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CITADEL Securities: SFC licence ARO399

Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in futures contracts

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Securities and Futures Commission ARO399

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Holder
Citadel Securities
Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in futures contracts

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Last checked
Never

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Licence number
ARO399
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Dealing in futures contracts
The authority

About SFC

Securities and Futures Commission is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Hong Kong.

Full name
Securities and Futures Commission
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
1989
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
189 firms
Regulates
forex, Stocks, Derivatives, Securities, Futures
Licences it issues
Type 3 Leveraged FX, Type 1 Dealing in Securities
Typical cost of a licence
HKD 500000+
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
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
This describes the authority's regime, not how CITADEL Securities applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against CITADEL Securities. A licence is issued to a legal company, so the companies below are what you would search a corporate register for.

Broker
Citadel Securities
Based in
United States
Wikilix score
63.2the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • CITADEL ENTERPRISE AMERICAS LLCUnited States · Reg. 2668949 · Apr 9, 2009
  • Citadel Securities (Hong Kong) LimitedHong Kong · Reg. 1230669 · Apr 23, 2008
Provenance

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Last checked by Wikilix
Never — nobody has looked this entry up yet
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

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.
Licence ARO399 was issued by Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the financial authority for Hong Kong.
CITADEL Securities holds this SFC licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
Nobody at Wikilix has looked this entry up on the SFC register yet, so treat it as claimed rather than confirmed. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
Wikilix rates SFC tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
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