MarketAxess Announces Trading Volume Statistics for June and Second Quarter 2025
Surpassed
43% Increase in Total Trading ADV in 2Q25 Driven by 22% Increase in Total Credit ADV and 58% Increase in Total Rates ADV
Select Second Quarter Trading Records
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Select Second Quarter 2025 Highlights* (See tables 1-1C and table 2)
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The
MarketAxess platform’s strong year-over-year volume growth continued in June as volatility moderated through the quarter. - We delivered strong progress with our new initiatives across the client-initiated, portfolio trading and dealer-initiated channels that contributed to the record level of trading volumes across most products in the second quarter of 2025.
Client-Initiated Channel
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Strong growth in block trading ADV with record ADV across
U.S. credit block trading increasing 37%, emerging markets increasing 27%, and eurobonds increasing 100%.-
Block trading in emerging markets and eurobonds both benefitted from the launch of our targeted block solution in late 2024, which has generated cumulative trading volume of approximately
$2.0 billion and$3.8 billion ,respectively,since launch.
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Block trading in emerging markets and eurobonds both benefitted from the launch of our targeted block solution in late 2024, which has generated cumulative trading volume of approximately
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Clients continued to leverage our algos in
U.S. government bond trading, helping to drive a 57% increase in ADV to$30.8 billion with estimated market share of 2.6%.
Portfolio Trading Channel
-
Estimated market share of
U.S. credit portfolio trading was 17.5%, compared to 15.1% in the prior year.2
Dealer-Initiated Channel
-
Dealer-initiated ADV increased 40% to
$1.8 billion , including record levels ofeurobonds activity.
Second Quarter 2025 Variable Transaction Fees Per Million1 (See table 1D)
- The decline in total credit FPM compared to the prior year was driven principally by protocol mix. The slight decline compared to 1Q25 was driven principally by protocol mix.
- The decline in total rates FPM both quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year was driven by the impact of product mix.
*All comparisons versus second quarter 2024 unless noted.
Table 1: MarketAxess ADV3
Month | % Change | Quarter | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jun-25 | May-25 | Jun-24 | MoM | YoY |
|
2Q25 |
|
1Q25 |
|
2Q24 |
QoQ | YoY | ||||||||||||||||
MKTX ADV ($ millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$ |
6,998 |
$ |
7,649 |
$ |
6,622 |
(9 |
) |
% |
6 |
% |
$ |
7,760 |
$ |
7,562 |
$ |
6,436 |
3 |
% |
21 |
% |
|||||||
|
|
1,497 |
|
1,602 |
|
1,252 |
(7 |
) |
20 |
|
1,692 |
|
1,475 |
|
1,337 |
15 |
27 |
|||||||||||
|
|
4,172 |
|
3,615 |
|
3,601 |
15 |
|
16 |
|
4,018 |
|
3,939 |
|
3,337 |
2 |
20 |
|||||||||||
Eurobonds |
|
2,411 |
|
2,870 |
|
2,012 |
(16 |
) |
20 |
|
2,681 |
|
2,348 |
|
2,103 |
14 |
27 |
|||||||||||
Other Credit Products3 |
|
580 |
|
612 |
|
559 |
(5 |
) |
4 |
|
644 |
|
598 |
|
530 |
8 |
22 |
|||||||||||
Municipal Bonds |
|
579 |
|
611 |
|
549 |
(5 |
) |
5 |
|
643 |
|
594 |
|
522 |
8 |
23 |
|||||||||||
Total MKTX Credit ADV |
$ |
15,658 |
$ |
16,348 |
$ |
14,046 |
(4 |
) |
11 |
$ |
16,795 |
$ |
15,922 |
$ |
13,743 |
5 |
22 |
|||||||||||
Rates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$ |
25,804 |
$ |
28,293 |
$ |
21,521 |
(9 |
) |
% |
20 |
% |
$ |
30,756 |
$ |
25,936 |
$ |
19,634 |
19 |
% |
57 |
% |
|||||||
Agencies and Other Government Bonds |
|
1,641 |
|
1,589 |
|
934 |
3 |
|
76 |
|
1,458 |
|
1,047 |
|
792 |
39 |
84 |
|||||||||||
Total MKTX Rates ADV |
$ |
27,445 |
$ |
29,882 |
$ |
22,455 |
(8 |
) |
22 |
$ |
32,214 |
$ |
26,983 |
$ |
20,426 |
19 |
58 |
|||||||||||
Total MKTX Trading ADV |
$ |
43,103 |
$ |
46,230 |
$ |
36,501 |
(7 |
) |
18 |
$ |
49,009 |
$ |
42,905 |
$ |
34,169 |
14 |
43 |
|||||||||||
|
|
20 |
|
21 |
|
19 |
|
62 |
|
61 |
|
