the SEC.

                           (e)      "Holder" means any Person owning or having
the right to acquire Registrable Securities, or any assignee thereof in
accordance with Section 11 hereof.

                           (f)      "Initiating Holders" means the Holder(s)
initiating a registration request under section 2(a) below.

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                           (g)      "Investor Request" means a request from
either (i) Investors that in the aggregate possess at least forty percent (40%)
of the Registrable Investor Securities outstanding as of the date of such
request or (ii) the TE Investors holding a majority in interest of the
Registrable Investor Securities held by all TE Investors and at least two other
"Major Investors." For purposes of this Section 1(g), the term "Major Investor"
shall mean any of Bear, JPMC, Deutsche, CSFB and Lehman (in each case, so long
as such Major Investor holds at least 50% of the Registrable Investor Securities
held by such Major Investor on the date hereof) or any other Investor holding at
least 10% of the outstanding capital stock of the Company.

                           (h)      "majority in interest of the Holders" means
Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all applicable
Holders.

                           (i)      "Nonvoting Common Stock" means the Nonvoting
Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

                           (j)      "Person" means any individual, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, corporation, association, trust or any
other entity or organization.

                           (k)      "Preferred Stock" means the Series A Stock,
Series B Stock, Series C Stock, Series D Stock, Series E Stock, Series F Stock,
Series G Stock, Series H Stock and Series I Stock of the Company.

                           (l)      "Register," "registered," and "registration"
refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration
statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act, and the
declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or
document.

                           (m)      "Registrable Investor Securities" means (1)
any Common Stock directly or indirectly issuable or issued upon conversion of
the Series A Stock, Series C Stock, Series D Stock, Series E Stock, Series F
Stock , Series G Stock, Series H Stock, Series I Stock or Nonvoting Common
Stock, or issued or issuable upon exercise of the Dealer Warrant, and (2) any
Common Stock issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any
warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other
distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, or upon
conversion of, such Series A Stock, Series C Stock, Series D Stock, Series E
Stock, Series F Stock, Series G Stock, Series H Stock, Series I Stock Nonvoting
Common Stock, Dealer Warrant or Common Stock or such warrants, rights or
securities; provided, however, that any Registrable Investor Securities sold by
an Investor in a transaction in which such Investor's rights under this
Agreement are not assigned pursuant to Section 11 below shall cease to be
Registrable Investor Securities from and after the time of such sale.

                           (n)      "Registrable Other Holder Securities" means
(1) any Common Stock owned by the Other Holders on the date hereof, (2) any
Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Series B Stock or upon
exercise of a fully vested stock option now or hereafter owned by any Other
Holder and issued to such Other Holder pursuant to a stock option plan of the
Company, and (3) any Common Stock issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or
exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend
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distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, or upon
conversion of, such Series B Stock, Common Stock or stock options, or such
warrants, rights or securities; provided, however, that any Registrable Other
Holder Securities sold by a Person in a transaction in which such Person's
rights under this Agreement are not assigned pursuant to Section 11 below shall
cease to be Registrable Other Holder Securities from and after the time of such
sale.

                           (o)      "Registrable Securities" means,
collectively, the Registrable Other Holder Securities and the Registrable
Investor Securities.

                           (p)      "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                           (q)      "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.

                           (r)      "Series B Stock" means the Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share.

                           (s)      "Violation" means any of the following
statements, omissions or violations: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in a registration statement filed under
or referred to in this Agreement, including any preliminary prospectus or final
prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto or any
documents filed under state securities or "blue sky" laws in connection
therewith, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of
the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or
regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state
securities law arising from, relating to or in connection with the offer and
sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement.

                  2.       Request for Registration.

                           (a)      If at any time after December 31, 2001 the
Company shall receive a written Investor Request that the Company file a
registration statement under the Securities Act, then the Company shall, within
ten (10) days of the receipt thereof, give written notice of such request to all
Holders and, subject to the limitations of Section 2(b) below, shall file (as
expeditiously as practicable, and in any event within sixty (60) days of the
receipt of such request) and use its best efforts to effect, a registration
statement under the Securities Act with respect to all Registrable Securities
which the Holders request to be registered within twenty (20) days of the
mailing of such notice by the Company in accordance with Section 19 below.

                           (b)      If Initiating Holders intend to distribute
the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting,
they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant to
this Section 2 and the Company shall include such information in the written
notice referred to in Section 2(a). In such event, the right of any Holder to
include such Holder's Registrable Securities in such registration shall be
conditioned upon such Holder's participation in such underwriting and the
inclusion of such Holder's Registrable Securities in the underwriting (unless
otherwise mutually agreed by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders
and such Holder) to the extent provided herein. A majority in interest of the
Holders participating in the underwriting shall select the managing underwriter
or underwriters in such

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underwriting, such underwriter(s) to be reasonably acceptable to the Company.
All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting
shall (together with the Company as provided in Section 4(f)) enter into an
underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters so
selected for such underwriting by a majority in interest of such Holders;
provided, however, that no Investor (or any of their Permitted Transferees)
shall be required to make any representations, warranties or indemnities except
as they relate to such Holder's ownership of shares and authority to enter into
the underwriting agreement and to such Holder's intended method of distribution,
and the liability of such Holder shall be limited to an amount equal to the net
proceeds from the offering received by such Holder. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section 2, if the underwriter advises a Holder that marketing
factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, then
the Holder shall so advise the Company and the Company shall so advise all
Holders of Registrable Securities which would otherwise be underwritten pursuant
hereto, and the number of shares of Registrable Securities that may be included
in the underwriting shall be allocated as follows: (i) first, among the
Investors that have elected to participate in such underwritten offering, in
proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the aggregate amount of Registrable
Investor Securities held by all such Holders, until such Holders have included
in the underwriting all shares requested by such Holders to be included, and
(ii) thereafter, among all other Holders of Registrable Securities that have
elected to participate in such underwritten offering, in proportion (as nearly
as practicable) to the amount of Registrable Securities owned by such Holders.
Without the consent of a majority in interest of the Holders of Registrable
Investor Securities participating in a registration, no securities other than
Registrable Securities shall be covered by such registration if the inclusion of
such other securities would result in a reduction of the number of Registrable
Securities covered by such registration or included in any underwriting or if,
in the opinion of the managing underwriter, the inclusion of such other
securities would adversely impact the marketing of such offering.

