It is crystal clear that Robinhood restricted trading in response to a $3 billion margin call from the NSCC. Multiple documents, statements and contemporaneous communications confirm this.
There are those who still refuse to believe an American landed on the moon.
Internet conspiracies and Twitter mobs try to ignore the facts, but the fact is that Citadel Securities was the pre-eminent market maker to the retail brokerage community in January 2021.
Conspiracy theorists and plaintiffs’ lawyers are trying to concoct an absurd story from regular-way communications among Citadel Securities and the brokers who handle orders for retail investors.
When asked whether Citadel Securities requested that Robinhood restrict trading, Ken Griffin truthfully told Congress “Let me be perfectly clear. Absolutely not.”
We're proud of how we bring together the brightest minds in financial markets, technology, engineering, and sciences to tackle complex challenges in the markets. This
#GlobalCapitalAwards
honor is for all the bright minds focused on the
#fixedincome
markets.
Plaintiffs’ lawyers concealed the facts from the Court and the public causing conspiracy theorists to churn baseless theories.
We FIRST learned of Robinhood’s trading restrictions from posts on Twitter – as evidenced by real-time communications.
“It must frustrate the conspiracy theorists to no end that Vlad and I have never texted, called or met each other. But I must say, kudos to Vlad and his team at Robinhood for their remarkable success story.” – Citadel Securities Founder Ken Griffin
The SEC suggests that its Order Competition proposal could save retail investors $1.5B a year. We analyzed the data and determined that retail investors would actually lose $2.4B. See the full interview at
Citadel Securities has submitted detailed comment letters in response to the SEC’s equity market structure proposals. Read our analysis of their potential negative impact on retail investors.
Citadel Securities, NYSE and Charles Schwab have submitted a letter to the SEC with consensus recommendations on equity market structure reform. Read the suggestions for a constructive path forward to ensure our equity markets remain the envy of the world.
Numerous other retail brokerage firms also imposed restrictions on the trading of certain meme stocks due to capital constraints, liquidity concerns and other commercial reasons.
We are excited to announce the move of our global headquarters to Miami! We look forward to growing our exceptional teams in Miami, New York, London, Hong Kong and our 14 other offices around the world.
Ken Griffin's hedge fund Citadel is moving its headquarters to Miami from Chicago, the latest major company to announce plans to leave Illinois (corrects link)
Inflation is rising. The Federal budget deficit soared to new highs in 2020. Is the US on a sustainable fiscal course? Former Chair of the Federal Reserve Dr. Ben Bernanke weighs in:
During this volatile period, Citadel Securities was the ONLY major market maker that executed buy and sell orders for individual investors without limitations.
Citadel Securities never requested, intimated, agreed or otherwise sought to limit or to restrict the trading of such securities.
On January 27th, we executed an astonishing 7.4 billion shares on behalf of retail investors.
Robinhood’s CEO testified under oath that the $3 billion margin call “exceeded the amount of net capital at Robinhood Securities” and that led to it imposing trading restrictions.
Paris here we come! We are excited to expand our global footprint with the opening of a new office in Paris in the first half of 2021. Read more about the announcement here.
Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, amid an unprecedented surge in retail trading engagement, our respective teams made sure that operational demands were addressed and that retail investors had access to Citadel Securities’ superior execution capabilities.
We’re proud to have handled nine of the 10 initial public offerings held at the
@NYSE
since the temporary closure of the floor. Read a summary by
@businessinsider
:
We’re proud to collaborate with some of the Top 50 Leading Women in our industry. Congratulations to Priya Prasad Bowe, SVP in Interest Rates Sales and Relationship Management at Citadel Securities, for being named to this prestigious list for her work with hedge fund clients.
As a math prodigy with a fascination for finance, our CEO Peng Zhao rose through the ranks quickly. Learn how he built his career, his team and the world’s top market maker in this new Bloomberg profile.
How could the SEC’s proposed changes to tick sizes impact the equity market? Read our op-ed in the WSJ on the potential risk to investors of making untested changes to pricing increments:
On January 27th, numerous retail brokerage firms imposed restrictions on the trading of certain “meme stocks” due to capital constraints, liquidity concerns and other commercial reasons.
The SEC’s proposed changes to equity market structure could have significant unintended consequences. Two of our experts, Joe Mecane and Stephen Berger, discuss the response from market participants. See the full interview at
Robinhood’s President & COO submitted a sworn declaration in federal court that the trading restrictions were “a way to mitigate the sudden increase in the NSCC deposit requirements.”
