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Capitalized Software, Furniture, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements - Capitalized Software Development Costs, Furniture, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net of Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements and capitalized software, Gross $ 88,674us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 76,818us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (56,489)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (44,115)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements and capitalized software, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization 32,185us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 32,703us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Software Development Costs [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements and capitalized software, Gross 50,327us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember
41,062us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember
Computer Hardware and Related Software [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements and capitalized software, Gross 24,095us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= mktx_ComputerHardwareAndRelatedSoftwareMember
22,051us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= mktx_ComputerHardwareAndRelatedSoftwareMember
Office Hardware [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements and capitalized software, Gross 2,785us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember
2,380us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements and capitalized software, Gross 1,921us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember
1,777us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember
Leasehold Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements and capitalized software, Gross 8,128us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
8,129us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
Computer Hardware Under Capital Lease [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements and capitalized software, Gross $ 1,418us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= mktx_ComputerHardwareUnderCapitalLeaseMember
$ 1,419us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= mktx_ComputerHardwareUnderCapitalLeaseMember