Citadel Hedge Fund

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Citadel Hedge Fund is a very reputed hedge fund in United States Of America. Its presence could be felt around the world and its branches can be found in Chicago, San Fransisco, New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo.


Citadel Hedge Fund is a very reputed hedge fund in United States Of America. Its presence could be felt around the world and its branches can be found in Chicago, San Fransisco, New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Citadel Hedge Fund was established in the year 1990 and started its functioning from the same year. This financial institution caters for the high end investors who are ready to lock in their money for a certain period of time, normally one year, for assured return. Citadel Hedge Fund acts as an alternative financial organization through which the high net worth individuals could invest their valuable money for getting certain assured sum of money. This financial institution has come up to such a position that it is now considered as one of the most sophisticated hedge fund companies in the entire world.

Citadel Hedge Fund employs a wide array of highly educated, experienced and devoted professionals who are always on their toes for finding out new avenues of investment. They do not restrict their investment in any specific asset class and regularly update their strategies in accordance with the latest economic and market condition of both the world and domestic economy. The portfolio structured and managed by the fund manager is a highly diversified one which helps them to take the advantages of all the available latest strategies namely, leveraging, hedging and arbitraging.

The founder member of the Citadel Hedge Fund is Mr. Ken Griffin who started the venture with a capital of only US $ 4.6 million. The primary strategy focus of Citadel Hedge Fund at the time of its inception was convertible arbitrage. At that time, the number of employee was very small but after a decade and half this employee strength has reached the figure of one thousand. The Citadel Hedge Fund has been in such a position that they can invest a capital amount of fourteen million US dollars as investment across the world.

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