Marcus Browning has sprung a major surprise and left Citi, where he recently took up a new role to build a proprietary team to trade volatility. He is believed to be headed for the buy side. Sources close to Browning say that he has long held ambitions to see if the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, and that while he was extremely happy at Citi, an opportunity arose that he felt was too good to miss.
“We are disappointed to see Marcus leave, he has been a profitable trader for us and he has been instrumental in building FX options into the strong business that it is at Citi,” says James Bindler, global FX options head at Citi. “But we understand that he has long harboured a desire to work on the buy side, and we wish him success in the future.”