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Citadel Securities Review
Citadel Securities is a huge institutional market maker, not a retail broker. It trades for institutions only, and FINRA lists 75 regulatory disclosures.
Min Deposit
N/A
Spreads From
Not applicable, institutional market maker, no public retail pricing
Max Leverage
Not applicable, institutional clients only
Platforms
Not applicable, no retail trading platform, institutional connectivity only
Pros
- SEC registered since 2002 under FINRA CRD number 116797, verified directly
- Reports an enormous daily volume, about 836 billion dollars across 50+ markets
- Serves around 1,600 institutional clients across equities and fixed income
- Backed by a large team including over 270 PhDs across many fields of study
Cons
- Not a retail broker, so individual traders cannot open a personal account
- FINRA BrokerCheck lists 76 disclosures, including 75 regulatory events
- No public minimum deposit, spreads, or leverage information for retail use
- Services are limited to banks, exchanges, and large institutional clients
Citadel Securities is a market maker that provides liquidity in stocks, options, government bonds, and foreign exchange. It says it trades about 836 billion dollars a day across more than 50 equity and fixed income markets, for around 1,600 institutional clients, not individual retail traders.
FINRA BrokerCheck confirms Citadel Securities LLC under CRD number 116797 and SEC number 8 53574. The firm has been SEC approved since April 2002 and was set up in Delaware in 2001. Its FINRA record also shows 76 disclosures in total, 75 of them regulatory events and one an arbitration case.
This is not a retail forex broker. There is no public sign up page, minimum deposit, or retail trading platform, because Citadel Securities deals directly with banks, exchanges, and large institutional clients. Readers looking for a personal trading account should look elsewhere.
Max Leverage
Not applicable, institutional clients only
Spreads From
Not applicable, institutional market maker, no public retail pricing
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