                           (c)      The Company shall be obligated to effect
only two (2) registrations pursuant to an Investor Request under this Section 2
(an offering which is not consummated shall not be counted for this purpose);
provided, however, that the Company shall be obligated to effect as many
registrations (but not more than three (3) per year) as may be requested by
Holders of Registrable Investor Securities in the event and so long as
registration pursuant to Form S-3 or any similar "short-form" registration
statement is available.

                           (d)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Company shall furnish to Holders requesting a registration statement pursuant to
this Section 2, a certificate signed by the President of the Company stating
that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it
would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such
registration statement to be filed by reason of a material pending transaction
and it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such registration
statement, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of
not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request of the Initiating
Holders; provided, however, that the Company may not utilize this right more
than once in any twelve (12) month period.

                  3.       Company Registration. If (but without any obligation
to do so) the Company proposes to register (including for this purpose a
registration effected by the Company for shareholders other than the Investors)
any of its stock or other securities under the Securities

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Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash
(other than a registration on Form S-8 (or similar or successor form) relating
solely to the sale of securities to participants in a Company stock plan or to
other compensatory arrangements to the extent includable on Form S-8 (or similar
or successor form), or a registration on Form S-4 (or similar or successor
form)), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give each Holder written
notice of such registration. Upon the written request of each Holder given
within twenty (20) days after mailing of such notice by the Company in
accordance with Section 19, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of
Section 8, use its best efforts to cause to be registered under the Securities
Act all of the Registrable Securities that each such Holder has requested to be
registered. The Company shall have no obligation under this Section 3 to make
any offering of its securities, or to complete an offering of its securities
that it proposes to make.

                  4.       Obligations of the Company. Whenever required under
this Agreement to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the
Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

                           (a)      Prepare and file with the SEC a registration
statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts
to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request
of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being registered
thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to one hundred
eighty (180) days or until the Holders have completed the distribution referred
to in such registration statement, whichever occurs first (but in any event for
at least any period required under the Securities Act); provided that before
filing such registration statement or any amendments thereto, the Company will
furnish to the Holders copies of all such documents proposed to be filed.

                           (b)      Prepare and file with the SEC such
amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus
used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to
comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition
of all securities covered by such registration statement.

                           (c)      Furnish to the Holders such number of copies
of such registration statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto (in
each case including all exhibits), such number of copies of the prospectus
contained in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus
and any summary prospectus) and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424 under
the Securities Act, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act,
and such other documents as Holders may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them.

                           (d)      Use its best efforts to register and qualify
the securities covered by such registration statement for offer and sale under
such other securities or "blue sky" laws of such states or jurisdictions as
shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, provided that the Company shall
not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto (i) to qualify
to do business in any state or jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be
required to qualify but for the requirements of this clause (d), or (ii) to file
a general consent to service of process in any such state or jurisdiction.

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                           (e)      Use diligent efforts to cause all
Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be registered
with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be
necessary by virtue of the Company's business or operations to enable the seller
or sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

                           (f)      In the event of any underwritten public
offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting
agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such
offering.

                           (g)      Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities
covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating
thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of
any event of which it has knowledge as a result of which the prospectus included
in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement
of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light
of the circumstances then existing.

                           (h)      Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities
covered by such registration statement and such Holder's underwriters, if any,
and confirm such advice in writing: (i) when the registration statement has
become effective, (ii) when any post-effective amendment to the registration
statement becomes effective and (iii) of any request by the SEC for any
amendment or supplement to the registration statement or prospectus or for
additional information.

                           (i)      Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities
if at any time the SEC should institute or threaten to institute any proceedings
for the purpose of issuing, or should issue, a stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Upon the occurrence of any of the
events mentioned in the preceding sentence, the Company will use its best
efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or to obtain the
withdrawal thereof as soon as possible. The Company will advise each Holder of
Registrable Securities promptly of any order or communication of any public
board or body addressed to the Company suspending or threatening to suspend the
qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction.

                           (j)      Furnish, at the request of any Holder
requesting registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement,
(i) on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the
underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this
Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such
securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the
registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, an
opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the
purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to
underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters,
if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities and
(ii) on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities
becomes effective, a "comfort" letter dated such date, from the independent
certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is
customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in
an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to
the Holders requesting registration

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of Registrable Securities, and, if such securities are being sold through
underwriters, a reaffirmation of such letter on the date that such Registrable
Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale.

                           (k)      As soon as practicable after the effective
date of the registration statement, and in any event within sixteen (16) months
thereafter, have "made generally available to its security holders" (within the
meaning of Rule 158 under the Securities Act) an earning statement (which need
not be audited) covering a period of at least twelve (12) months beginning after
the effective date of the registration statement and otherwise complying with
Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

                  5.       Furnish Information. It shall be a condition
precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this
Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of any selling Holder that
such Holder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the
Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of
such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's
Registrable Securities. If any registration statement or comparable statement
under the Securities Act refers to an Investor or any of its affiliates, by name
or otherwise, as the holder of any securities of the Company then, unless
counsel to the Company advises the Company that the Securities Act requires that
such reference be included in any such statement, each such holder shall have
the right to require the deletion of such reference to itself and its
affiliates.

                  6.       Expenses of Demand Registration. All expenses, other
than underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registrable Securities,
incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to
Section 2, including without limitation all registration, filing and
qualification fees, printers' and accounting fees, fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one
counsel (selected by a majority in interest of the Holders participating in such
registration) for each registration for the selling Holders shall be borne by
the Company.

                  7.       Expenses of Company Registration. The Company shall
bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing
or qualification of Registrable Securities with respect to the registrations
pursuant to Section 3 for each Holder, including without limitation all
registration, filing and qualification fees, printers' and accounting fees
relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel
for each registration for the selling Holders (selected by the Holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities being registered), but excluding
underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registrable Securities.

