OptimX Markets has collaborated with MarketAxess to bring its bilateral multi-asset and multi-dealer RFQ solution into the OptimX platform.
David Barnett
The integration of RFQ-hub – which is specifically designed for ETF and derivatives markets – will allow institutional traders to access liquidity via RFQ-hub’s provider network directly through OptimX’s front end offering.
David Barnett, founder and chief executive of OptimX Markets, said: “Integrating RFQ-hub into OptimX expands the ways our users access liquidity while maintaining the workflow efficiency and control that define our platform.
“This partnership allows institutional traders to engage with a broader set of liquidity providers through RFQ, directly within the OptimX environment.”
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Through this offering, OptimX users will be able to initiate RFQs and engage with liquidity providers within their existing workflows.
The integration is also expected to create a more efficient pathway for bilateral interaction and execution.
Joyce Rosely, head of RFQ-hub sales at MarketAxess, said: “By integrating with OptimX, we are extending that capability into a new workflow, enabling users to initiate RFQs and access liquidity through a single, efficient interface.”
MarketAxess’ RFQ-hub integration also follows the recent partnership between OptimX and FactSet, announced in April 2026.
The collaboration allows clients using FactSet’s execution management system (EMS) Portware to access OptimX’s differentiated bilateral liquidity network within their execution environment, while liquidity providers on OptimX can provide a range of high and low touch opportunities straight to the desktops of Portware clients.