Citadel Securities is a global market-making firm founded by Kenneth C. Griffin that operates across equities, options, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. Citadel Securities's Twitter Score is 33 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #33,502 (top 10%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Citadel Securities received a $1.15 billion minority investment from Sequoia and Paradigm in January 2022, a round that valued the firm at approximately $22 billion. At the time, Paradigm's Matt Huang pointed to crypto as an asset class where Citadel Securities could extend its technology and market-making expertise. Peng Zhao serves as CEO of the firm.
Citadel Securities has institutional exposure to digital assets through its backing of EDX Markets, an independent digital asset exchange that launched in 2022. On the regulatory front, Citadel Securities agreed in September 2023 to pay a $7 million penalty to the SEC for violating Regulation SHO order-marking requirements. Citadel Securities also maintains an affiliation with Citadel LLC, the hedge fund founded by Kenneth C. Griffin, though the two operate as separate entities.
Citadel Securities has published 317 posts on the platform and has 33,981 followers as of July 2026. Citadel Securities has been mentioned by 131 accounts a total of 250 times.
Citadel Securities's portfolio includes Kraken, Ripple Labs, LayerZero and Hidden Road.
Who follows Citadel Securities on X?
The accounts that follow Citadel Securities include 119 founders, 24 angel investors, 61 influencers and 3 VCs. Among them are Paradigm, Zerohedge, Tommy, DEGEN NEWS, gabrielShapir0 and Matthew Graham.