                  8.       Underwriting Requirements. In connection with any
offering initiated by the Company involving an underwriting of shares being
issued by the Company, the Company shall not be required under Section 3 to
include any Holder's securities in such underwriting unless such Holder accepts
the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and the
underwriters selected by it, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the
opinion of the underwriters, exceed the largest number of securities requested
to be included in such offering which can be sold without having an adverse
effect on such offering by the Company; provided, however, that no Investor
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any representations, warranties or indemnities except as they relate to such
Investor's ownership of shares and authority to enter into the underwriting
agreement and to such Investor's intended method of distribution, and the
liability of such Investor shall be limited to an amount equal to the net
proceeds from the offering received by such Investor. If the total number of
securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by shareholders to be
included in such offering (or in any other offering in which Holders shall have
the right to include Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3) exceeds the
largest number of securities that the underwriters reasonably believe can be
sold without having an adverse effect on such offering, then the Company shall
be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities,
including Registrable Securities, which the underwriters believe will not have
an adverse effect on such offering, and the number of shares that may be
included in the underwriting shall be allocated as follows: (i) first, among the
Investors that have elected to participate in such underwritten offering, in
proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the aggregate amount of Registrable
Investor Securities held by all such Holders, until such Holders have included
in the underwriting all shares requested by such Holders to be included, and
(ii) second, among all other Holders of Registrable Securities that have elected
to participate in such underwritten offering, in proportion (as nearly as
practicable) to the amount of Registrable Securities owned by such Holders and
(iii) thereafter, to the extent additional securities may be included in such
offering, to other selling shareholders, pro rata according to the total number
of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each such other selling
shareholder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such
other selling shareholders.

                  9.       Indemnification. In the event any Registrable
Securities are included in a registration statement under this Agreement:

                           (a)      The Company will indemnify and hold harmless
each Holder, its heirs, personal representatives and assigns, each of such
Holder's partners, each of such Holder's, and each of such Holder's partners',
officers, directors, partners, employees and affiliates, any underwriter (as
defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder and each Person, if any, who
controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or
the Exchange Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or
several) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon a
Violation; and the Company will pay to each such indemnified party, as incurred,
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action;
provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 9(a)
shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the
Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the
Company be liable in any such case to a particular indemnified party for any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out
of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity
with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such
registration by such indemnified party.

                           (b)      Each selling Holder will, severally and not
jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of
its officers who has signed the registration statement, each Person, if any, who
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Securities Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such
registration statement and any controlling Person of any such underwriter or
other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or
several) to which any of the foregoing Persons may become subject, under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out
of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the
extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection
with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by any Person intended to be indemnified
pursuant to this Section 9(b), in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 9(b) shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such
settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld; and provided further, that, in no event shall the
liability of any Holder under this Section 9(b) exceed the net proceeds from the
offering received by such Holder.

                           (c)      Promptly after receipt by an indemnified
party under this Section 9 of notice of the commencement of any action
(including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in
respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section
9, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement
thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and,
to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other
indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel
mutually satisfactory to the parties, acting reasonably; provided, however, that
an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the
fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of
such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would
be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such
indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such
proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party
within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not
relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under
this Section 9 except if, and only to the extent that, the indemnifying party is
actually prejudiced thereby; and such failure to deliver written notice to the
indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any
indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 9. An indemnifying party may
settle any action or claim under this Section 9 at any time without the consent
of the indemnified party so long as such settlement involves no cost or
liability to the indemnified party and includes an unconditional release of the
indemnified party from all liability with respect to such claim or action.

                           (d)      The obligations of the Company and Holders
under this Section 9 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable
Securities in a registration statement under this Agreement, and otherwise.

                           (e)      Any indemnity agreements contained herein
shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution
which any indemnified party may have pursuant to law or contract and shall
remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made or omitted by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

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                           (f)      If a court of competent jurisdiction holds
that the foregoing indemnity is unavailable, then the indemnifying party shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (i) in such proportion as
is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying
party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other (taking into
consideration, among other things, the fact that the provision of the
registration rights and indemnification hereunder is a material inducement to
the Investors to purchase Registrable Investor Securities pursuant to the
Purchase Agreements) or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is
not permitted by applicable law or provides a lesser sum to the indemnified
party than the amount hereinafter calculated, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the
indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other
(taking into consideration, among other things, the fact that the provision of
the registration rights and indemnification hereunder is a material inducement
to the Investors to purchase Registrable Investor Securities pursuant to the
Purchase Agreements) but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party and
the indemnified party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by or on behalf of the indemnifying party or the indemnified party and
the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. No Person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 9, no Holder shall be required, pursuant to this
Section 9, to contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds received by
such indemnifying party from the sale of securities in the offering to which the
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of the indemnified party
relate.

                  10.      Reports Under the Exchange Act. With a view to making
available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and
any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to
sell securities of the Company to the public without registration or pursuant to
a registration on Form S-3, the Company agrees to:

                           (a)      make and keep public information available,
as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act,
at all times after the effective date of the first registration statement filed
by the Company for the offering of its securities to the general public;

                           (b)      use its best efforts (without unreasonable
expense) to enable the Holders to utilize Form S-3 for the sale of their
Registrable Securities;

                           (c)      file with the SEC in a timely manner all
reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act; and

                           (d)      furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder
owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement
by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144
under the Securities Act (at any time after the effective date of the first
registration statement filed by the Company) and the Securities Act and

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Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting
requirements) or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be
resold pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time it so qualifies), (ii) a copy of the
most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and
documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be
reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC
which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or
pursuant to such form.

                  11.      Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights to
cause the Company to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement
may be assigned in whole or in part by a Holder to one or more of its affiliates
or to one or more transferees or assignees of not less than 25% of the
Registrable Securities owned by such Holder on the date hereof, provided that
(in each case) such transferee or assignee delivers to the Company a written
instrument by which such transferee or assignee agrees to be bound by the
obligations imposed on Holders under this Agreement to the same extent as if
such transferee or assignee was a party hereto. Except as specifically permitted
in the preceding sentence, neither this Agreement nor any Holder's rights or
privileges under this Agreement can be assigned or transferred in whole or in
part without the prior written consent of the other parties.

