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Millennium Advisors, a leading fixed income broker-dealer, has appointed Dylan Blair as a Managing Director and Global Head of US Dollar Credit Trading. Blair will be responsible for the coordination and management of Millennium’s global credit trading teams across a range of markets and is mandated to further leverage the existing capabilities of Millennium into new trading opportunities. The appointment comes during a period of consistent expansion for the firm with year-on-year growth of 30 % by trade count and 53% by volume in 2023.
Based in Charlotte, Blair has over 20 years of experience, most recently as Head of Investment Grade Trading at BNP Paribas in New York where he oversaw a period of rapid expansion. Prior to that he held senior positions at both Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.
“I'm thrilled to be joining Millennium to help extend their already enviable footprint in the credit markets,” said Blair. “Millennium is a fantastic organization with a rich history of success, based on providing the very best service to a broad range of counterparties. With such a talented team and collaborative culture, I’m confident that we can continue to build on the successes over the past decade to expand our global presence.”
“We have been looking for an individual with exceptional experience and skills within the credit and trading world, to lead our global US dollar franchise,” said Laurent Paulhac, CEO of Millennium Advisors. “Dylan’s background positions him ideally to drive our trading business and I’m very excited for the impact he can bring to this role.”
Blair is the latest addition to Millennium Advisors in its recent surge of senior hires, joining AJ Lindeman, Head of Quant; Jeremy Abig, CFO; and Joe De Modna, Head of Global Operations.
Millennium Advisors, LLC is a technology-driven broker-dealer specializing in executing fixed income securities transactions. Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, with an office in Chicago and an affiliate in the UK, it is a market leader in trading corporate bonds on all major electronic trading platforms. Clients include institutional investors, banks, RIAs, insurance companies and other dealers. Millennium Advisors is ranked #2 by trade count and #10 by volume IG Trading on MarketAxess in 2023.