63 |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
21 |
|
19 |
|
20 |
|
60 |
|
63 |
|
61 |
||||||||||||||||
Table 1A: Market ADV
Month | % Change | Quarter | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jun-25 | May-25 | Jun-24 | MoM | YoY |
|
2Q25 |
|
1Q25 |
|
2Q24 |
QoQ | YoY | ||||||||||||||||||
MARKET ADV ($ millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$ |
35,517 |
$ |
39,652 |
$ |
33,250 |
(10 |
) |
% |
7 |
|
% |
$ |
40,010 |
$ |
41,910 |
$ |
34,333 |
(5 |
) |
% |
17 |
% |
|||||||
|
|
12,096 |
|
13,171 |
|
9,007 |
(8 |
) |
34 |
|
|
13,296 |
|
12,419 |
|
9,898 |
7 |
|
34 |
|||||||||||
Total |
|
47,613 |
|
52,823 |
|
42,257 |
(10 |
) |
13 |
|
|
53,306 |
|
54,329 |
|
44,231 |
(2 |
) |
21 |
|||||||||||
Municipal Bonds MSRB |
|
10,234 |
|
10,306 |
|
7,047 |
(1 |
) |
45 |
|
|
12,017 |
|
9,347 |
|
7,043 |
29 |
|
71 |
|||||||||||
Rates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$ |
1,019,410 |
$ |
1,106,252 |
$ |
910,468 |
(8 |
) |
% |
12 |
|
% |
$ |
1,162,485 |
$ |
1,002,379 |
$ |
867,708 |
16 |
|
% |
34 |
% |
|||||||
Agency TRACE |
|
2,729 |
|
4,032 |
|
2,888 |
(32 |
) |
(6 |
) |
|
3,623 |
|
4,290 |
|
3,343 |
(16 |
) |
8 |
|||||||||||
|
|
20 |
|
21 |
|
19 |
|
62 |
|
61 |
|
63 |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
21 |
|
19 |
|
20 |
|
60 |
|
63 |
|
61 |
||||||||||||||||||
Table 1B: Estimated Market Share5
Month | % Change | Quarter | Bps Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jun-25 | May-25 | Jun-24 | MoM | YoY |
2Q25 |
|
1Q25 |
|
2Q24 |
|
QoQ | YoY | |||||||||||||||||||||
MKTX ESTIMATED MARKET SHARE (%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
% of |
20.2 |
% |
19.9 |
% |
20.2 |
% |
+30 | bps |
– |
|
bps |
19.8 |
% |
18.6 |
% |
19.2 |
% |
+120 | bps | +60 | bps | ||||||||||||
% of |
19.7 |
% |
19.3 |
% |
19.9 |
% |
+40 | bps |
(20 |
) |
bps |
19.4 |
% |
18.0 |
% |
18.7 |
% |
+140 | bps | +70 | bps | ||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
% of |
13.0 |
% |
12.4 |
% |
14.1 |
% |
+60 | bps |
(110 |
) |
bps |
13.2 |
% |
12.4 |
% |
13.8 |
% |
+80 | bps |
(60 |
) |
bps | |||||||||||
% of |
12.4 |
% |
12.2 |
% |
13.9 |
% |
+20 | bps |
(150 |
) |
bps |
12.7 |
% |
11.9 |
% |
13.5 |
% |
+80 | bps |
(80 |
) |
bps | |||||||||||
Other Credit Products | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
% of Municipal Bonds MSRB |
5.7 |
% |
5.9 |
% |
7.8 |
% |
(20 |
) |
bps |
(210 |
) |
bps |
5.4 |
% |
6.4 |
% |
7.4 |
% |
(100 |
) |
bps |
(200 |
) |
bps | |||||||||
Rates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
% of |
2.5 |
% |
2.6 |
% |
2.4 |
% |
(10 |
) |
bps | +10 | bps |
2.6 |
% |
2.6 |
% |
2.3 |
% |
– |
|
bps | +30 | bps | |||||||||||
Table 1C: Strategic Priorities ADV2
Month | % Change | Quarter | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jun-25 | May-25 | Jun-24 | MoM | YoY |
|
2Q25 |
|
1Q25 |
|
2Q24 |
QoQ | YoY | ||||||||||||||||||
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ADV ($ millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Client-Initiated Channel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
$ |
2,672 |
$ |
3,070 |
$ |
2,292 |
(13 |
) |
% |
17 |
% |
$ |
3,172 |
$ |
2,942 |
$ |
2,322 |
8 |
|
% |
37 |
% |
||||||||
Emerging Markets Block Trading |
|
1,860 |
|
1,451 |
|
1,469 |
28 |
|
27 |
|
1,626 |
|
1,562 |
|
1,283 |
4 |
|
27 |
||||||||||||
Eurobonds Block Trading |
|
462 |
|
637 |
|
235 |
(27 |
) |
97 |
|
529 |
|
407 |
|
265 |
30 |
|
100 |
||||||||||||
Portfolio Trading Channel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total MKTX Portfolio Trading2 |
$ |
1,193 |
$ |
1,455 |
$ |
868 |
(18 |
) |
% |
37 |
% |
$ |
1,481 |
$ |
1,284 |
$ |
875 |
15 |
|
% |
69 |
% |
||||||||
Total MKTX |
|
874 |
|
1,013 |
|
685 |
(14 |
) |
28 |
|
1,112 |
|
1,070 |
|
724 |
4 |
|
54 |
||||||||||||
Total |
|
5,640 |
|
6,041 |
|
4,407 |
(7 |
) |
28 |
|
6,355 |
|
5,697 |
|
4,789 |
12 |
|
33 |
||||||||||||
Dealer-Initiated Channel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Dealer Initiated (DRFQ & Mid-X) |
$ |
1,683 |
$ |
1,781 |
$ |
1,365 |
(6 |
) |
% |
23 |
% |
$ |
1,795 |
$ |
1,856 |
$ |
1,283 |
(3 |
) |
% |
40 |
% |
||||||||
Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Trading |
$ |
4,553 |
$ |
4,777 |
$ |
3,960 |
(5 |
) |
% |
15 |
% |
$ |
5,030 |
$ |
4,769 |
$ |
3,951 |
5 |
|
% |
27 |
% |
||||||||
AxessIQ |
|
158 |
|
189 |
|
140 |
(16 |
) |
13 |
|
176 |
|
159 |
|
134 |
11 |
|
31 |
||||||||||||
|
|
20 |
|
21 |
|
19 |
|
62 |
|
61 |
|
63 |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
21 |
|
19 |
|
20 |
|
60 |
|
63 |
|
61 |
||||||||||||||||||
Table 1D: Variable Transaction Fees Per Million (FPM)1
Month | % Change | Quarter | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jun-25 | May-25 | Jun-24 | MoM | YoY |
|
2Q25 |
|
1Q25 |
|
2Q24 |
QoQ | YoY | |||||||||||||||||||
AVG. VARIABLE TRANS. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Credit |
$ |
137 |
$ |
138 |
$ |
147 |
(1 |
) |
% |
(7 |
) |
% |
$ |
138 |
$ |
139 |
$ |
148 |
(1 |
) |
% |
(7 |
) |
% |
|||||||
Total Rates |
|
3.93 |
|
4.06 |
|
4.32 |
(3 |
) |
(9 |
) |
|
3.90 |
|
4.20 |
|
4.44 |
(7 |
) |
(12 |
) |
1 |
The FPM for total credit and total rates for |
2 |
Due to variances in how portfolio trading market participants utilized the portfolio trading TRACE “flag,” the Company previously used its own internal methodology for calculating portfolio trading as an estimated percentage of TRACE volume and the Company’s estimated market share. Starting in |
3 |
“Other Credit Products” includes municipal bonds, leveraged loans, convertible bonds and structured products. |
4 |
The number of |
5 |
“SD PT” is defined as single-dealer portfolio trades. The Company is currently highlighting the impact of single-dealer portfolio trading volume on |
General Notes Regarding the Data Presented
Reported
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements about the outlook and prospects for the Company, market conditions and industry growth, as well as statements about the Company’s future financial and operating performance. These and other statements that relate to future results and events are based on MarketAxess’ current expectations. The Company’s actual results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected or desired because of a number of risks and uncertainties, including: global economic, political and market factors; the level of trading volume transacted on the
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Table 2: Trading Volume Detail |
|
|
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|
|
|
Month Ended |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
In millions (unaudited) |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
Volume |
|
|
ADV |
|
|
Volume |
|
|
|
ADV |
|
|
Volume |
|
|
ADV |
|
|
||||||
Credit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
High-grade |
|
|
$ |
139,950 |
|
|
$ |
6,998 |
|
|
$ |
125,814 |
|
|
|
$ |
6,622 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
% |
|
6 |
|
% |
High-yield |
|
|
|
29,942 |
|
|
|
1,497 |
|
|
|
23,788 |
|
|
|
|
1,252 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
Emerging markets |
|
|
|
83,438 |
|
|
|
4,172 |
|
|
|
68,426 |
|
|
|
|
3,601 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
Eurobonds |
|
|
|
50,632 |
|
|
|
2,411 |
|
|
|
40,231 |
|
|
|
|
2,012 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
Other credit |
|
|
|
11,599 |
|
|
|
580 |
|
|
|
10,608 |
|
|
|
|
559 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Total credit trading1 |
|
|
|
315,561 |
|
|
|
15,658 |
|
|
|
268,867 |
|
|
|
|
14,046 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
Rates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
516,084 |
|
|
|
25,804 |
|
|
|
408,907 |
|
|
|
|
21,521 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
Agency and other government bonds1 |
|
|
|
34,360 |
|
|
|
1,641 |
|
|
|
18,550 |
|
|
|
|
934 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
Total rates trading |
|
|
|
550,444 |
|
|
|
27,445 |
|
|
|
427,457 |
|
|
|
|
22,455 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
Total trading |
|
|
$ |
866,005 |
|
|
$ |
43,103 |
|
|
$ |
696,324 |
|
|
|
$ |
36,501 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
In millions (unaudited) |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