Many mornings for our own Pete Giacchi include taking a ferry at 5:45 and helping a company go public around 9:30. Check out Pete’s profile in
@ft
in advance of the
@uber
IPO.
We are excited to announce the opening of our new office in Tokyo as we continue to expand in Asia Pacific and around the world. We look forward to providing our differentiated fixed-income offerings to Japanese institutional investors. Read more:
We’re proud to be the Designated Market Maker for Tencent Music. Our own Joe Mecane, Head of Execution Services at Citadel Securities, explains how our team supports price discovery and provides liquidity during an IPO. Watch:
How do we provide access to liquidity during times of market volatility? Michael de Pass, our global head of linear rates trading, explains how focusing on the consistency of the bid-ask spread allows us to provide reliable pricing. Watch the interview:
We played a key role in a landmark moment for public markets recently when we facilitated 2 direct listings in just 1 day. Joe Mecane, our Head of Execution Services, sat down with
@BloombergTV
to share his thoughts on the momentous event.
How has the role of a Designated Market Maker changed as volumes have increased? Peter Giacchi, our head of Designated Market Making Floor Trading, explains. Learn more:
Paul Hamill, our Global Head of FICC Distribution, outlines the potential impacts of proposals by the CFTC to roll back rules for swap-trading platforms. Watch:
Is the price an investor sees on the screen the same price they will get? Global Head of FICC Distribution Paul Hamill explains how firm prices give investors more confidence in what they can deal, how they can deal, and at what price. Learn more:
We were thrilled to be in person for our 2022 Outlook. Our CEO, Peng Zhao, and COO, Matt Culek, shared career milestones, set long-term goals and hosted a panel of colleagues to discuss recent projects and how matching passion and collaboration is critical to our success.
The SEC’s new rule proposal would override long-standing, protective best execution rules and replace them with onerous, arbitrary and impractical ones. Hear our experts discuss the pushback from key market participants.
Where did the derivatives market begin? Heath Tarbert, our chief legal officer, explains the early role of agriculture in establishing the futures market here in Chicago. Learn more:
We are honored that
@RiskDotNet
has named us Flow Market-Maker of the Year for the third consecutive year. This recognition is a testament to our team’s hard work and dedication to our clients.
We've wrapped up our third annual 2021 APAC Financial Leaders Forum, with thought-provoking contributions from Dr. Ben Bernanke, Mark Carney, Dr. Raghu Rajan, Stu Feldman and others. We'll share some of the highlights over the coming weeks.
More than 50% of Americans have exposure to equity markets through their 401ks, pensions, and other investments. Jamil Nazarali, our Global Head of Business Development, explains how efficient equity markets have a broad impact on the entire economy.
Citadel Securities’ Head of U.S. FICC Relationship Management, Beth Campbell, joined
@business
last week to share some insights into how we’re helping clients adapt to an environment with more consistent volatility and higher rates. Watch:
Tune in today to hear CEO Peng Zhao speak on the future of financial markets at the Milken Institute’s 26th annual Global Conference. More Citadel Securities leaders are slated to present during Tuesday’s
#MIGlobal
events. Listen live at
In our newest Market Lens paper, we evaluate whether changing the one-penny quoting increment would result in exchanges offering more competitive pricing. Read what our analysis tells us about tick sizes in the equity markets:
The SEC’s proposed changes to tick sizes will reduce liquidity, create less stable prices and increase costs for investors. We laid out an alternative approach—watch the full conversation:
Citadel Securities welcomes award-winning statistician Nicolai Meinshausen to our team. He joins as Senior Fellow and Head of Principal Research, and will be leveraging world-class statistical analysis and
#MachineLearning
to optimize
#trading
at the firm.
#fintech
#ML
#AI
Paul Hamill, Global Head of FICC at Citadel Securities, discussed the implications of the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield topping 3% for the first time since 2014 with
@bsurveillance
. Watch:
We’re pleased to share an exciting addition to our powerhouse team of tech talent: renowned computer scientist, Stu Feldman, joins the firm as senior advisor, working with CEO Peng Zhao and CIO Nawaf Bitar on tech initiatives across our business.
We’re honored to be the Designated Market Maker for these incredible companies, and to have listed PIMCO ETF Trust as the first Exchange Traded Fund on the NYSE floor in 15 years in November. (Photo credit: NYSE)