Citadel Securities Posts Record $7.3B Quarterly Revenue
PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2026, 4:03 PM ET
Citadel Securities posted a record seven point three billion dollars in second-quarter trading revenue, more than triple the prior year, driven by high-touch equities and fixed-income expansion. Net income surged over two hundred fifty percent to three point three billion dollars during the period. The milestone reflects heightened global market activity and ongoing macroeconomic volatility as investors monitor Federal Reserve policy. Founded by Ken Griffin in nineteen ninety, the Chicago-based quantitative trading firm continues to broaden its market-making operations across multiple asset classes, capturing institutional order flow traditionally held by bulge-bracket banks. The figures underscore the growing scale of non-bank electronic market makers in modern financial ecosystems. Market conditions and heightened volatility significantly boosted profitability across major quantitative trading operations globally. Observers note that such performance highlights the resilience of diversified electronic trading models during periods of macroeconomic uncertainty.
By Daniel Hayes | JQJO News
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Citadel Securities announced record second quarter trading revenue figures today. https://www.citadelsecurities.com/news/
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