Overview of Personal Investment Policy

As regulated business, employees are required to disclose certain information about their personal investment activity. Below is a summary of information that you will need to disclose when you join

  • Covered Accounts and Private Investments for you and your Family Members require disclosure. Note: Accounts closed prior to hire date do not require disclosure.
    • Family Members include spouse/domestic partner, dependent children, and any other relative that lives in your household.
    • Covered Accounts include accounts that you or your Family Members control or in which you have a direct or indirect beneficial ownership, including:
      • Trading Accounts – Accounts that can or do hold equity or debt securities, futures, REITs, FX or derivatives.
      • Self-Directed Retirement Accounts – Retirement accounts where you or a Family Member direct trading activity (e.g., IRAs, SIPPs, ISAs). This does not include 401K accounts or accounts that can only hold mutual funds.
      • Professionally Managed Accounts – Managed accounts where you/your Family Members do not direct trading.
      • Employee Stock Accounts – Stock plans provided by former employers or employers of Family Members.
      • Physical Share Certificates: Stock certificates held individually or through a custodian.
    • Private Investments – Investments acquired in a private securities transaction (e.g., hedge fund, private equity fund, venture capital fund).
  • For each Covered Account, you will need to disclose the Account Name, Account Number, Brokerage Firm/Financial Institution where the account is held and Account Type.
  • You will also need to provide copies of the following documentation:
    • Most recent account statement or holdings report for each Covered Account.
    • Advisory agreement or comparable documentation for Professionally Managed Accounts.
    • Offering memorandum, subscription agreement or statement for each Private Investment.
    • Trading Accounts and Self-Directed Retirement Accounts must be held at an approved Designated Broker. Non-compliant accounts must be closed and/or promptly transferred to a Designated Broker.
You may contact EmployeeCompliance@Citadel.com with any questions or to obtain the Designated Broker list for your region.

Outside Business Activities

Once hired, employees are expected to devote their business time and attention to the performance of their duties for Citadel.

As a new hire, you will be required to report existing outside business activities and receive approval from your manager and Legal and Compliance to continue such activities.