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Income Taxes - Summary of Changes in Valuation Allowance (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Valuation allowance at beginning of year $ 7,743us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 727us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 287us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Current year income (101)mktx_ChangeInValuationAllowanceForCurrentYearIncome (65)mktx_ChangeInValuationAllowanceForCurrentYearIncome 440mktx_ChangeInValuationAllowanceForCurrentYearIncome
State net operating loss (155)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal (406)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal  
Capital (loss) gain (59)mktx_ChangeInValuationAllowanceForCapitalGainLoss 7,487mktx_ChangeInValuationAllowanceForCapitalGainLoss  
Valuation allowance at end of year $ 7,428us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 7,743us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 727us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance