Citadel Investment Group

Chicago Hedge Fund Reeling

The New York Times | Louise Story | Posted 10.07.2008 | Chicago


Kenneth C. Griffin was one of those Wall Street whiz kids. As a teenager, he traded out of his dorm room at Harvard. In his 20s, he opened his own hed...

E*Trade Names New CEO, Explores Possible Sale

AP Via BusinessWeek | Posted 03.03.2008 | Business


Embattled online broker E-Trade Financial Corp. said Monday it named Chairman Donald Layton, a veteran of JPMorgan Chase & Co., to take over as chief ...

Why Citadel Pounced On Wounded E*Trade

Wall Street Journal | SUSANNE CRAIG, GREGORY ZUCKERMAN, MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG | Posted 11.30.2007 | Business


On Monday, Nov. 12, Kenneth Griffin was boarding a plane to New York when he received an urgent call from Joe Russell, a lieutenant at Mr. Griffin's b...