                  12.      No Other Registration Rights; Limitations on
Subsequent Registration Rights. The Company, represents and warrants to the
Investors and each Other Holder that, upon the execution of this Agreement by
all of the parties hereto, no "registration rights" relating to securities of
the Company will exist on the date hereof other than pursuant to this Agreement.
From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the
prior written consent of Investors holding a majority of the Registrable
Investor Securities then outstanding, enter into any agreement with any holder
or prospective holder of any securities of the Company which would allow such
holder or prospective holder (a) to include such securities in any registration
filed under this Agreement, unless under the terms of such agreement, such
holder or prospective holder may include such securities in any such
registration only to the extent that the inclusion of such holder's securities
will not reduce the amount of the Registrable Investor Securities of any
Investor which is included therein or (b) to request a registration.

                  13.      "Market Stand-Off" Agreement. Each Holder hereby
agrees that, during the period of ninety (90) days following the effective date
of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act in
connection with an underwritten offering (and, in the case of the initial public
offering of the Company's securities, one hundred eighty (180) days), it shall
not, if requested by the Company and such underwriter, sell or otherwise
transfer or dispose of (other than to donees, affiliates or partners who agree
to be similarly bound) any Common Stock or any securities of the Company
convertible into Common Stock held by it except Common Stock included in such
registration. No Investor shall be bound by this Section 13 unless each other
Holder and all holders of more than 2% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock
shall have complied with this Section 13. To the extent that a Holder is
released from the restrictions of this Section 13 with respect to a material
number of shares, each Investor will be similarly released on a pro rata or
other equitable basis (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of
the Company).

                  14.      Amendment; Waiver. Any provision of this Agreement
may be amended only with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of a
majority of the Registrable

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Investor Securities then outstanding provided, however, that no amendment of
this Agreement shall be effective against a Holder if the rights or obligations
of such Holder under this Agreement are materially and adversely changed and the
rights of all Holders under this Agreement are not similarly changed. The
observance of any provision of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or
in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with
the written consent of the party to be charged, provided, that the Holders of a
majority of the Registrable Investor Securities then outstanding may act on
behalf of all Holders of Registrable Securities. Any amendment or waiver
effected in accordance with this Section 14 shall be binding upon each Holder of
Registrable Securities at the time outstanding, each future Holder of all such
securities, and the Company.

                  15.      Changes in Registrable Securities. If, and as often
as, there are any changes in the Registrable Securities by way of stock split,
stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through merger,
consolidation, reorganization or recapitalization, or by any other means
(including, without limitation, the reorganization of the Company as a
subsidiary of a holding company), appropriate adjustment shall be made in the
provisions of this Agreement, as may be required, so that the rights and
privileges granted hereby shall continue with respect to the Registrable
Securities as so changed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company will require any successor by merger or consolidation (or the parent
company thereof) to assume and agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement,
as a condition to any such merger or consolidation.

                  16.      Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full
and entire understanding and agreement among the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements (including,
without limitation, the Fifth Amended and Restated Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2001, by and among the Company, JPMC, Bear,
Deutsche, ABN, UBS, CSFB, Lehman, the TE Investors, BOA, BNP and the other
parties thereto) and any and all negotiations and oral understandings with
respect thereto. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to
confer upon any Person, other than the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under
or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.

                  17.      Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed in
all respects by the laws of the State of New York as such laws are applied to
agreements between New York residents entered into and to be performed entirely
within New York, whether or not all parties hereto are residents of New York.

                  18.      Successors and Assigns. The provisions hereof shall
inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, permitted assigns
(as provided in Section 11), heirs, executors and administrators of the parties
hereto.

                  19.      Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice
required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall
be deemed effectively given upon receipt by the party to be notified (including
by telecopier, receipt confirmed) or three (3) days after deposit with the
United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and
addressed to the party to be notified (a) if to a party other than the Company,
at such party's address set forth at the end of this Agreement or at such other
address as such party shall have

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furnished the Company in writing, or, until any such party so furnishes an
address to the Company, then to and at the address of the last holder of the
shares covered by this Agreement who has so furnished an address to the Company,
or (b) if to the Company, at its address set forth at the end of this Agreement,
or at such other address as the Company shall have furnished to the parties in
writing.

                  20.      Severability. Any invalidity, illegality or
limitation on the enforceability of this Agreement or any part thereof, by any
party whether arising by reason of the law of the respective party's domicile or
otherwise, shall in no way affect or impair the validity, legality or
enforceability of this Agreement with respect to other parties. If any provision
of this Agreement shall be judicially determined to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

                  21.      Titles and Subtitles. The titles of the Sections of
this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be
considered in construing this Agreement.

                  22.      Delays or Omissions; Remedies Cumulative. It is
agreed that no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing
to the parties shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be
construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or any acquiescence
therein, or of any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any
waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or
default theretofore or thereafter occurring. It is further agreed that any
waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character by a party of any
breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver by a party of any
provisions or conditions of this Agreement must be in writing and shall be
effective only to the extent specifically set forth in writing and that all
remedies, either under this Agreement, or by law or otherwise afforded to a
party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

                  23.      Attorneys' Fees. If any action at law or in equity is
necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, costs and necessary
disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be
entitled.

                  24.      Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement
may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to
be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
document. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signatures.

                     [END OF TEXT. SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW.]

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Sixth
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above
written.

                                            THE COMPANY:

                                            MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC.

                                            By: /s/ Richard McVey
                                                --------------------------------
                                            Name:  Richard McVey
                                            Title: Chief Executive Officer

                                            INVESTORS:

                                            BEAR MARKET AXESS CORP.

                                            By: /s/ Ronald M. Hersch
                                                --------------------------------
                                            Name:  Ronald M. Hersch
                                            Title: President

                                            J.P. MORGAN PARTNERS (23A SBIC), LLC

                                            By: J.P. MORGAN PARTNERS (23A SBIC
                                            MANAGER), INC., its Managing Member

                                            By: /s/ Stephen P. Murray
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:  Stephen P. Murray
                                                Title: Partner

                                            LABMORGAN CORPORATION

                                            By: /s/ Carty Y.K. Chock
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:  Carty Y.K. Chock
                                                Title: Managing Director

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                                            DB CAPITAL, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Donna Milrod
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:  Donna Milrod
                                                Title: President

                                            By: /s/ Jean O'Callaghan
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:  Jean O'Callaghan
                                                Title:    Vice President

                                            CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON NEXT
                                            FUND, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Benjamin Cohen
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:  Benjamin Cohen
                                                Title: Managing Director

                                            LB I GROUP INC.

