Citadel Securities
Citadel Securities LLC serves as a wholesale market maker across multiple asset classes from its Chicago headquarters.
Citadel Securities LLC · Chicago, USA · última revisión 2026-09 · puntuación de evidencia 74/100
Licencia, leída en el registro
| Regulador | Número de licencia | Jurisdicción | Nivel | Fuente |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC/FINRA | CRD 116797 (SEC 8-53574) | USA | tier-1 | abrir fuente ↗ |
| SEC/FINRA | CRD 281102 (SEC 8-69663) | USA | tier-1 | abrir fuente ↗ |
Tier classification follows the same scale as the retail register: tier-2 means real supervision and client-money segregation, without an investor compensation scheme. Rows without a tier are recorded without classification rather than guessed.
A qué casos encaja el modelo publicado
- Institutional liquidity provision
- Retail equity market making
Qué vigilar
- Self-measured market share claims
- Licensing tier implications
Citadel Securities LLC operates as a designated market maker and liquidity provider in equities, options, fixed income, and FX. The firm is licensed under SEC/FINRA with tier 1 status, indicating a robust regulatory framework. Established client relationships include over 1,000 institutional clients and significant retail market share as of 2018.
Testable claims
- Global headquarters: 131 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603 USA (firm's own locations page; verified via Wayback snapshot of citadelsecurities.com)
- BrokerCheck register: Citadel Securities LLC, CRD 116797, SEC 8-53574, status ACTIVE (FINRA BrokerCheck JSON)
- Firm timeline: electronic options market making launched 2002; #1 Designated Market Maker on the NYSE in 2016; institutional client base grew to over 1,000 in 2018
- Site business lines: Equities (including Designated Market Maker), Options, Fixed Income & FX, Corporate Solutions
Afirmaciones que siguen siendo medición del propio venue
- 'Becoming industry leader in 18 months' and market-share percentages are the firm's own timeline claims
- Award claims (Risk Magazine, IFR, ETF.com) reference third-party publications not independently re-verified
