SFCHong KongTier 1Licence number
ARO399
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- Held by CITADEL Securities
- Licence type and regime
- Dealing in futures contracts
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At a glance
Regulation on record for CITADEL Securities
Counts of what is on record, not a rating. Each figure describes the register entries Wikilix holds and the checks it has run against them.
- Licences on record
- 1
- Issuing authorities
- 1
- From tier-1 or tier-2 authorities
- 1
- Found on an official register
- 0
CITADEL Securities has one licence on record with Wikilix, issued by one authority across one jurisdiction. One of them was issued by a tier-1 or tier-2 authority — the regimes with the strictest capital, reporting and client-money rules. None has yet been located on an issuing authority’s own register, so every entry here should be read as claimed rather than confirmed.
Issuing authorities
Jurisdictions
Licence record
Licences on record
Every licence on record for CITADEL Securities, strongest authority first.
1 record
- SFCHong KongTier 1
Protection
What this licence protects
SFC's own rules for the firms it authorises.
- No compensation schemeNo mandatory insurance (but strict fund segregation)
- Client money kept separate
- Negative balance protection
- Complaints routeSFC Complaints / FDRC
- Maximum leverage1:13
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the licences held by CITADEL Securities
Answered from the register entries on this page.
Most Popular Questions
Citadel Securities primarily serves clients in the US, UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions but prohibits clients from the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. Institutional and professional clients are the main target audience.
Clients of Citadel Securities can access customer support via live chat during business hours. The broker also maintains active social media profiles on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube for additional contact and updates.
Citadel Securities provides trading in various regulated financial instruments including forex, stocks, derivatives, securities, and futures. These instruments are authorized under their license with the SFC.
Citadel Securities offers a maximum leverage of 1:13. This leverage level is consistent with regulatory limits set by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong.
Citadel Securities accepts deposits via bank transfer, credit card, debit card, and e-wallets. Bank transfers typically take 1 to 3 business days, while credit and debit card deposits may process within 24 hours. Withdrawal methods are mainly processed via bank transfer, with processing times of 1 to 5 business days.
Citadel Securities is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, a tier 1 government regulator. It holds a license for dealing in futures contracts and follows strict fund segregation rules, although there is no mandatory client fund insurance. The broker is subject to high transparency and complaint mechanisms through the SFC.
CITADEL Securities has one licence record with Wikilix, issued by one authority across one jurisdiction. A licence on record means an authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
CITADEL Securities holds licence records issued by SFC. Each authority’s own record — its tier, jurisdiction and client-protection rules — is linked from this page.
One of the licence records held by CITADEL Securities comes from tier-1 or tier-2 authorities (1 tier-1, 0 tier-2). Those regimes set the strictest capital, reporting and client-money requirements.
Not yet. None of the one licence record held by CITADEL Securities has been located on an issuing authority’s register, so each should be read as claimed rather than confirmed. Every record links to the official register so you can check it yourself.
CITADEL Securities has licence records in Hong Kong. A licence applies in the jurisdiction that issued it; it does not by itself cover clients elsewhere.