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Sale of RFQ-hub
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Sale of RFQ-hub Sale of RFQ-hub
RFQ‑hub is a multi‑asset platform for global listed and over‑the‑counter (“OTC”) financial instruments. It connects buy‑side trading desks and portfolio managers with a large network of sell‑side market makers in Europe, North America and the APAC region, allowing these trading desks to place requests‑for‑quotes (“RFQ”) in negotiated equities, futures, options, swaps, convertible bonds, structured products and commodities. In May 2022, the Company formed a consortium of strategic partners and investors to own and support the growth of the RFQ-hub business. Through a series of related transactions at that time in 2022, we sold a substantial minority interest in the business to multiple strategic partners and maintained a majority ownership interest.

On April 19, 2024, the Company entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement with MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (“MarketAxess”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to sell a 49% interest in the multi-asset request-for-quote communication platform JV, RFQ-hub Holdings LLC (“RFQ-hub Holdings,” or collectively with its wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries, “RFQ-hub”, which includes RFQ-hub Americas LLC, or “RAL”).

On May 9, 2025, the Company completed the sale of a 49% interest in RFQ-hub to MarketAxess for total gross proceeds of $37.9 million in cash. Upon the closing of the sale, the Company retains a minority interest of approximately 2% in RFQ-hub. The Company deconsolidated RFQ-hub and recognized a gain on sale of $67.0 million, which was recorded in Other, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

A summary of the gain on sale and deconsolidation of RFQ-hub is as follows:
(in thousands)May 9, 2025
Total sale proceeds received$37,932 
Retained noncontrolling investments1,548 
Carrying value of noncontrolling interest deconsolidated35,608 
Carrying value of RFQ-hub’s net assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,554 
Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations512 
Property, equipment and capitalized software (net)736 
Intangibles (net)3,043 
Other assets3,939 
Liabilities$(1,684)
Less: Total carrying value of RFQ-hub’s net assets$8,100 
Gain on sale of RFQ-hub$66,988