NEW YORK (AP) _ MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $64.8 million.

The New York-based company said it had net income of $1.71 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.73 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.70 per share.

The operator of bond trading platforms posted revenue of $186.1 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $185.9 million.

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