                                            By: /s/ Mark Polhill
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:  Mark Polhill
                                                Title: Senior Vice President

                                            BANC OF AMERICA TECHNOLOGY
                                            INVESTMENTS, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Daniel Friel
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:  Daniel Friel
                                                Title: Senior Vice President

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                                            OTHER HOLDERS:

                                            MONEYLINE NETWORK, INC.

                                            By:_________________________________
                                               Name:
                                               Title:

                                            /s/ Richard McVey
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Richard McVey

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                            SCHEDULE OF TE INVESTORS

Capital Z Financial Services Fund II, L.P.
Capital Z Financial Services Private Fund II, L.P.
Meritech Capital Partners L.P.
Meritech Capital Affiliates L.P.
Thomas Weisel Capital Partners, L.P.
TWP CEO Founder's Circle (QP), L.P.
TWP CEO Founder's Circle (AI), L.P.
TWP 2000 Co-Investment Fund, L.P.
Thomas Weisel Capital Partners Employee Fund, L.P.
Credit Suisse First Boston Venture Fund I, L.P.
Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group Fund II, L.P.
Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc.
Angela S. Pennington Irrevocable Trust; Berge K. Hagopian, trustee
ARES Leveraged Investment Fund II, L.P.
ARES Leveraged Investment Fund, L.P.
B. Kipling & Mary Ann Hagopian, TTEES UDT 3/25/88
BancBoston Capital, Inc.
Bayview Investors, Ltd.
BCIP Associates II
BCIP Associates II-B
Brentwood Associates VII, L.P.
Brentwood Affiliates Fund, L.P.
Brookside Capital Partners Fund, L.P.
Eric Rosenfeld IRA R/O Bear Sterns Securities Corp. Custodian IRA
Foothill Partners III, L.P.
Founders Financial Group, L.P.
Gina Lauren Hagopian Trust UA DTD 12/29/80; Timothy M. Pennington, III, trustee
Hagopian Family Foundation
Irwin N. Gold
Jerome S. Markowitz
Mark Lasery
Media Technology Ventures, L.P.
Media Technology Ventures Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P.
Nader Tavakoli
Pennington Family Revocable Trust UDT 5/23/84; Timothy M. Pennington, III,
trustee Ramsey Beirne Partners, LLC
Sanakaty High Yield Asset Partners, L.P.
Standard Capital Group, Inc.
Stephen A. Roth
SunAmerica, Inc.
TCV III (Q), L.P.
TCV III Strategic Partners, L.P.
TCV III, L.P.
TCV III (GP)

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The Deltec Banking Corporation Limited
TWP Trading Edge Investors
Thomas W. Weisel
Todd Kipling Hagopian Trust UA DTD 12/29/80; Timothy M. Pennington, III, trustee
Edge Investments, Ltd.
Derek Lemke Von Ammon & Sara Lemke Von Ammon JTWROS
Fredericks Investments, L.P.
J. Sanford Miller
Jerome Markowitz & Maria Markowitz, JTWROS
Eric Rosenfeld
Craig R. Johnson & Nicola Johnson TTEES or SUCC U/T Johnson Rev Tr D 7/2/97
Gerald Rosenfeld
David Stith
Lori Finkel
Mark Stephanz
Rand Rosenberg
Jack G. Levin & Debra S. Levin TTEE FBO The Levin Family Trust Dtd 12/18/92
Patrick Forster TTEE FBO Elizabeth Nicole Levin 1992 Trust Dtd 12/18/92
Patrick Forster TTEE FBO Stephanie Cara Levin 1992 Trust Dtd 12/18/92
Thomas Weisel Capital Partners (Dutch), L.P.
Thomas Weisel Capital Partners (Dutch II), L.P.
Dr. Neil J. Goldberg, M.D. Inc., Profit Sharing Plan

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

            AGREEMENT, dated as of February 7, 2003 by and between MarketAxess
Holdings Inc. (the "Company") and Richard McVey (the "Executive").

                              PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

            The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has authorized
this grant of a non-qualified stock option (the "Option") on February 7, 2003 to
purchase Two Million Six Hundred Sixty Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Seven
(2,666,667) shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share (the
"Common Stock") at a price per share of $0.90 (the "Exercise Price"). Unless
otherwise indicated, any capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement,
dated as of April 19, 2000, by and between the Company and the Executive (the
"Purchase Agreement"). By signing and returning this Agreement, the Executive
agrees to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

            Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

            1. GRANT OF OPTION. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Executive is hereby granted an Option to purchase from the Company
Two Million Six Hundred Sixty Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Seven (2,666,667)
shares of Common Stock, at a price per share equal to the Exercise Price. No
part of the Option granted hereby is intended to qualify as an "incentive stock
option" under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code").

            2. EXERCISE; VESTING.

            (a) Except as set forth in paragraphs (c) through (g) of this
Section 2, the Option shall become exercisable in three equal annual
installments of Eight Hundred Eighty Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Nine
(888,889) shares on each of December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively, which
shall be cumulative; provided, that the Executive's Service has not been
terminated prior to that date. There shall be no proportionate or partial
vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date and all vesting shall occur
only on the appropriate vesting date.

            (b) To the extent that the Option has become vested and exercisable
with respect to shares of Common Stock, the Option may thereafter be exercised
by the Executive, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to
the expiration of the Option as provided herein. Upon expiration of the Option,
the Option shall be canceled and no longer exercisable.

            (c) Upon the death or the permanent or total disability (as defined
in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, a "Disability") of the Purchaser, the Option
shall become fully vested and exercisable.
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            (d) In the event the Executive's Service is terminated by the
Company without Cause, five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of Common Stock
minus the number of shares of Common Stock that are vested as a result of such
termination without Cause pursuant to Section 3(c) of that certain agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and the Executive
relating to the grant of an incentive stock option to purchase 333,333 shares of
Common Stock, shall immediately vest and become exercisable.

            (e) In the event of a Change in Control in which the holders of the
Company's outstanding capital stock receive only cash in exchange for such
capital stock, the Option shall become fully vested and exercisable immediately
prior to such Change in Control. In the event of any other Change in Control,
the unvested portion of the Option shall immediately become fully vested and
exercisable upon any termination of the Executive's Service by the Company (or
any successor thereto) without Cause occurring after such Change in Control.

            (f) In the event that the Executive engages in Detrimental Activity
(as defined on Exhibit B attached hereto) prior to the exercise of the Option,
the Option shall terminate and expire as of the date the Executive engaged in
such Detrimental Activity. As a condition of the exercise of the Option, the
Executive may be required to certify (or be deemed to have certified) at the
time of exercise in a manner acceptable to the Company that the Executive has
not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, any Detrimental Activity. In
the event the Executive engages in Detrimental Activity, the Company shall be
entitled to those rights described in Section 7 hereof and the following
sentence. In the event the Executive engages in Detrimental Activity during the
one (1) year period commencing on the date any portion of the Option is
exercised, the Company shall be entitled to recover from the Executive at any
time within one (1) year after such exercise, and the Executive shall pay over
to the Company, an amount equal to any gain realized as the result of the
exercise (whether at the time of exercise or thereafter). This Section 2(f)
shall cease to apply upon a Change in Control.

            (g) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this
Agreement, any unvested portion of the Option shall, upon such termination of
the Executive's Service, be non-exercisable and shall be canceled.

            3. MANNER OF EXERCISE/EFFECTIVE TIME OF EXERCISE.

            (a) Cash Exercise. To the extent exercisable pursuant to Section 2,
this Option may be exercised by the Executive, in whole or in part, by
surrendering this Option, with the purchase/exercise form appended hereto as
Exhibit A duly executed by such Executive or by such Executive's duly authorized
attorney, at the principal office of the Company, or at such other office or
agency as the Company may designate, accompanied by payment in full of the
Exercise Price payable in respect of the number of shares of Common Stock
purchased upon such exercise. The Exercise Price may be paid by cash, check or
wire transfer of immediately available funds.

            (b) Effective Time of Exercise. Each exercise of this Option shall
be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on
the day on which this Option shall have been surrendered to the Company as
provided above. At such time, the Executive shall be deemed to have become the
holder of record of such certificates of Common Stock.

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            4. OPTION TERM. The Option shall expire on the tenth anniversary of
the date hereof, subject to earlier termination in the event of the termination
of the Executive's Service as specified in Section 5 below.

            5. TERMINATION.

            Subject to Section 4 above, the Option, to the extent vested at the
time of the termination of the Executive's Service, shall remain exercisable as
follows:

            (a) In the event of the termination of the Executive's Service by
reason of death or Disability, the Option shall remain exercisable until the
earlier of (i) two (2) years from the date of such termination or (ii) the
expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 4 hereof.

            (b) In the event of the termination of the Executive's Service by
the Company without Cause, the vested portion of the Option shall remain
exercisable until the earlier of (i) one (1) year from the date of such
termination or (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to
Section 4 hereof.

            (c) In the event the Executive voluntary resigns from Service (other
than a voluntary resignation described in Section 5(d) below), the vested
portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) ninety
(90) days from the date of such resignation or (ii) the expiration of the stated
term of the Option pursuant to Section 4 hereof.

            (d) In the event of the termination of the Executive's Service by
the Company for Cause or in the event the Executive voluntary resigns from
Service within ninety (90) days after an event that would be grounds for a
termination of the Executive's Service for Cause, the entire Option (whether or
not vested) shall terminate and expire upon such termination or resignation, as
the case may be.

            (e) Any portion of the Option that is not vested as of the date of
the termination of the Executive's Service for any reason shall terminate and
expire as of the date of such termination.

            6. RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER OF OPTION.

            (a) No part of the Option shall be transferred, sold, assigned,
negotiated, pledged, hypothecated, encumbered or otherwise disposed of
("Transferred"), whether for value or no value and whether voluntarily or
involuntarily, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
During the lifetime of the Executive the Option may be exercised only by the
Executive or the Executive's guardian or legal representative. In addition, the
Option shall not be Transferred in any way, except as provided by law or herein,
and the Option shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process.
Upon any attempt to Transfer the Option or in the event of any levy upon the
Option by reason of any execution, attachment or similar process contrary to the
provisions hereof, the Option shall immediately become null and void.

            (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section
6(a) above, the Option shall be Transferable, in whole or in part, to a Family
Member (as defined below) of

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the Executive. Any portion of the Option that is Transferred to a Family Member
pursuant to the preceding sentence (i) may not be subsequently Transferred
otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and (ii)
remains subject to the terms of this Agreement. Any shares of Common Stock
acquired upon exercise of the Option by a permissible transferee of the Option
or a permissible transferee pursuant to a Transfer after the exercise of the
Option shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the provisions of Section 7 below.

            (c) For purposes hereof, a "Family Member" shall mean, solely to the
extent provided for in Rule 701 under the Securities Act, any child, stepchild,
grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling,
niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person
sharing the Executive's household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in
which these persons have more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial
interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the employee) control the
management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the
employee) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests or as
otherwise defined in Rule 701 under the Securities Act.

            7. COMPANY CALL RIGHTS.

            (a) In the event of the termination of the Executive's Service by
the Company for Cause or in the event the Executive voluntary resigns from
Service, the Company may at any time within the ten (10) month period following
the later of the date of such termination or resignation or the date the
Executive acquires shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Option following
such termination or resignation: (i) repurchase from the Executive the
outstanding vested portion of the Option based on the difference between the
Exercise Price and the Fair Market Value on the date of repurchase and (ii)
repurchase from the Executive any shares of Common Stock previously acquired by
the Executive through the exercise of the Option that are held by the Executive
for at least six (6) months and one (1) day after the date of exercise, at a
repurchase price equal to Fair Market Value on the date of repurchase.

            (b) (i) If the Company elects to exercise call rights under this
Section 7, it shall do so by delivering to the Executive a notice of such
election, specifying the number of shares to be purchased and such closing date
and time that is within the ten (10) month period. Such closing shall take place
at the Company's principal executive offices.

            (ii) At such closing, the Company will pay the Executive the
repurchase price as specified in this Section 7 in cash, or by cancellation of
indebtedness of the Executive to the Company.