Volume |
|
|
ADV |
|
|
Volume |
|
|
|
ADV |
|
|
Volume |
|
|
ADV |
|
|
||||||
Credit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
High-grade |
|
|
$ |
481,090 |
|
|
$ |
7,760 |
|
|
$ |
405,440 |
|
|
|
$ |
6,436 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
% |
|
21 |
|
% |
High-yield |
|
|
|
104,897 |
|
|
|
1,692 |
|
|
|
84,248 |
|
|
|
|
1,337 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
Emerging markets |
|
|
|
249,091 |
|
|
|
4,018 |
|
|
|
210,205 |
|
|
|
|
3,337 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
Eurobonds |
|
|
|
160,873 |
|
|
|
2,681 |
|
|
|
128,266 |
|
|
|
|
2,103 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
Other credit |
|
|
|
39,965 |
|
|
|
644 |
|
|
|
33,376 |
|
|
|
|
530 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
Total credit trading1 |
|
|
|
1,035,916 |
|
|
|
16,795 |
|
|
|
861,535 |
|
|
|
|
13,743 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
Rates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,906,892 |
|
|
|
30,756 |
|
|
|
1,236,917 |
|
|
|
|
19,634 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
Agency and other government bonds1 |
|
|
|
87,625 |
|
|
|
1,458 |
|
|
|
48,506 |
|
|
|
|
792 |
|
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
Total rates trading |
|
|
|
1,994,517 |
|
|
|
32,214 |
|
|
|
1,285,423 |
|
|
|
|
20,426 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
Total trading |
|
|
$ |
3,030,433 |
|
|
$ |
49,009 |
|
|
$ |
2,146,958 |
|
|
|
$ |
34,169 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
Number of |
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Number of |
60 |
|
61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Table 2: Trading Volume Detail (continued) |
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|
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|
|
|
Year-to-Date Ended |
|
|
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In millions (unaudited) |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
Volume |
|
|
ADV |
|
|
Volume |
|
|
|
ADV |
|
|
Volume |
|
|
ADV |
|
|
||||||
Credit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
High-grade |
|
|
$ |
942,398 |
|
|
$ |
7,662 |
|
|
$ |
861,438 |
|
|
|
$ |
6,947 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
% |
|
10 |
|
% |
High-yield |
|
|
|
194,894 |
|
|
|
1,585 |
|
|
|
169,627 |
|
|
|
|
1,368 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
Emerging markets |
|
|
|
489,376 |
|
|
|
3,979 |
|
|
|
431,632 |
|
|
|
|
3,481 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
Eurobonds |
|
|
|
308,790 |
|
|
|
2,510 |
|
|
|
257,115 |
|
|
|
|
2,074 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
Other credit |
|
|
|
76,447 |
|
|
|
621 |
|
|
|
59,705 |
|
|
|
|
481 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
Total credit trading1 |
|
|
|
2,011,905 |
|
|
|
16,357 |
|
|
|
1,779,517 |
|
|
|
|
14,351 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
Rates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,488,973 |
|
|
|
28,366 |
|
|
|
2,282,713 |
|
|
|
|
18,409 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
Agency and other government bonds1 |
|
|
|
153,450 |
|
|
|
1,248 |
|
|
|
80,132 |
|
|
|
|
646 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
Total rates trading |
|
|
|
3,642,423 |
|
|
|
29,614 |
|
|
|
2,362,845 |
|
|
|
|
19,055 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
Total trading |
|
|
$ |
5,654,328 |
|
|
$ |
45,971 |
|
|
$ |
4,142,362 |
|
|
|
$ |
33,406 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Consistent with FINRA TRACE reporting standards, both sides of trades are included in the Company's reported volumes when the Company executes trades on a matched principal basis between two counterparties. |
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2 Consistent with industry standards, |
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3 The number of |
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4 The number of |
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|
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