Key Takeaways
- • Millennium Management has hired Ravi Vinda, a junior rates trader formerly on Citi's London short-term interest rate trading (STIRT) desk, according to eFinancialCareers.
- • Vinda's move marks his fourth employer in four years and his third hedge fund employer, after Brevan Howard and Citadel, where he joined only in July 2025.
- • Millennium declined to comment, and Vinda did not respond to a request for comment; reports of his intended portfolio role at Millennium are unconfirmed.
- • The move reflects a broader pattern in which hedge funds are aggressively recruiting junior talent from bank trading desks, according to London macro headhunters cited by eFinancialCareers.
Summary
According to eFinancialCareers, Millennium Management has hired Ravi Vinda, a rates trader who spent three years on Citi's London short-term interest rate trading (STIRT) desk before leaving for Brevan Howard. He spent four years at Brevan Howard before joining Citadel in July 2025. Vinda has now moved again to join Millennium. He began his STIRT career in 2014 after graduating from the London School of Economics, the same institution as former Citi trader Gary Stevenson.
The publication reports that Millennium will be Vinda's fourth employer in four years and his third hedge fund employer. Millennium declined to comment on the hire, and Vinda did not respond to a request for comment. Unconfirmed suggestions indicate he may manage a large portfolio at Millennium.
London macro headhunters cited by the publication say the talent pool has been depleted as hedge funds aggressively recruit banks' top junior talent. eFinancialCareers describes Vinda as representative of this sought-after new generation of traders.
The publication also notes that some macro funds have struggled in recent weeks amid rising rates and concerns over French government debt. It is not clear how Vinda performed during this period, though eFinancialCareers suggests Millennium was likely impressed by his track record.
The publication reports that Millennium will be Vinda's fourth employer in four years and his third hedge fund employer. Millennium declined to comment on the hire, and Vinda did not respond to a request for comment. Unconfirmed suggestions indicate he may manage a large portfolio at Millennium.
London macro headhunters cited by the publication say the talent pool has been depleted as hedge funds aggressively recruit banks' top junior talent. eFinancialCareers describes Vinda as representative of this sought-after new generation of traders.
The publication also notes that some macro funds have struggled in recent weeks amid rising rates and concerns over French government debt. It is not clear how Vinda performed during this period, though eFinancialCareers suggests Millennium was likely impressed by his track record.
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