            (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall cease to have
rights pursuant to this Section on and after the initial public offering of the
Common Stock.

            8. SECURITIES REPRESENTATIONS. Upon the exercise of the Option prior
to the registration pursuant to the Securities Act of the Common Stock subject
to the Option, the Executive will be deemed to acknowledge and make the
following representations and warranties and any issuances of Common Stock by
the Company shall be made in reliance upon the following express representations
and warranties of the Executive:

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            (a) shares of the Common Stock are being acquired for the
Executive's own account and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with,
the distribution thereof, nor with any present intention of distributing or
selling any of such shares of Common Stock;

            (b) the Executive is aware that there are substantial risks in
subscribing to purchase, and in purchasing, the shares of Common Stock;

            (c) representatives of the Company have answered any questions the
Executive has asked about the Company and the Executive has received any
additional information that he has requested;

            (d) the Executive has been advised that the shares of Common Stock
have not been registered under the Securities Act on the ground that no
distribution or public offering of the shares of Common Stock is to be effected
(it being understood, however, that the shares of Common Stock are being issued
and sold in reliance on the exemption provided under Rule 701 under the
Securities Act), and in this connection the Company is relying in part on the
Executive's representations set forth in this Section;

            (e) in deciding to subscribe for the shares of Common Stock, the
Executive has relied solely upon an independent investigation of the Company's
business and upon consultation, to the extent deemed necessary by the Executive,
with his legal and financial advisers with respect to that business and the
nature of the investment and the Executive has not acted upon the basis of any
other representations or warranties;

            (f) the Executive has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the
purchase of the shares of Common Stock contemplated by this Agreement, and the
Executive is able to bear the substantial economic risks of that investment and
can afford a complete loss of that investment;

            (g) the Executive is an "accredited investor" (as defined in
Regulation D promulgated under the Act);

            (h) in the event that the Executive is permitted to Transfer or
otherwise dispose of the shares of Common Stock, the Executive may only do so
pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act and qualification
under applicable state securities laws or pursuant to an opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company that such registration and qualification are not
required, and that the transaction (if it involves a sale in the
over-the-counter market or on a securities exchange) does not violate the
provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. A stop-transfer order will be
placed on the books of the Company respecting the certificates evidencing the
shares of Common Stock, and such certificates shall bear any required legends,
until such time as the shares of Common Stock evidenced by such certificates
shall have been registered under the Securities Act or shall have been
Transferred in accordance with an opinion of counsel for the Company that such
registration is not required;

            (i) the Transfer of the shares of Common Stock have not been
registered under the Securities Act, and the shares of Common Stock must be held
indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an
exemption from such registration is available and the Company is under no
obligation to register the shares of Common Stock;

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            (j) the Executive understands that the shares of Common Stock
acquired upon exercise of the Option are restricted securities within the
meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act; that the exemption
from registration under Rule 144 will not be available unless (i) a public
trading market then exists for the common stock of the Company, (ii) adequate
information concerning the Company is then available to the public, and (iii)
other terms and conditions of Rule 144 or any exemption therefrom are complied
with; and that any sale of the shares of Common Stock may be made only in
limited amounts in accordance with such terms and conditions;

            (k) the Executive understands that there is no market, and there
cannot be any assurance that there will ever be a market, for the purchase and
sale of the shares of Common Stock, and the shares of Common Stock will not be
readily acceptable as collateral for loans;

            (l) the Executive is not a nonresident alien for the purpose of
income taxation; and

            (m) the Executive is not relying upon any representation or warranty
regarding the Company or the business of the Company in making the decision to
purchase the shares of Common Stock and hereby acknowledges that the Company has
disclaimed such representation or warranty whether arising by contract, law or
otherwise and agrees that such disclaimer shall be effective.

            9. RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. The Executive shall have no rights as a
stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the Option unless and until
the Executive has become the holder of record of the shares, and no adjustments
shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other
rights in respect of any such shares of Common Stock.

            10. FRACTIONAL SHARES. The Company shall not issue fractions of
shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Option or scrip in lieu thereof. If
any fraction of a share of Common Stock would, except for the provisions of this
Section 10, be issuable upon exercise of this Option, or any part hereof, the
Company shall in lieu thereof pay to the person entitled thereto an amount in
cash equal to the current value of such fraction, calculated to the nearest one-
thousandth (1/1000) of a share, to be computed (i) if the Common Stock is listed
on any national securities exchange on the basis of the last sales price of the
Common Stock on such exchange (or the quoted closing bid price if there shall
have been no sales) on the date of conversion, or (ii) if the Common Stock shall
not be so listed on the basis of the mean between the closing bid and asked
prices for the Common Stock on the date of conversion as reported by NASDAQ, or
its successor, and if there are no such closing bid and asked prices, on the
basis of the Fair Market Value per share as determined by the Board of Directors
of the Company.

            11. ADJUSTMENTS. The grant of the Option to the Executive shall not
affect in any way the right or power of the officers or the Board of Directors
of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization,
reorganization or other change in the capital structure or the business of the
Company, any merger or consolidation of the Company, the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, any sale or transfer of all or part of its assets or
business or any other corporate act or proceeding. The Board shall adjust the
number of shares of Common

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Stock subject to the Option to reflect any adjustment, recapitalization,
reorganization or other change in the capital structure or the business of the
Company, any merger or consolidation of the Company, the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, any sale or transfer of all or part of its assets or
business or any other corporate act or proceeding.

            12. TRUSTS, ETC. Nothing contained in this Agreement and no action
taken pursuant to this Agreement shall create or be construed to create a trust
of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship, between the Company and the Executive
or the executor, administrator or other personal representative or designated
beneficiary of the Executive, or any other persons. Any reserves that may be
established by the Company in connection with this Agreement shall continue to
be part of the general funds of the Company, and no individual or entity other
than the Company shall have any interest in such funds until paid to the
Executive. If and to the extent that the Executive or the Executive `s executor,
administrator or other personal representative, as the case may be, acquires a
right to receive any payment from the Company pursuant to this Agreement, such
right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the
Company.

            13. NOTICES. Any notice or communication given hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, or
by United States mail, to the appropriate party at the address set forth below
(or such other address as the party shall from time to time specify):

            If to the Company, to:

                  MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
                  140 Broadway, 42nd Floor
                  New York, New York 10005
                  Attention: Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors

            If to the Executive, to the address indicated after the Executive's
signature at the end of this Agreement.

