Technology-driven global market maker delivering critical liquidity
Citadel Securities is one of the world's largest electronic market makers, providing equities, options, fixed-income, and FX liquidity to institutional and retail brokers globally. Founded by hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin, the firm reported record net trading revenue of approximately $9.7B in 2024 and last raised in 2022 at a $22B valuation.
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Current Valuation
$22B
as of 2022-Q1
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QL Price
$16B
-26% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Citadel Securities, published 2026-10-09 — below the last disclosed round of $22B (2022-Q1).
Confidence
medium
Basis
comps led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$22B
2022-Q1
weight 0.04
Public-company comparables
$15B
2024-FY
weight 0.14
How this price has held up
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is Citadel Securities going public?
No. Citadel Securities has no imminent IPO plans on record. It is still private.
What is Citadel Securities' valuation in 2026?
Citadel Securities is valued at $22B as of 2022-Q1, set by its Minority investment ($1.1B, Jan 2022). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Citadel Securities filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Citadel Securities.
Who are Citadel Securities' investors?
Citadel Securities' investors include Sequoia Capital, Paradigm.
How much has Citadel Securities raised?
Citadel Securities has raised $1.1B in total, most recently a Minority investment of $1.1B in Jan 2022.
Is Citadel Securities publicly traded — can you buy Citadel Securities stock?
No. Citadel Securities is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Citadel Securities on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
CEO
Peng Zhao
Founded
2002
HQ
Miami, FL
Employees
~2000
Total Raised
$1.1B
Est. Revenue
$9.7B (2024-FY)
Growth
Record $12.2B of net trading revenue in 2025 and a record $4.3B first quarter in 2026, up ~26% year over year; handles roughly a fifth of all US stock trades and over $500B of daily volume on about 1,800 employees
Last Round
Minority investment — $1.1B (Jan 2022) · Lead: Sequoia Capital
IPO Status
no imminent plans
Fundraising Status
Minority investment · $1.1B · 4y 9mo ago
no imminent plansTotal raised $1.1B
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Minority investment
$1.1B
Jan 2022
Sequoia Capital
—
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
0% vs 2026-08
Open roles
11
via careers page
Product-build share
36%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
balanced build + GTM — 36% builders vs 64% go-to-market/G&A — scaling both sides.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
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Counted from Citadel Securities's live job board as of 2026-09-15; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Ken Griffin
Investors
Sequoia Capital · Paradigm
Products
Equities market making
Options market making
Fixed income trading
FX & crypto liquidity
Competitors
Virtu Financial · Jane Street · Hudson River Trading · Susquehanna
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2022-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.