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Question: Christopher Allen - Citibank Cameroon SA - Analyst
: Nice to see, solid expense controls this quarter. I'm a bit of a two-parter.
One on the Mid-X US launch. Obviously, you see nice volumes to start. Can you talk about the pipeline, to add additional dealers
there, how it's interacting with PT, whether you're seeing benefits there.
And the second part. Well, you're seeing a good uptake in new offers like [minutes], as you noted, your overall share gains have been
elusive, which is leading to investor frustration. Can you elaborate on your comments in terms of taking action to deliver faster
technology enhancements, how you're addressing competition, particularly for your legacy areas of strength, which some are
questioning whether there's been a degradation there. Just as you're seeing uptick in new solutions, but overall share is moderated.
Question: Patrick Moley - Piper Jaffray Inc - Analyst
: Wanted to ask about the closing auctions and the announcement that you made recently. Can you help us get a sense for just the
size of that opportunity, what it could mean for data, what it could mean for your market share, and then how large a piece of the
overall credit market do you think that sort of volume could come over time? Thanks.
Question: Christopher O'Brien - Barclays Services Corp - Analyst
: This is Chris O'Brien on for Ben.
I wanted to ask a broader question about the environment. We're seeing continued lower credit spreads, lower volatility. Just curious
how you're thinking about growing through this kind of environment if it were to persist and if there's anything that you could see
that would maybe make a meaningful shift in the environment that we've been seeing over the last several months.
Question: Michael Cyprys - Morgan Stanley - Analyst
: Maybe just continuing with the last question macro backdrop, clearly moving your way in November, as you just answered with the
last question, but if that proves short-lived and macro backdrop returns to a bit more challenging backdrop like we've seen for some
time. I guess what's the scope to be turning to higher levels of growth. Which parts of the business do you see as perhaps the most
meaningful contributor to that? I know you mentioned some tangible progress on new initiatives, some of which are lower fees. So
just curious how you're thinking about that as you look at over the next 12, 18 months.
Question: Elias Abboud - Bofa Merrill Lynch Asset Holdings Inc - Analyst
: I wanted to dig into your growth in open trading. It looks like open trading kicked up to 39% of your credit volume in October, which
is the highest level since the regional bank crisis. Usually I know this is a protocol that does well on the volatile backdrop, but volatility
was up pretty modestly in October, certainly not on par with the levels during the regional bank crisis in April's tariff disputes. So
what can you share to help us make sense of the stronger open-trading adoption lately?
Question: Patrick O'Shaughnessy - Raymond James Financial, Inc. - Analyst
: So the electronification of high yield corporate bond trading isn't as far along as investment grade, but it's also seeing share gains
stall out by you as well as other platforms. What are some of the unique challenges to growing electronic market share in high yield?
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