            14. NO OBLIGATION TO CONTINUE EMPLOYMENT. This Agreement is not an
agreement of employment. This Agreement does not guarantee that the Company or
any affiliate thereof will employ the Executive for any specific time period,
nor does it modify in any respect the Company's right to terminate or modify the
Executive's employment or compensation.

            15. REGISTRATION RIGHTS. Any shares of Common Stock issued upon
exercise of the Option shall be deemed to be "Registrable Other Holder
Securities" as such term is defined in that certain Sixth Amended and Restated
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2002, by and among the
Company, the Executive and the other parties thereto and the holder of such
shares shall be entitled to, among other things, the registration rights set
forth therein.

            16. AGREEMENT. As a condition to the receipt of shares of Common
Stock pursuant to this Agreement, to the extent required by the Board of
Directors, the Executive shall execute and deliver a stockholder's agreement or
such other documentation, which shall set forth

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certain restrictions on transferability of the shares of Common Stock acquired
upon exercise, a right of first refusal of the Company with respect to shares,
and such other terms as the Board of Directors shall from time to time
establish. Such stockholder's agreement or other documentation shall apply to
the Common Stock acquired hereunder and covered by such stockholder's agreement
or other documentation. The Company may require, as a condition of exercise, the
Executive to become a party to any other existing stockholder agreement.

                     [END OF TEXT. SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS.]

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the
date and year first above written.

                                    MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC.

                                    By:   /s/ Richard McVey
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Authorized Officer
/s/ Richard McVey
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Richard McVey
Social Security No.:  On file
Home Address: On file

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                             PURCHASE/EXERCISE FORM

                (To Be Signed Only upon Exercise of Option)

To MarketAxess Holdings Inc.:

      The undersigned, the holder of the within Option, hereby irrevocably
elects to exercise the purchase right represented by such Option, for and to
purchase thereunder, __________ shares of Common Stock of MarketAxess Holdings
Inc. and herewith makes payment of $___________ therefor. The undersigned
requests that the certificates for such shares be issued in the name of, and be
delivered to, Richard McVey.

Dated:
        ---------------                   ---------------------------------
                                          Richard McVey

                                          (Signature must conform in all
                                          respects to name of the Executive as
                                          specified on the face of the Option)

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                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                       DEFINITION OF DETRIMENTAL ACTIVITY

      For purposes of this Agreement, "Detrimental Activity" shall mean: (a) the
disclosure to anyone outside the Company or its affiliates, or the use in any
manner other than in the furtherance of the Company's or its affiliate's
business, without written authorization from the Company, of any confidential
information or proprietary information, relating to the business of the Company
or its affiliates that is acquired by an Executive prior to the termination of
the Executive's Service; (b) activity while employed or performing services that
results, or if known could result, in the termination of the Executive's Service
that is classified by the Company as a termination for Cause; (c) engaging in
Solicitation (as defined below) without, in all cases, written authorization
from the Company; (d) the making of disparaging comments or statements by the
Executive, or the inducement of others by the Executive to make any disparaging
comments or statements, to the press, the Company's or its affiliates'
employees, consultants or any individual or entity with whom the Company or its
affiliates has a business relationship which could reasonably be expected to
adversely affect in any manner: (i) the conduct of the business of the Company
or its affiliates (including, without limitation, any products or business plans
or prospects); or (ii) the business reputation of the Company or its affiliates,
or any of their products, or their past or present officers, directors or
employees; (e) without written authorization from the Company, engaging in
Competition (as defined below). For purposes of sub-sections (a), (c), and (e)
above, the Board of Directors of the Company shall each have authority to
provide the Executive with written authorization to engage in the activities
contemplated thereby and no other person shall have authority to provide the
Executive with such authorization. Except as specifically provided in any other
agreement between the Executive and the Company, Detrimental Activity shall not
be deemed to occur after the end of the one (1) year period following the date
of termination of the Executive's Service.

      "Competition" means the Executive's participation, directly or indirectly,
as an individual proprietor, partner, stockholder, officer, employee, director,
joint venturer, investor, lender, consultant or in any capacity whatsoever
(within the United States or in any foreign country where the Company or its
affiliates does business) in a business (whether a division, unit, subsidiary or
affiliate), other than the Company and its affiliates: (i) that is engaged in
the design, development, operation or promotion of a multi-dealer electronic
platform or electronic commerce network (ECN) for fixed income securities (or
other fixed income instruments) information research, distribution, trading
and/or other transactions; (ii) whose principal business is electronic
distribution, research and/or trading of fixed income securities (or other fixed
income instruments); or (iii) that is not included in subsections (i) or (ii)
and as to which the Company or its affiliates have taken demonstrable steps at
the time of termination of the Executive's employment. Competition does not
include: (i) the Executive's ownership of not more than 1% of the total
outstanding stock of a publicly held company; or (ii) the Executive's
performance of services for any enterprise to the extent such services are not
performed, directly or indirectly, for a business in the aforesaid Competition
(including, without limitation, his performance of services for any entity which
has a division or business unit engaging in competition with the Company's or
its affiliates' business, if such performance does not in any capacity, directly
or indirectly, involve work with or assistance to such division or business
unit). The meaning of "as to which the Company has taken demonstrable steps"
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by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith based on written
memoranda or similar writings or communications and such determination shall be
conclusive and binding for all purposes hereunder.

      "Solicitation" means (i) recruiting, soliciting or inducing any
nonclerical employee or consultant of the Company or its affiliates to terminate
his or her employment with, or otherwise cease or reduce his or her relationship
with, the Company or such affiliate; (ii) hiring or assisting another person or
entity to hire any nonclerical employee or consultant of the Company or its
affiliates or any person who, to the Executive's knowledge, within six months
before was such a person; or (iii) soliciting or inducing any person or entity
to terminate, or otherwise to cease, reduce, or diminish in any way its
relationship with or prospective relationship with the Company or its
affiliates. You may however, if requested by any entity with which you are not
affiliated, serve as a reference for any person who at the time of the request
is not an employee of, or consultant to, the Company or its affiliates.

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